How to take a compliant passport photo of a newborn or infant at home. US 2×2 inch and UK/Schengen 35×45 mm specs, plain white background, parent must not be visible in the frame. Eyes-open preference relaxed for newborns under six months. Make a compliant baby photo in your browser.
Same core spec as an adult passport photo — with small exceptions for newborns where keeping the eyes open is not realistic.
| Photo size (US) | 2 × 2 inch (50.8 × 50.8 mm), 600 × 600 px at 300 DPI |
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| Photo size (UK / Schengen / Australia) | 35 × 45 mm, 413 × 531 px at 300 DPI |
| Background | Plain white — strictly no patterns |
| Eyes | Open where possible; newborns under 6 months may have eyes closed |
| Expression | Neutral — a baby's natural resting face is accepted |
| Parent / hands in frame | Not permitted — no fingers, no arms, no chair strap |
| Dummy / pacifier | Must be removed before the photo |
| Hat / hood | Not allowed (religious exception only) |
| Taken within | The last three months for infants (they change quickly) |
The editor auto-crops to the 2×2 inch US or 35×45 mm UK/Schengen/Australia format, removes the background (including parent hands!) in your browser, and exports at 300 DPI — ready for any passport application.
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Drop a phone HEIC or JPG — we auto-crop and remove the background.
What every passport office — US State Department, UK HMPO, Passport Canada, DFAT Australia — requires on a baby photo, and how to get it right at home.
The easiest way to get a compliant background: lay your baby on their back on a plain white bedsheet, photograph straight down from above. No patterned blankets, no toys, no pacifier in frame.
No hands, fingers, arms, chair straps or adult bodies in the frame. If you need to support the baby's head, do it from behind the sheet or use the background-removal tool to clean up afterwards.
US and UK both allow newborns under six months to have eyes closed. Older babies (6+ months) should have eyes open and looking forward where possible — use a soft rattle above the camera lens to catch their attention.
Remove the pacifier before the photo. A slightly open baby mouth is tolerated but a pacifier, bottle or thumb is rejected.
Not allowed — not even a cute beanie. Religious head coverings are the only exception, and the full face must be visible from chin to forehead.
Babies are unpredictable. Take as many photos as you can and pick the best one — eyes open, facing forward, mouth closed, centred. Upload the best shot here and the tool will crop and clean the background.
For newborns under six months, yes — the US State Department, UK HMPO and most other passport authorities relax the eyes-open rule for very young babies where keeping eyes open is not realistic. Older babies (6+ months) should have eyes open and looking forward where possible.
Lay your baby on their back on a plain white bedsheet in soft daylight (near a window, no direct sun). Photograph straight down from above with your phone held level to the baby. Take 30+ shots, pick one where eyes are open and mouth closed, upload here, crop to 2×2 inch (US) or 35×45 mm (UK/Schengen), export at 300 DPI.
No. No hands, fingers, arms, chair straps or adult bodies can be in the frame. Either support the baby from behind a white sheet, or use the background-removal tool to clean up after — it will remove parent hands along with the background in one step.
Plain white, same as an adult passport photo. A white bedsheet laid flat is the easiest setup — lay the baby on their back on the sheet, shoot straight down from above.
No. Remove the pacifier, bottle and any other object before the photo. A slightly open baby mouth is tolerated but anything inside or near the mouth is grounds for rejection.
Within the last three months for infants — babies change appearance very quickly. A US or UK passport for a baby typically expires after five years (not ten) for the same reason.