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Nigerian passport photo: check and make yours

Your Nigerian passport photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to upload. Official size: 600 x 800 pixels. Background: white. Rules read on passportintl.immigration.gov.ng 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 Nigerian passport photo, €6.99, only once it passes: the ready file, unlimited retakes for 30 days. Refund if the authority rejects it.

Your photo: 600 x 800 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.

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.

This is the photo you upload with the online passport form: NIS asks for 600 x 800 pixels, a white background and a file under 2MB, and lets you test it on its portal first. The Immigration office or mission still takes its own photo at your biometric appointment, and the contactless app for Nigerians abroad captures your face itself.

The rules at a glance

For the Nigerian standard e-passport, online application photo upload (NIS portal, in Nigeria or abroad), as the official rules state them.

Size
600 x 800 pixels
The file we make
600 x 800 pixels
Background
White.
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
Digital photo
600 pixels wide, 800 pixels tall
File
Not stated; up to 1,999 KB
This page makes
A 600 x 800 pixel JPEG file
Background
white
Glasses
Not stated on the official page
Expression
Not stated on the official page
Head covering
Not stated on the official page
Colour
Not stated on the official page
  • 600 x 800 pixels exactly; file under 2MB
  • white background
  • hair must not cover the face or ears
  • no apparel such as headphones or masks
  • even lighting, neither too dark nor too bright
  • ICAO compliant; children under 5 get ICAO relaxations but must look toward the camera with the face centred

For: online application on passport.immigration.gov.ng (applying in Nigeria) or passportintl.immigration.gov.ng (applying from outside Nigeria): fresh, renewal/re-issue, correction of data; photo test on the NIS 'Test Photo Upload' page before applying.

Official source: passportintl.immigration.gov.ng, checked on 4 November 2026.

Test Photo Upload
Image size should be less than 2MB.
Image resolution should be 600x800 px.
Must have white background.
Hair should not cover the face or ears.
Do not use any apparel-headphone, mask etc.
Should hove proper lighting-neither too dark, nor too bright.
ICAO guidelines have relaxation for kids under the age of 5. Kids must look toward the camera and the face should be centered

Official source: passport.immigration.gov.ng, checked on 4 November 2026.

Image size should be less than 2MB.
Image resolution should be 600x800 px.
Must have white background.

Official source: passportintl.immigration.gov.ng, checked on 4 November 2026.

This is the Passport Application Portal for applicants applying from outside Nigeria.
Click here to check your passport size photo compliance before you proceed to the passport application.

Official source: immigration.gov.ng, checked on 4 November 2026.

Upload your ICAO compliant picture
Review and submit your application. Then proceed to make payment and book an appointment for biometric enrollment
Note: Applicants are required to appear at chosen Immigration office for biometric data capture.

Official source: immigration.gov.ng, checked on 4 November 2026.

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) compliant passport photograph:
Note: Applicants are required to appear at the chosen Immigration Office for photograph and biometric data capturing.

Official source: nigeriaembassyusa.org, checked on 4 November 2026.

the initiative is designed to simplify and modernize the passport renewal and issuance process by enabling remote capture of face and fingerprint biometrics for passport renewal applicants

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 Nigerian passport photo?
As a digital photo, 600 pixels wide, 800 pixels tall. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026. This page makes a 600 x 800 pixel JPEG file.
What background does the Nigerian passport photo need?
White.
Can I take my Nigerian 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.
What does buying your Nigerian passport photo add?
Your Nigerian passport photo, €6.99: the exact 600 x 800 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.