WinPhoto

Passport, visa and ID photos · Ireland

Irish passport photo: check and make yours

Your Irish passport photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to upload. Official size: at least 715 x 951 pixels. Background: completely plain light grey, white or cream, with enough contrast. Rules read on ireland.ie on 4 November 2026.

  1. Take or choose a photo
  2. We check it against the official rules and frame it
  3. Download the exact file

Free check. Your Irish passport photo, €6.99, only once it passes: the ready file, unlimited retakes for 30 days. Refund if the authority rejects it.

Your photo: 902 x 1200 px

Your photo stays on your device: nothing is uploaded, and no face is recognised.

Before you take it

  • Stand a step in front of a plain light wall, with nothing behind you.
  • Face a window or soft light: even light on the face, no shadows on it or behind.
  • Have someone else take it (no selfies), phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away.
  • Glasses only with no tint and no glare on them.
  • A neutral face, mouth closed, looking straight at the camera.

Check and make your photo

The first photo loads the face finder and the background outline from this site, about 15 MB, once.

The face finder and the background outline run in this page from files served by this site (sources and licences). They find where a face is in the photo; they never recognise who it is.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.

For a baby or young child: Irish baby passport photo

Ireland asks for a photo from your head to your mid-torso, taken by someone else and not a selfie, so this page frames it looser than most passport photos.

The rules at a glance

For the Irish passport book or passport card, online application (digital photo), as the official rules state them.

Size
at least 715 x 951 pixels
The file we make
902 x 1,200 pixels
Background
Completely plain light grey, white or cream, with enough contrast.
Glasses
Allowed only with no tint and no glare, your eyes clearly visible
Expression
A neutral face, mouth closed, looking straight at the camera.
Taken by
Someone else, not a selfie
Taken
In the last 6 months
Edits
None allowed by the official rules (“Not be digitally enhanced or changed.”): we only frame and resize.
All the official rules and sources
Digital photo
at least 715 pixels wide, at least 951 pixels tall
File
JPEG; up to 9,000 KB
This page makes
A 902 x 1,200 pixel JPEG file
Background
completely plain light grey, white or cream, with enough contrast
Taken by
Someone else, not a selfie
Glasses
Allowed only with no tint and no glare, your eyes clearly visible
Expression
neutral, do not smile, mouth closed; head not tilted, looking straight into the camera
Head covering
religious or medical reasons only; full facial features visible
Taken
In the last 6 months
Colour
Colour only
  • frame from head to mid torso with visible space between head/shoulders and the photo edge
  • no selfies; no zoom function; no scanned photos
  • JPEG without visible compression loss or artefacts; no barrel or other distortion
  • no digital enhancement or change
  • no shadows on face or behind the head; no red eye; natural skin tones
  • no objects in the background (door panels, plants); no uniforms or clothing with insignia
  • children: no soothers/pacifiers, no supporting hands or arms visible; infants may lie on a plain white surface

For: Passport Online application for a passport book or passport card.

Official source: www.ireland.ie, checked on 4 November 2026.

You must submit a photo that has been taken in the last six months. This is a requirement from the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
You need a digital photo to apply for a Passport Book or Passport Card online.
You cannot take a selfie.
Do not use the zoom function on a digital camera or smartphone.
Not be a scanned photo.
Be in colour.
Not be less than 715 pixels wide and 951 pixels in height.
Be in JPEG format.
Not have compression, loss or compression artefacts.
Not be digitally enhanced or changed.
Not contain barrel or other distortion.
Not be larger than 9 megabytes (9MB).
You can wear glasses. The frame must not cover any part of your eyes. There must be no glare on the lenses. Dark glasses are not permitted.
You can wear a head covering for religious or medical reasons. Your full facial features must be visible. You cannot wear head accessories for any other reason.
You need to stand in front of a completely plain, light grey, white or cream background. Please ensure that the background creates enough contrast.
Make sure your expression is neutral, do not smile and close your mouth.
The photo must capture your image from head to mid torso.
Uniforms, whether civil or military, or clothing bearing insignia are not permitted.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.

How to use it

  1. Stand facing the camera in front of a plain, light wall, with even light on your face.
  2. Tap Take the photo and follow the outline and the tips on screen, or choose a photo you have. The page finds your face and frames it to the rules.
  3. Fix anything the page lists, each with its own tip. Adjust the framing if you need to, and move Top of head if the dashed line is not at the top of your head.
  4. Tick what only you can confirm.
  5. Save the file.

Questions

What size is the Irish passport photo?
As a digital photo, at least 715 pixels wide, at least 951 pixels tall. The file: JPEG; up to 9,000 KB. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026. This page makes a 902 x 1,200 pixel JPEG file.
What background does the Irish passport photo need?
Completely plain light grey, white or cream, with enough contrast.
Can I wear glasses in my Irish passport photo?
Yes, but only with no tint and no glare, and with your eyes clearly visible.
Can I smile in my Irish passport photo?
Neutral, do not smile, mouth closed; head not tilted, looking straight into the camera.
Can I wear a head covering in my Irish passport photo?
Religious or medical reasons only; full facial features visible.
How recent must my Irish passport photo be?
Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
Can I take my Irish passport photo myself?
Not as a selfie: the official rules ask that someone else takes it.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The photo is read and checked in your browser, and any file is saved on your device. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.
How is the head measured?
The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.
Will my photo be accepted?
Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 4 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.
What does buying your Irish passport photo add?
Your Irish passport photo, €6.99: the exact 902 x 1200 px file, the acceptance report, the Detail check, unlimited retakes and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects it. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more if you choose to send it the photo. Without buying you can check any photo and save a small preview with a watermark.