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. Conditions
The sheet you take to the counter
The price, if your photo passes: $9.95
- 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.
Or see it work on a sample
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.
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
- Your fileson the next page, and by email
- Refundto the card or wallet you paid with
- Who we areStudioless is a service of AboutUsAgency, Inc., a U.S. company.
- Questionssupport@getstudioless.com
How it works
Your own photo, checked against your document’s rule and cropped to size.
What the film shows
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.