How to Make a Passport Size Photo at Home with Your Phone

To make a passport size photo at home, take a well-lit photo against a plain wall, open Passport Size Photo Maker, choose India passport / most Indian forms — 35×45 mm, drag your face into the blue oval and set Background to White. Then click Download photo for a single 300 DPI image, or Download print sheet for several copies ready to print. The background is replaced on your device, so the photo isn't uploaded anywhere.

For an online PAN application, use PAN Card Photo & Signature Resizer instead, because PAN portals want a small JPG within a KB limit rather than a print.

What size is a passport size photo in India?

The tool's Indian preset is 35×45 mm (3.5×4.5 cm), with the guidance that the face should take up about 70–80% of the photo's height on a plain white background. At 300 DPI that is 413×531 pixels, which prints sharply at its real size. Check the current photo rules on the official Passport Seva website before you apply.

Other sizes in the Photo size list:

• 2×2 inch (51×51 mm), used for the Indian visa and US passport. At 300 DPI this is exactly 600×600 px.
• Country presets for the UK, Australia, Japan, Singapore and Schengen (all 35×45 mm), Canada (50×70 mm), China visa (33×48 mm) and Malaysia (35×50 mm).
• Stamp size — 20×25 mm, used on some application forms and ID cards.
• Custom size, any width and height from 10 to 200 mm.

Shortcut pages open with the size already chosen, for example the Indian passport photo, Indian visa photo and US passport photo pages.

How do I take a passport photo with my phone?

The tool can crop, frame and clean the background, but it can't fix a poorly lit or blurry photo. A few habits make a big difference:

• Stand facing a window in daylight so your face is evenly lit, with no strong shadow on one side.
• Ask someone else to take the photo with the main (rear) camera, holding the phone level with your eyes, a metre or two away. Close-up selfies distort the face.
• Stand a little away from a plain, light wall so your shadow doesn't fall on it.
• Look straight at the camera with a neutral expression, and keep your hair off your face.
• Turn off beauty filters and portrait blur. You want an unedited likeness.
• Leave plenty of space around your head and shoulders. You will crop it in the tool.

How do I make the photo in the tool?

1. Click Upload a photo and choose your picture. JPG, PNG, WebP and iPhone HEIC files all work.
2. Pick the size in Photo size. For Indian passports and most Indian forms, keep 35×45 mm.
3. Drag the photo in the preview, or use the arrow keys, and adjust Zoom until your face fills the blue oval. Hold Shift with the arrow keys for bigger steps.
4. Under Background, choose White or Light blue, or Keep to leave the original. Look closely at the edges around your hair.
5. Click Download photo. You get a JPG named like passport-photo-35x45mm.jpg, at 300 DPI.
6. For prints, choose a Print sheet and the number of Copies, then click Download print sheet. You get the sheet as both a JPG and a PDF.

Background replacement uses Google's open MediaPipe selfie model (about 250 KB), which runs in your browser. It works best with one person, good light and a background that contrasts with your hair and clothes.

How many passport photos fit on a 4×6 sheet?

The sheet layout leaves 4 mm margins and 3 mm gaps between photos, with light grey cutting guides. For 35×45 mm photos that gives:

• 4×6 in (10×15 cm) photo paper: 6 photos
• 5×7 in photo paper: 8 photos
• A4 paper: 30 photos

Larger photos fit fewer copies. With the 2×2 inch size, a 4×6 sheet holds only 2 because of the margins and gaps, a 5×7 sheet holds 6 and A4 holds 15. The Copies box always shows the maximum for your size and sheet.

To print at home, open the PDF and print at 100% / Actual size, not "Fit to page", so each photo measures exactly 35×45 mm. Photo paper gives the most natural result. You can also take the 4×6 JPG to any photo shop and ask for a standard 4×6 print.

How do I resize a photo for a PAN card application?

Open PAN Card Photo & Signature Resizer and pick the Application portal. The built-in values are:

• Protean (NSDL) online PAN: photo 25×35 mm at 200 DPI (197×276 px) up to 50 KB; signature 45×20 mm (354×157 px) up to 50 KB.
• UTIITSL online PAN: photo 25×35 mm at 300 DPI (295×413 px) up to 30 KB; signature 45×20 mm at 300 DPI (531×236 px) up to 60 KB.

Upload your photo and frame your face, upload a photo of your signature on white paper and adjust Paper cleanup until the paper is white, then click Resize Photo & Signature. Both JPGs download within the limits. These sizes come from the portals' published instructions at the time the tool was built, and every value is editable, so check the current instructions on the portal you are using.

If you are filling in a paper PAN form that needs a printed photo, use the Passport Size Photo Maker with Custom size, width 25 mm and height 35 mm, and print a sheet.

What if I need a different background colour?

The passport tool offers white and light blue. For any other colour, open Remove Background, click Remove Background, choose Colour under New background and pick or type the colour, then click Download Image. Load that result into the passport tool with Background set to Keep. Remove Background uses a larger portrait model (MODNet, about 26 MB, downloaded once and then cached), and it is tuned for people.

Common problems and fixes

• A halo or jagged edge around the hair. Retake the photo with more light and more distance from the wall, or use a background that contrasts more with your hair.
• The printed photo is the wrong size. The printer scaled the page. Print the PDF at 100% or "Actual size".
• The face looks too small or too large. Adjust Zoom so the face fills the oval, then check the size rules for your document.
• A portal says the file is too big. The passport tool saves a high-quality JPG with no KB limit. Run it through Compress Image to KB with Keep the exact pixel dimensions ticked.
• Background replacement failed. You can still download the photo with its original background; try a photo with one person and better light.

Quick answers

What is the size of a passport photo in India?

The tool's Indian preset is 35×45 mm with a plain white background, saved at 300 DPI as 413×531 pixels. Confirm current requirements on the Passport Seva website.

How many passport photos can I print on a 4×6 sheet?

Six 35×45 mm photos fit on a 4×6 inch sheet with cutting gaps. A 5×7 inch sheet fits eight and A4 fits 30.

Can I make a white background passport photo at home?

Yes. Set Background to White in Passport Size Photo Maker; it separates you from the background on your device. Check the hair edges before printing.

What is the PAN card photo size for online applications?

The Protean (NSDL) preset uses 25×35 mm at 200 DPI (197×276 px) up to 50 KB, and the UTIITSL preset uses 25×35 mm at 300 DPI (295×413 px) up to 30 KB. Check the portal's current instructions before uploading.