500+ documents from 140 countries

Take Passport Photos at Home

Snap a photo with your phone. Our AI crops it, verifies every requirement, and delivers a photo ready to submit.

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  • Ready in a minutestraight to your inbox
  • Every requirementverified before you pay
  • 140 countries500+ documents covered
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The selfie her phone captured, taken in her living room
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Every requirement verified
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Why customers choose PassportPhotos

Fast, guided, and backed by our acceptance guarantee.

  • Three minutes of your time

    Take the photo, watch the initial check pass, pay once. No account, no appointment, no line at a counter.

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  • Guided, then checked

    The camera guides you while you take it. Software does the crop, the background and the measurements, then verifies the result against the official requirements before you pay.

    A hand holding a phone showing the photo passing every check

  • Accepted or double your money back

    Add the Acceptance guarantee at checkout. If the authority rejects the photo, you get twice what you paid, to the card you used.

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    A finished passport photo beside a shield, with a man giving a thumbs up

How it works

  1. Take or upload a photo

    Take or upload a photo

    The camera guides your distance, angle and light as you take it. Or upload one you already have.

  2. The AI does the tune up

    The AI does the tune up

    It crops the photo, sizes your head to the requirement and replaces the background.

  3. Get it verified, then submit

    Get it verified, then submit

    Every requirement verified before you pay. The file reaches your inbox in a minute; mailed prints arrive in 3 to 5 business days.

Three tips before you take the photo

Get these three right and the software handles the rest.

  • A man holding a phone at arm's length with the distance marked

    Distance From The Camera

    Take the photo 16 to 20 inches, or 40 to 50 cm, from your face.

  • Two photos side by side, one facing the camera squarely and one turned away

    Face The Camera

    Hold the camera at face height. Keep your head straight and your expression neutral.

  • Two photos side by side, one lit evenly by a window and one in shadow

    Ensure Even Lighting

    Stand facing a light source, such as an exposed window. Don't worry about the background.

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What you get

Choose the format that works best for you.

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DIGITAL PHOTO

A JPEG to the official spec

The file for your document, sized and verified against the official requirements. It reaches your inbox about a minute after you pay, ready to upload.

  • In your inbox in a minute
  • Sized to the official spec
  • Upload it straight away
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Safer with PassportPhotos

The camera guides you before you take the photo, then we verify every official requirement before you pay.

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  • Guided before you take it

    The camera helps you with distance, lighting and face position, so the photo is right from the start.

  • Every requirement verified

    We check your photo against the official requirements before you pay, so you know it is right.

  • 200% money-back guarantee

    Double your payment back if your photo is rejected, with the Acceptance guarantee.

  • Image protection

    Your photos are deleted 30 days after delivery and are never used to train AI.

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Choose your document

We make compliant photos for official IDs from all over the world. We do not provide or issue the documents themselves.

  • American Express
  • Apple Pay
  • Diners Club
  • Discover
  • Google Pay
  • Mastercard
  • PayPal
  • Shop Pay
  • Visa

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FAQ

Your questions, answered

Short answers to what people ask before taking their passport photo at home.

  • Can I really take a passport photo with my phone?
    Yes. Any recent phone is sharp enough. Have someone take it from about four feet, or use the timer. The camera on this site guides you while you line it up, and the software does the cropping and checking.
  • Is the photo accepted?
    Photos are made to the US Department of State's published requirements. Acceptance is always the authority's decision, which is why every requirement is verified before you pay and why the Acceptance guarantee comes with double your money back.
  • How much does it cost?
    The digital photo is $16.99. Digital plus two printed photos is $19.99, with Standard shipping (Free, 3 to 5 business days) or Express ($15, 1 to 2 business days). Pickup near you has no shipping charge. You see the price after the initial check passes, before you pay anything.
  • How long does it take?
    About three minutes to take the photo and check out. The file is in your inbox within a minute of paying. Mailed prints arrive in 3 to 5 business days with Standard shipping, or 1 to 2 with Express; pickup is ready in about an hour.
  • Do you edit my face?
    No. Crop, size and background only. Photo retouching, if you add it, removes temporary blemishes, shadows under the eyes, stray hairs and dust, and leaves your features alone.
  • What if my photo fails?
    The screen tells you what to fix and you retake it free as many times as you like. Nothing is charged until every check passes.
  • What happens to my photo?
    Used to make your photo and for nothing else. Deleted 30 days after delivery. Never used to train AI.

Written by the PassportPhotos team.