United States Passport photo requirements
Official photo requirements for the United States Passport. All measurements below are sourced from the authority listed at the bottom of the page. We track when each value was last checked.
We have not yet verified the regulatory values for this document against the authoritative source. Use only as a placeholder until verification is complete.
Dimensions
- Frame size
- Pending verification
- Head height (crown to chin)
- Pending verification
- Head height as fraction of frame
- Pending verification
- Eye line from bottom
- Pending verification
Background
Pending verification
Photo rules
- Glasses
- Pending verification
- Head covering
- Pending verification
- Facial expression
- Pending verification
Output resolution
- Digital (online portals)
- Pending verification
- Pending verification
Sources
Every measurement on this page links to the upstream authority. Cross-check before submitting — regulations change.
Authoritative guideline
U.S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs
Last verified: Never verified · verified by burak.akyol
U.S. passport photos are 2x2 inches (≈51×51mm) — NOT the ICAO 35×45 standard. Confirm exact dimensions, glasses ban (now permanent), background spec from travel.state.gov.
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Last verified: 2026-06-19 · 13 days ago