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Free Passport Photo Maker — 35×45 mm and 2×2 inch

Quick answer

An Indian passport photo is 35 × 45 mm (3.5 × 4.5 cm) with a plain light background. A US visa or OCI photo is 2 × 2 inch (51 × 51 mm). Both should be printed at 300 DPI. This free tool crops your photo to either size and lays out up to 30 copies on one A4 sheet, ready to print and cut.

This passport photo maker turns an ordinary phone photo into a print-ready passport size photo in about a minute. Everything happens inside your browser: pick a size, set a plain background, line up the face, and download an A4 sheet you can print at any photo shop for the price of a single print. There is no signup, no watermark and no upload of your photo to our servers — the cropping and sheet layout run entirely on your own device using the HTML canvas.

Passport photo sizes this tool supports

Different countries specify different dimensions, and getting them wrong is the most common reason applications get rejected. The two sizes below cover the large majority of Indian and international requirements.

SizePixels at 300 DPICommonly used forCopies per A4
35 × 45 mm413 × 531 pxIndian passport, PAN card, Aadhaar, most visa and exam forms, UK and EU passportsUp to 30
2 × 2 inch600 × 600 pxUS visa, US passport, OCI card, Green Card lotteryUp to 15

Both sizes are rendered at 300 DPI, which is the resolution print labs expect. A photo saved at screen resolution (72 DPI) will look fine on your phone and come out soft and pixellated on paper — that difference is exactly why so many home-printed passport photos get returned.

How to make a passport size photo online

  1. Upload your photo. Drag a JPG or PNG into the upload box, or tap it to pick a file. A recent, front-facing photo taken in daylight works best.
  2. Set the background. Choose white, off-white, light blue or a custom colour. If your original photo has a busy background, add a free remove.bg API key to cut the subject out automatically.
  3. Adjust the framing. Drag the photo to reposition the face, then use the zoom, face size, stretch and brightness sliders until the head sits inside the guide overlay.
  4. Generate the A4 sheet. Pick how many copies you want and press Generate. The tool arranges them in a centred grid with cutting borders and a small gap between each photo.
  5. Download or print. Save as PDF or PNG, or print straight from the browser. Ask the shop for glossy photo paper at actual size, with page scaling switched off.

Photo requirements worth checking before you print

Plain, even background

Most authorities want a plain white or light-coloured background with no shadow behind the head. Stand an arm's length away from the wall to avoid casting one.

Head size and position

The head normally needs to fill roughly 70–80% of the frame height, centred, with a little space above the hair. Use the guide overlay as a starting point.

Neutral expression

Face the camera directly with a neutral expression, mouth closed and both eyes open and visible. No smiling in most passport and visa specifications.

No glare or accessories

Remove hats, caps and tinted glasses. If you wear spectacles, make sure the frames do not cover your eyes and there is no flash reflection on the lenses.

Even lighting

Soft, front-facing daylight near a window beats a camera flash. Avoid hard shadows across one side of the face and blown-out highlights on the forehead.

Recent photo

Photos are usually expected to be from the last six months and to reflect your current appearance, including facial hair and hairstyle.

Requirements do change and vary between countries and departments. Before submitting anything important, confirm the current specification on the official website of the issuing authority — for Indian passports that is the Passport Seva portal.

Printing the A4 sheet

The generated sheet is a standard A4 page (210 × 297 mm) with a 5 mm outer margin and a 3 mm gap between photos, so there is room for scissors or a paper trimmer. Each photo is outlined with a thin cutting guide.

If you are printing at a photo shop, hand them the PDF and ask for a single 4×6 or A4 glossy print — you get several dozen passport photos for the cost of one. If you are printing at home, choose Actual size or 100% scale in the print dialog. Leaving it on Fit to page shrinks everything by a few millimetres and the photos come out the wrong size.

Your photo stays on your device

The cropping, background fill, resizing and A4 layout all run in JavaScript in your own browser. Your photo is never uploaded to Intech Global Solutions, and nothing is stored after you close the tab. The one exception is optional background removal: if you choose to use it, that single image is sent directly from your browser to remove.bg under your own API key, and their privacy policy applies to that request.

Frequently asked questions

Is this passport photo maker really free?

Yes. There is no signup, no watermark, no copy limit and no paid tier. It is a free tool published by Intech Global Solutions. The only thing that can cost money is optional automatic background removal, which uses your own remove.bg account — and their free plan covers a small number of images each month.

What size photo is needed for an Indian passport?

Indian passport applications use a 35 × 45 mm (3.5 × 4.5 cm) colour photograph with a plain light background, which is the default size in this tool. The same size is accepted for PAN card, Aadhaar updates and most competitive exam forms. Always check the current specification on the Passport Seva portal before you apply.

How many passport photos fit on one A4 sheet?

At 35 × 45 mm you can fit up to 30 photos on a single A4 page in a 5 × 6 grid. At 2 × 2 inch you can fit up to 15 in a 3 × 5 grid. You can also ask for fewer — set the number of copies before generating the sheet.

Can I change the background to white without a green screen?

Yes. Enter a free remove.bg API key and press Remove Background — the subject is cut out automatically and placed on whatever colour you pick. Without a key you can still choose a background colour, but it will only show through where your original photo is already transparent, so start with a photo taken against a plain wall.

Do I need to install any software?

No. It runs in any modern browser on Android, iPhone, Windows or Mac. There is nothing to download and no app to install.

Why does my printed photo come out slightly too small?

Almost always because the print dialog is set to Fit to page, which scales the sheet down to fit the printer's margins. Switch to Actual size or 100% scale and disable any "shrink oversized pages" option.

How the dimensions are calculated

Print size is derived from the physical dimension and the target print resolution, not guessed. At 300 DPI there are 300 ÷ 25.4 = 11.811 pixels per millimetre, so:

The sheet uses a 5 mm outer margin and a 3 mm gap between photos. That leaves room for a 5 × 6 grid of 35 × 45 mm photos (30 per page) or a 3 × 5 grid of 2 × 2 inch photos (15 per page). You can request fewer copies; you cannot exceed the grid.

Sources and further reading

Photograph specifications are set by the issuing authority and do change. This tool produces the correct dimensions, but the composition rules — background colour, head coverage, expression, whether spectacles are permitted — must be checked against the current official guidance for the document you are applying for.

Published by Intech Global Solutions, Patna. Last reviewed 24 July 2026. This page explains photograph dimensions and printing; it is not legal or immigration advice. Where this page and an issuing authority disagree, the authority is correct.

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