Passport Photo Maker - 2x2 and 35x45 mm Print Sheets

Make a U.S. 2x2 passport photo sheet

The U.S. passport photo is 2 x 2 inches, which is 51 x 51 mm. The same size is required for U.S. visa applications and is accepted for many other identity documents. Open the tool, drop in a headshot, keep the default U.S. 2 x 2 preset, and click Generate sheet to get a print-ready file.

The output is a single JPG sized for 4 x 6 or 6 x 4 photo paper at 300 DPI. You can take that file to a print kiosk, a drugstore photo counter, or your home photo printer. Always print at 100 percent scale with no fit-to-page so the physical dimensions stay exact.

PhotoTools will not verify that your headshot complies with U.S. State Department regulations for background, lighting, head height or expression. It makes the print sheet. Compare the completed printout to the official passport photo requirements before submitting.

35x45 mm and custom passport photo sizes

35 x 45 mm is the most common non-U.S. passport size and is used across the UK, the EU, Australia, China, and many other countries. Pick the 35 x 45 mm preset to switch to that size; the column and row count will auto-adjust to fit a 4 x 6 inch or 6 x 4 inch photo paper.

To select a size outside the presets, select Custom and input the width and height in millimeters. The tool converts to pixels at the selected DPI and puts as many copies as will fit on the sheet. This is for travel visa formats, school, employee badges or country specific sizes you have searched separately.

Common passport photo sizes

These are the standard sizes as specified in PhotoTools. Choose a preset that fits or enter your own custom dimensions if your document calls for something different. Check the current rule that applies to your document before you print.

• United States: 2 x 2 inch (51 x 51 mm). Choose preset US 2 x 2.
• UK / EU / Schengen: 35 x 45 mm. Choose preset 35 x 45 mm.
• Canada: 50 x 70 mm. Use Custom width 50, height 70.
• China: 33 x 48 mm. Choose preset 33 x 48 mm.
• India: 2 x 2 inch (51 x 51 mm) is common; verify the document route before printing.

DPI, inches, millimeters and pixels

DPI means dots per inch. At 300 DPI, one inch is 300 pixels in the print file. A 2 x 2 inch photo therefore needs a 600 x 600 pixel area. Millimeter sizes are converted to inches and then to pixels so the printed sheet matches the intended physical size.

The math is important because printers and labs assume the file is print scale. If your photo viewer or printer dialog stretches or shrinks the image, the physical photo will not meet the requirement. Turn off fit-to-page and select the correct paper size before printing.

Print on 4x6 or 6x4 photo paper

4 x 6 inch is the standard small-format photo paper sold at drugstores, supermarkets, and online photo labs. It is also the default for most photo kiosks. Both 6 x 4 (landscape) and 4 x 6 (portrait) orientations are supported; the tool auto-fits the photo count to whichever sheet you choose.

For best results, use photo paper rather than plain paper, set the printer to the exact 4 x 6 size, and disable any auto-scaling or fit-to-page option. After the sheet comes out, measure one photo with a ruler before cutting the full layout. If the size is off, the cause is almost always printer scaling, not the file itself.

What this tool does not check

PhotoTools produces the print layout and size. It does not check the height of the face, background colors, shadows, glasses, expression, age of the photo, or if an application agency is going to accept the image. Before you submit, compare the final photo with the official instructions for your document.

If you need help getting the source headshot right, take the photo in even, diffused light against a plain off-white wall, keep the camera at eye level, look straight at the lens and remove tinted lenses. The rules differ from country to country, some require a smile, others an open mouth, others a head tilt, and others require the photo to be recent.

Why browser-side layout matters

A passport or visa photo is a picture that identifies a person. No need to upload them to a third-party converter to arrange a print sheet, the browser can do the layout work locally. PhotoTools generates the printable file on your device, based on the paper size, DPI and photo dimensions that you have chosen.

Local processing also makes it convenient when an application office requests a different size later. You can regenerate a 35 x 45 mm sheet, a 2 x 2 inch sheet, or a custom layout from the same portrait without creating an account or sending the image through a remote editor.