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Digital passport photo
Online U.S. passport renewal asks for a digital photo, then crops it again in the uploader. PassOkay is the pre-check: will the head, background, and lighting survive that review?
Start with a photo
Drop a photo here, or use the buttons.
JPEG or PNG. The file is read in this browser and is not uploaded.
Live view is mirrored on a front camera. The photo you keep is not.
Drag to move the crop. Arrow keys nudge. Plus and minus zoom.
Compliance check
PassOkay crops and checks. It does not replace the background, apply filters, or retouch the face.
These checks are estimates. They are not an acceptance decision, and PassOkay is not a government site. Head height is guessed from the chin and forehead, so nudge the crop if the guides miss the hair.
State’s upload page, updated May 4, 2026, accepts JPG, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, or HEIF between 54 KB and 10 MB. The photo has to be in color, taken in the last 6 months, and unedited. Their tool checks the basics and an employee reviews it later.
Do not text the photo to yourself first. Compression from a message thread makes it muddy. Save the original, run it through the checker here, and upload that file. If the wall is wrong, take a new photo. Do not cut the background out.
Size and file
| Size | Same head-size rules as a passport photo. State’s uploader crops the file. |
|---|---|
| Pixels | 1200 × 1200 px JPEG from this tool, inside the 54 KB–10 MB upload limit |
| Head | 1–1⅜ in (25–35 mm) chin to crown if it were printed at 2 × 2 in |
| Background | Plain white or off-white |
| File | JPG, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, or HEIF, 54 KB–10 MB. PassOkay exports a JPEG. |
| How recent | Taken in the last 6 months |
| Glasses | No |
How to do it
- Use the original file. Take the photo on the phone you will renew with, or copy the original file. Skip screenshots and scans of a printed photo.
- Run the pre-check. Load it here. The checker looks at face size, centering, eyes, expression, tilt, lighting, and the background.
- Upload on the State site. State still crops and decides. A passing check here is not their decision.
Questions
Where can I get a digital passport photo?
You can take it at home and upload it during online renewal, or a photo shop can give you a digital file. Either way it has to be an unedited original.
What file type does online renewal accept?
JPG, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, or HEIF, from 54 KB to 10 MB. PassOkay exports a JPEG inside that range.
Will State crop my photo?
Yes. The renewal uploader lets you reposition the crop and runs its own check. This page is for finding problems before you get that far.
Specs last checked . Checked against the State Department online-renewal photo page.