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Italian passport photo: check and make yours

Your Italian passport photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to print. Official size: 35 x 45 mm. Background: white, evenly lit; nothing and no one else in the background. Rules read on poliziadistato.it 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 and a print sheet

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

Your photo: 413 x 531 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 white wall, with nothing behind you.
  • Face a window or soft light: even light on the face, no shadows on it or behind.
  • Phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away: ask someone, or hold it at arm's length.
  • Glasses only with no tint and no glare on them.
  • A neutral face, mouth closed, eyes open, 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.

Print the photo on high-quality photo paper at a lab, not on plain paper: the Polizia di Stato asks for a 35 x 45 mm colour print on a white background, and passport offices scan it and check it with software that rejects photos that don't meet the standard. Italian consulates abroad ask for the same photo; some take it for you.

The rules at a glance

For the Italian electronic passport, printed photo (Questura, Commissariato or Italian consulate), as the official rules state them.

Size
35 x 45 mm
The file we make
413 x 531 pixels
Background
White, evenly lit; nothing and no one else in the background.
Head size
70% to 80% of the photo's height, chin to top of head
Glasses
Allowed only with no tint and no glare, your eyes clearly visible
Expression
A neutral face, mouth closed, eyes open, looking straight at the camera.
Taken
In the last 6 months
Edits
Background and light only: we never change your face. The official pages quoted don't forbid editing; we limit ourselves to the background and overall light.
All the official rules and sources
Printed size
35 mm wide, 45 mm tall (35 mm wide x 45 mm high)
This page makes
A 413 x 531 pixel JPEG file (the printed size at 300 dpi)
Head height
70% to 80% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head
Background
white, evenly lit; nothing and no one else in the background
Glasses
Allowed only with no tint and no glare, your eyes clearly visible
Expression
neutral, lips closed, eyes open and clearly visible, looking at the lens, face centred and not in profile
Head covering
only for religious reasons; the outline of the face from the base of the chin to the forehead and both sides of the face must be clearly visible
Taken
In the last 6 months
Colour
Colour only
  • 35 x 45 mm, printed on high-quality paper in high definition
  • white background with even light; no flash reflections on the face, no red eyes; sharp focus
  • face 70-80% of the photo (base of the chin to the forehead); top of the head not cut off
  • facing the camera, both sides of the face visible, head not tilted or turned
  • glasses: eyes clearly visible, no flash reflections on the lenses, no coloured lenses (sunglasses), no heavy frames, frames not covering any part of the eyes
  • the person alone, no other objects or people in the photo

For: Italian passport application at a Questura or Commissariato di P.S. (1 printed photo); Italian passport application at an Italian consulate or embassy abroad (printed photo).

Official source: www.poliziadistato.it, checked on 4 November 2026.

1 fotografia recente, frontale su sfondo bianco, conforme alle
Riassumiamo le caratteristiche tecnico-qualitative che deve avere la foto per il passaporto elettronico e la carta d’identità:
Deve essere recente (non più di 6 mesi);
deve essere a colori;
la persona fotografata deve avere un’espressione neutra e tenere le labbra chiuse;
gli occhi debbono essere aperti e ben visibili;
lo sfondo deve essere bianco e con luce uniforme;
non deve avere riflessi di flash sul viso e soprattutto non gli occhi rossi;
il viso deve coprire il 70-80% della foto dalla base del mento alla fronte;
lo scatto deve essere fatto guardando l’obiettivo;
grandezza: 35x45 mm;
deve essere stampata su carta di alta qualità e ad alta definizione;
il viso deve essere ben centrato nella macchina e quindi non deve essere di profilo;
deve mostrare la persona da sola, senza altri oggetti o persone sullo sfondo;
le foto fatte con un copricapo sono accettate soltanto se giustificate da motivi religiosi; in tal caso si devono chiaramente vedere i contorni del viso, dalla base del mento alla fronte ed entrambi i lati del volto.
la foto deve mostrare chiaramente gli occhi e non deve avere riflessi del flash sulle lenti (inclinare leggermente il capo);
gli occhiali da vista non devono avere lenti colorate (c.d. “occhiali da sole”);
non si devono indossare occhiali con montatura pesante e la montatura non deve coprire nessuna parte degli occhi.

Official source: questure.poliziadistato.it, checked on 4 November 2026.

L’esame qualitativo delle fotografie è effettuato dal software di digitalizzazione in dotazione agli uffici passaporti delle questure secondo parametri stabiliti in sede europea.
Il sistema provvede a segnalare, automaticamente e senza possibilità di intervento da parte dell’operatore, le immagini non conformi e pertanto non utilizzabili per il rilascio del passaporto.
ritrarre la persona frontalmente (entrambi i lati del volto visibili, il volto non deve essere inclinato o ruotato di lato, la sommità della testa non deve essere tagliata);

Official source: conssanpaolo.esteri.it, checked on 4 November 2026.

Si possono pertanto accettare SOLO ed ESCLUSIVAMENTE fotografie conformi alle norme ICAO.
· La grandezza deve essere 3,5 x 4,5 cm;
· Sfondo bianco e luce uniforme;
· Il viso deve coprire il 70-80% della foto dalla base del mento alla fronte;

Official source: consmosca.esteri.it, checked on 4 November 2026.

fotografia recente, formato tessera 35×45 mm, a colori su sfondo bianco, in posizione frontale, a viso scoperto, con gli occhi aperti, evitando che la montatura degli occhiali copra i tratti salienti del viso
È anche possibile fare gratuitamente la foto direttamente in Consolato.

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, or the print sheet to print at 100% on 4 x 6 inch photo paper.

Questions

What size is the Italian passport photo?
Printed, 35 x 45 mm. The head takes 70% to 80% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026. This page makes a 413 x 531 pixel JPEG file (the printed size at 300 dpi).
What background does the Italian passport photo need?
White, evenly lit; nothing and no one else in the background.
Can I wear glasses in my Italian passport photo?
Yes, but only with no tint and no glare, and with your eyes clearly visible.
Can I smile in my Italian passport photo?
Neutral, lips closed, eyes open and clearly visible, looking at the lens, face centred and not in profile.
Can I wear a head covering in my Italian passport photo?
Only for religious reasons; the outline of the face from the base of the chin to the forehead and both sides of the face must be clearly visible.
How recent must my Italian passport photo be?
Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
Can I take my Italian passport photo at home?
The official rules, as checked on 4 November 2026, ask for no photographer or studio, so a photo taken at home can meet them if it meets every rule on this page.
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.
How do I print it?
Save the print sheet: a 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo at 300 dpi with as many copies as fit and thin lines to cut along. Have it printed at 100% (actual size) on 4 x 6 inch photo paper at a photo lab or shop, then cut out the copies you need.
What does buying your Italian passport photo add?
Your Italian passport photo, €6.99: the exact 413 x 531 px file, the 4 x 6 in print sheet, 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.