What ID card and passport photo is used for
- ID-1: driving licences, bank cards, national ID cards
- 2 × 2 in: US passports and visas
- 35 × 45 mm: EU, UK and Schengen passports and visas
- 50 × 70 mm: Canadian passports
Printing photos at the right size
At 300 dpi, a 2 × 2 in photo is 600 × 600 px and a 35 × 45 mm photo is 413 × 531 px. Requirements also cover head size, background and expression; check the issuing authority's rules before printing.
Questions
What size is an ID card?
85.60 × 53.98 mm (3.37 × 2.125 in), the ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 format shared by bank cards and driving licences.
Is a passport photo 2 × 2 inches everywhere?
No. 2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm) is the US size. The EU, UK, Australia and many other countries use 35 × 45 mm; Canada uses 50 × 70 mm.