Passport Photo Maker
Crop photos to official passport and visa sizes with print sheets
100% free. Runs entirely in your browser - your files and data never leave your device and nothing is uploaded to any server.
Drop a portrait photo or click to upload
Head centered, plain background works best · never uploaded
About this tool
South Africa Passport photos are 35 x 45 mm - 1.38 x 1.77 inches, a portrait 7:9 frame. Upload any portrait, position the head inside the guide, and download a file cropped to exactly that. Home Affairs appointments are hard to rebook, so arriving with the photo already correctly sized is worth more than the cost of the print. The file works out at 413 x 531 pixels at 300 DPI and 827 x 1063 pixels at 600. There is also a 4x6 sheet with 8 copies on it, so a single kiosk print gives you the whole set. No upload, no account. Your photo is processed locally, which for identity documents is the only sensible arrangement. Requirements beyond the size - head height, background, expression, glasses - are set by the South African Department of Home Affairs and do change. Check the current rules before you submit; this tool gets the dimensions exactly right, but it cannot know what was amended last month.
How to use this tool
- Upload a portraitAny phone photo works. A plain wall and even, front-on light gives the best result - nothing is uploaded anywhere.
- Position the headUse zoom and the position sliders until the head sits inside the guide. The crop is locked to 35 x 45 mm, so the wrong size cannot come out.
- DownloadTake the single photo at 413 x 531 pixels, or the 4x6 inch sheet with 8 copies ready to print.
Key features
- Free, no signup, no watermark, no per-photo charge.
- 4x6 inch print sheet with 8 copies, so one print gives you a full set.
- Runs entirely in your browser - your photo never leaves your device.
- Crops to exactly 35 x 45 mm - the size the South African Department of Home Affairs requires.
- Outputs 413 x 531 pixels at 300 DPI, which is what print shops ask for.
Common uses
- Re-cropping a photo an online form rejected for being the wrong size.
- Printing a sheet at a supermarket kiosk instead of paying booth prices.
- South African passport applicants, preparing the photo before an appointment.
- Taking the photo at home when a studio visit is not practical.
- Getting a correctly sized file for an application that needs an upload.
Tips for better results
- Keep a neutral expression with both eyes open and the mouth closed unless the authority says otherwise.
- Check what the South African Department of Home Affairs currently asks for before you go. Requirements are revised more often than people expect.
- Download the sheet rather than the single photo if you are printing - 8 copies cost the same as one.
- Print on photo paper, not plain paper. A 35 x 45 mm photo on copier stock is usually rejected on sight.
Mistakes to avoid
- Reusing a crop made for a different country. 35 x 45 mm is specific to a South African passport, and a near-miss is still a rejection.
- Cropping the head too large or too small. Head height is a separate requirement from photo size, and it is the most common reason for rejection.
- Using a patterned or coloured background where a plain one is required.
- Scaling a small photo up to reach the pixel count. Start from the highest-resolution original you have.
Frequently asked questions
35 x 45 mm, which is 1.38 x 1.77 inches. At 300 DPI that is 413 x 531 pixels; at 600 DPI it is 827 x 1063 pixels.
Take a front-on portrait against a plain light wall, upload it here, position the head in the guide, and download the 35 x 45 mm file. The 4x6 sheet with 8 copies prints at any photo kiosk.
No. The image is cropped by your own device and never leaves it. For a photo going onto an identity document, that is the point.
Yes - free, no signup, no watermark and no limit on how many photos you make. It runs in your browser, so it costs nothing to provide.
300 DPI is the usual requirement, which at this size means 413 x 531 pixels. Some authorities and print shops ask for 600 - that is 827 x 1063 pixels. Both are available here.
The South African Department of Home Affairs. Home Affairs appointments are hard to rebook, so arriving with the photo already correctly sized is worth more than the cost of the print.
8 at 35 x 45 mm. The sheet download arranges them for you, so one kiosk print gives the full set.
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