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Biometric Photo Tool (ICAO Standard)
"Biometric photo" refers to the ICAO Doc 9303 standard used for machine-readable passports and many national ID cards. The visual overlay in this editor shows exactly where your crown, chin, and eye line need to fall.
Official compliance criteria
| Dimensions | 413x531px |
|---|---|
| Physical size | 35mm x 45mm |
| Resolution | 300 DPI (exact) |
| Color space | sRGB |
| Background | white or light grey |
| File size | 10KB – 500KB |
| Format | JPEG |
| Head height | 70% – 80% of frame |
| Metadata | Fully stripped (EXIF/XMP/ICC) |
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Frequently asked questions
- What size and resolution does EU / Schengen ICAO Standard Passport Photo require?
- Your photo must be exactly 413x531px (35x45mm), at 300 DPI exactly. Photo & PDF Desk sets these values automatically during processing, so you never have to calculate pixels-per-millimeter by hand.
- What background does my photo need?
- The portal requires a plain white or light grey background, with even lighting and no shadows on the face or backdrop. Use the "Make background white" tool in the editor if your photo's background isn't clean enough.
- What's the maximum file size?
- The file must stay under 500KB, and above 10KB — files smaller than that are usually rejected as suspiciously over-compressed. Photo & PDF Desk's adaptive quality step finds the highest quality that still fits this budget.
- Do I need to crop the photo myself?
- No — upload any reasonably sharp, front-facing photo and use the interactive cropper with the built-in head-position guide to frame it correctly. The tool enforces the required head height (70%-80% of the frame) and eye-line position as you adjust.
- What does 'biometric' actually mean for a passport photo?
- It means the photo meets precise geometric rules (head height, eye position, centering) so that facial recognition software used at border control can reliably match it to your face — not that any biometric data is embedded in the image file itself.