Italy Passport Photo — free online maker
For the Italian passport (passaporto) and other biometric documents. Works on your phone, nothing is uploaded.
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Official specifications
| Print size | 35 × 45 mm |
| Digital size | 413 × 531 px @ 300 DPI; our export matches exactly |
| Background | White or very light grey, even, no shadows — both are accepted; our preset defaults to white |
| Head size | 32–36 mm chin to crown (about 70–80% of photo height) |
| Expression | Neutral, mouth closed, both eyes open, face square to the camera |
| Glasses | Not allowed on biometric documents — take them off before shooting |
Italy quirks worth knowing
- Province-level checking: applications run through the Questura (police headquarters) of each province, and photo enforcement follows the EU/ICAO biometric standard. A compliant 35 × 45 mm photo is accepted everywhere in Italy — and doubles as a valid Schengen visa photo.
- Flexible on background tone, strict on pose: white, off-white and very light grey are all accepted. What Questure bounce is tilt, shadows, and smiling — keep the shoulders level and the face relaxed.
- One photo, many uses: the same 35 × 45 mm crop works for the Italian passport, carta d'identità, and most Schengen visa files (France and Germany expect a light grey tone — if you shoot against a grey wall you cover all of them).
How it works
- Tap the button — the Italy 35 × 45 format is pre-selected.
- Upload a photo taken against a plain wall (see the home photo guide).
- Face detection frames the crop; download for printing at 413 × 531 px.
Everything runs locally in your browser — the photo never leaves your device.
Related: Schengen visa photo · France passport photo · Germany passport photo · all size chart