Make your passport photo here
Choose a photo or take one. It’s checked on this phone.
Free check. $9.95 if it passes: files and a 4 × 6 print sheet.
Free check. $9.95 if it passes: the DS-160 file and print sheets.
Free check. $9.95 if it passes: files and a 4 × 6 print sheet.
Free check. $9.95 if it passes: files and a 4 × 6 print sheet.
Free check. $9.95 if it passes: the 재외동포365 file and print sheets.
Full refund if it’s rejected. Conditions
From your photo to the print
Studioless makes passport, visa and ID photos from a photo you take at home. We only level, scale and crop your original photo.
The price, if your photo passes: $9.95
The sample as uploaded
Measured against the rule
Leveled 1.0° and cropped
On a 4 × 6 sheet
What you get for a U.S. passport
- Digital file, 1200 × 1200 px
- included
- 4 × 6, 5 × 7 and Letter print sheets
- included
Prints at 2 × 2 in when printed at 100%. Check the store’s current price for one 4 × 6 print.
How it works
Your own photo, checked against your document’s rule and cropped to size.
What the film shows
The rule, and how the camera keeps you in it
| Print size | 2 × 2 in (50.8 × 50.8 mm) We crop to it. |
|---|---|
| Head height | 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in), chin to top of head (public page wording) The camera tells you to move closer or back. |
| Digital file | Online-renewal upload page: no required pixel size or aspect ratio published; 54 KB to 10 MB |
| Background | White or off-white The camera reads your wall before it takes the photo. We don’t edit it. |
| Glasses | Not allowed We ask before you pay. |
| Expression | Neutral, or a natural smile with the mouth closed Auto waits until your eyes are open. |
| Editing | Submit the original, unedited photo. No filters, retouching, background editing or AI tools. The State Department checks photos for AI edits. |
More: Head coverings, babies, what to wear and other rules
| Head coverings | No hats or head coverings, except religious attire worn daily (signed statement) or for medical reasons (doctor’s statement). Your full face must be visible. |
|---|---|
| Babies | No other person or hands in the photo; lay your baby on a plain white sheet or use a white car-seat cover. Infants’ eyes don’t have to be fully open; older children’s eyes must be open. |
| What to wear | No uniforms, headphones or earbuds. |
| Other rules |
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Sources: travel.state.gov and fam.state.gov, checked September 28, 2026.
Wall
Do: White Don’t: Beige Light
Do: Window Don’t: Yellow lamp Phone
Do: 4 ft away Don’t: Arm’s length Glasses
Do: Off Don’t: On
If your photo doesn’t pass, we show the one thing to fix, drawn on your photo, and the camera opens set up for it. Retakes are free.
1. First try
If your photo doesn’t pass, we show the one thing to fix, drawn on your photo, and the camera opens set up for it.
2. Second try
The same problem again: a change to the setup, such as a white sheet behind you, a helper or the timer, or a window’s light.
3. Third try
Other ways to finish: your phone’s camera instead of this computer’s, or a drugstore or post office photo counter. Retakes are free.
What each way costs
- Studioless$9.95
- Store photo counters
- check each store’s current price
- Passport photo apps
- Varies by app
“Do not change your photo using computer software, phone apps or filters, or artificial intelligence.”
So we only level, resize and crop your photo. The background stays your wall, which is why the camera checks it.
How the three ways compare
Studioless
- What you need
- Your phone and a plain white wall
- Your photo
- Leveled, scaled and cropped; nothing retouched
- Before you pay
- A free check, every retake
- If it’s rejected
- A full refund, or a new photo free. Send us the rejection notice within 60 days of receiving it, and within 6 months of your order. Conditions
Apps that replace the background
- What you need
- Your phone, any wall
- Your photo
- Background edited, which the State Department refuses
- Before you pay
- Varies by app
- If it’s rejected
- Varies by app
A store or Post Office
- What you need
- A trip there
- Your photo
- Taken there, printed there
- Before you pay
- Varies by store
- If it’s rejected
- Varies by store
Before and after you pay
Before you pay
free check, retake as often as you like
After you pay
2 free new photos for 7 days
If it’s rejected
full refund
Send us the rejection notice within 60 days of receiving it, and within 6 months of your order. Conditions
Your photo
stays on your device until you tap Pay
Files deleted: 7 days after your order
- Refundto the card or wallet you paid with
- Who we areStudioless is a service of AboutUsAgency, Inc., a U.S. company.
- Questionssupport@getstudioless.com
Which document?
23 documents; 21 checked against official sources, 2 where consulates differ.
All 23 documents, by country
23 documents; 21 checked against official sources, 2 where consulates differ.
United States
- U.S. passport2 × 2 inFree check, $9.95U.S. passport photo Requirements
- U.S. visa600–1200 pxFree check, $9.95U.S. visa photo Requirements
- USCIS forms2 × 2 inFree check, $9.95USCIS forms photo Requirements
- DV lottery600 × 600 pxFree check, $9.95DV lottery photo Requirements
South Korea
- Korean passport35 × 45 mmFree check, $9.95Korean passport photo Requirements
- Korean visaNot yet re-checked35 × 45 mmFree check, $9.95Korean visa photo Requirements
Japan
- Japanese passport35 × 45 mmFree check, $9.95Japanese passport photo Requirements
China
- Chinese visa33 × 48 mmFree check, $9.95Chinese visa photo Requirements
- Chinese passport33 × 48 mmFree check, $9.95Chinese passport photo Requirements
United Kingdom
- UK passport35 × 45 mmFree check, $9.95UK passport photo Requirements
Schengen Area
- Schengen visaNot yet re-checked35 × 45 mmFree check, $9.95Schengen visa photo Requirements
Saudi Arabia
- Saudi eVisa200 × 200 pxFree check, $9.95Saudi eVisa photo Requirements
Egypt
- Egyptian passport2 × 2 inFree check, $9.95Egyptian passport photo Requirements
Jordan
- Jordanian passport renewal2 × 2 inFree check, $9.95Jordanian passport renewal photo Requirements
Philippines
- Philippine dual citizenship2 × 2 inFree check, $9.95Philippine dual citizenship photo Requirements
Lebanon
- Lebanese passport extension1.37 × 1.77 inFree check, $9.95Lebanese passport extension photo Requirements
United Arab Emirates
- UAE passport35 × 45 mmFree check, $9.95UAE passport photo Requirements
India
- Indian passport35 × 45 mmFree check, $9.95Indian passport photo Requirements
- India e-Visasquare JPEGFree check, $9.95India e-Visa photo Requirements
Vietnam
- Vietnam e-visa4 × 6 cmFree check, $9.95Vietnam e-visa photo Requirements
Brazil
- Brazil eVisa413 × 531 pxFree check, $9.95Brazil eVisa photo Requirements
Germany
- German passport35 × 45 mmFree check, $9.95German passport photo Requirements
New Zealand
- New Zealand NZeTA3:4 portraitFree check, $9.95New Zealand NZeTA photo Requirements
Questions
Will my photo be accepted?
The passport office decides. We check your photo against the State Department’s published rule before you pay. If the office rejects it because of the photo, you get a full refund. Send us the rejection notice within 60 days of receiving it, and within 6 months of your order. Conditions
Do you edit my photo?
No. We level, resize and crop it, and nothing else.
The State Department’s list of unacceptable photos includes this one.
“The background is cropped using a photo retouching tool, changing the outline of your head, face, and neck.”
So a wall that isn’t white or off-white means a new photo. The camera helps you take it.
I don’t have a white wall. What can I use?
A white door, a white sheet pinned flat to a wall, or white poster board. Face a window so the light falls on your face, and stand about 2 ft in front of the wall so your shadow falls behind you.
How do I print it?
Save the 4 × 6 sheet to your phone and order one 4 × 6 print at a drugstore photo counter or kiosk, with auto-correct and crop to fit turned off. Check the store’s current price for one 4 × 6 print. You can also print the Letter sheet at home at 100% scale and cut along the lines.
I’m renewing online. Do I need this?
No. The online form takes your original photo and crops it there, so you don’t need to buy files. You can still use the free check here to see whether your photo fits the rule.
Is my photo private?
The check runs on your device. Your photo is uploaded only when you continue to checkout, and we delete your files 7 days after your order.
Who should take the photo?
Someone else, if you can. Helper mode shows them what to do on the screen. On your own, prop the phone at eye level, about 4 ft away, and use the 10-second timer.
Can I use ChatGPT for my passport photo?
Do not submit a generated or retouched passport photo. The U.S. State Department requires the original, unchanged photo. Using a chatbot to read the rules is a separate task: confirm its answer against the government source. We keep your real photo and only level, scale and crop it.
