France Passport photo maker
Upload a photo and get a France Passport photo sized and ready in seconds. Free, no account, nothing leaves your browser.
Requirements
France's France Passport requires a printed photo of 35x45 mm with a light grey or light blue background.
- ✅ Size in millimeter: 35x45 mm
- ✅ Size in centimeter: 3.5x4.5 cm
- ✅ Size in inches: 1.37x1.77 Inch
- ✅ Light Grey or Light Blue Background
- ✅ Neutral expression
- ✅ No head tilt
- ✅ No glasses
- ✅ No heavy makeup
Print at the actual size, 35x45 mm, at a pharmacy, photo shop or copy center. Don't let the printer "fit to page", it will come out the wrong size.
Head size and position
Chin to crown should be 32-36 mm, about 70-80% of the 35x45mm frame.
Digital file (if applying online)
France's ANTS system generally expects the photo to come from a professional photographer or an approved photo booth (Photomaton agréé) that provides a code you enter into your application, rather than a photo you crop yourself.
Common reasons photos get rejected
- Pure white background. France wants light grey or light blue, and explicitly rejects white.
- Glasses, banned in French ID photos since 2018, including prescription glasses.
- Submitting a self-cropped photo without the ANTS booth/photographer code where one is required.
- Photo older than 6 months.
Taking the photo at home
- Use this tool to check your framing and sizing, then get the actual photo from a Photomaton booth or photographer for the real application if your préfecture requires an ANTS code.
- Use a light grey or light blue background if you are taking it yourself for preview purposes.
- Remove glasses entirely.
- Keep a neutral, closed-mouth expression.
Based on current service-public.fr / ANTS passport photo requirements. Check your préfecture's current rules on self-submitted vs. booth photos before relying on a DIY photo for the actual application.
FAQ
What size is a France Passport photo?
35x45 mm (3.5x4.5 cm, 1.37x1.77 Inch).
What background does it need?
Light Grey or Light Blue Background.
Can I make it online for free?
Yes. Upload a photo to the free tool, it removes the background and crops it to the required size automatically. Nothing is uploaded to a server, it runs entirely in your browser.
It also works as France's biometric photo.