The prices, dated
Each price was read on the company’s own site on September 30, 2026. Prices change, so the store’s page is the one to trust on the day.
- At home, with Studioless$9.95 + a 4 × 6 print
A photo you take at home, measured and checked before you pay, with the digital file and true-size 4 × 6 and 5 × 7 in print sheets. Printing one sheet adds one standard 4 × 6 print; check the store’s current price. What our checkout charges today.
- Walgreens photo counterNot re-read since September 30, 2026
Two printed 2 × 2 in photos taken in the store by an associate, with a digital copy sent by email at no extra charge. Read on photo.walgreens.com, September 30, 2026.
- USPS, at a Post OfficeNot re-read since September 30, 2026
A photo taken at the Post Office when you apply there in person. The passport page lists it as the Post Office photo fee, “if needed”. Read on usps.com, September 30, 2026.
- Walmart passport-photo serviceNot re-read since September 30, 2026
A photo taken in the store and printed at 2 × 2 in. The page does not specify the number of prints or the price of the optional USB copy. Read on Walmart Photo, September 30, 2026.
- CVS passport-photo serviceNot re-read since September 30, 2026
Two printed 2 × 2 in photos taken in the store, available at select CVS locations. A digital copy by email is sold separately at select locations. Read on CVS Photo, September 30, 2026.
The store rows cover passport-photo services that include taking the picture. With ours, you or someone at home takes it, and we measure and check it before you pay.
FedEx Office takes passport photos too, at a price its store pages list and that may differ by store. The UPS Store and AAA do as well, at prices set store by store or club by club. Costco and Rite Aid no longer do: where to get a passport photo, place by place.
Make your U.S. 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.
Full refund if it’s rejected. Send us the rejection notice within 60 days of receiving it, and within 6 months of your order. Conditions
What each price includes
- Walgreens. The two prints and the emailed copy are in the price. Its page also offers the digital copy on a USB drive for an additional fee.
- USPS. The passport page lists a photo fee among the fees for applying at a Post Office, marked “if needed”. It says most Post Offices that accept passport applications can also take your photo, including digital photos for online renewal, and asks you to make an appointment for photo services. Read September 30, 2026.
- CVS. Its passport-photo page lists a price for two printed 2 × 2 in photos taken in store. An emailed digital copy costs extra and is available at select locations. The passport-photo service is in-store only at select CVS locations; confirm your store’s availability and final total. Read September 30, 2026.
- Studioless. The photo you take, leveled, scaled and cropped to the rule. You print the sheets yourself, so add whatever a photo counter charges for one 4 × 6 print.
Printing a prepared 4 × 6 sheet
Check the store’s current price for one 4 × 6 print. Walgreens publishes its prices in its print pricing table, which says tier pricing is not available in the mobile app; check the total for your chosen ordering method before paying.
This is the price to print a file you have prepared. It does not include taking your picture or checking passport-photo requirements. Check the photo itself and measure the finished print; the 4 × 6 printing guide explains the sizing checks.
How to compare online passport photo services
Use these questions to compare a service’s published offer and terms with the photo you need. Ask what gets checked and what you still need to inspect yourself.
| What to compare | Questions to ask |
|---|---|
| Checks and their scope | Are the checks automated, performed by a person, or both? Which rules are checked, and what does the applicant still need to inspect? |
| Changes to your photo | Does the service only crop and format the original, or also change the face, background or lighting? Are those changes allowed for your application? |
| Digital files and physical prints | Do you get a digital file, a print-ready sheet, mailed prints, or a choice? Does the file meet the requirements of the application you will use? |
| Total cost | Are digital files, printing, shipping or additional documents charged separately? What is the total for the outputs you need? |
| Retakes and refunds | Are retakes included? What counts as a rejection, what proof or deadline applies, and which situations are excluded from a refund? |
| Photo privacy | Is an account required? Who receives or processes your photo, how long is it retained, and how can you request deletion? |
The State Department’s passport photo rules warn against altering or retouching your photo. Check whether a service changes your appearance or replaces the background, and follow your application’s instructions for cropping and file preparation. For the output, read the online renewal file requirements or the print-sheet instructions for your application. A service’s check or refund policy does not decide whether the government accepts your photo.
Taking it yourself
The State Department’s passport photo page lists three places to get a photo taken: an acceptance facility when you apply, any company that offers photo services, and “A friend or family member”. It adds that acceptance facilities and photo vendors charge different fees.
Taking and preparing the photo yourself can avoid a store’s photo-taking fee. Include any formatting, printing and delivery charges when comparing totals. For an application in person or by mail, the State Department’s free Photo Tool crops a photo to size; its page says “Do not use this tool if you are renewing your passport online.” You still need to inspect the head size, shadows, background and final print dimensions. How to take a passport photo at home covers them, and How to print passport photos on a 4 × 6 sheet covers the print.
Prices we don’t list
We list a price only when we have read it on the company’s own site, and we give the date. We have not added other online services’ prices. Check any store’s current price and what it includes before ordering.
What ours includes
Our U.S. passport photo costs $9.95: a cropped JPEG for paper-photo printing and true-size 4 × 6 and 5 × 7 in sheets. Another person at home costs $6.95, in the same order or within 7 days of it (photos for the whole family). The check is free, and you pay once your photo passes our check. If a passport, visa or ID office rejects a photo we made, we refund 100% of the order or make a new photo free. Send us the rejection notice within 60 days of receiving it, and within 6 months of your order. See the full refund terms.