Paper Photo Worksheet Independent paper-photo worksheet

U.S. paper passport application · manual measurement

Check projected head height before you print

Place three guides yourself. The worksheet projects those positions onto a 2 × 2 inch print; it never detects a face, changes the image, or predicts acceptance.

NOT_ACCEPTANCE_VALIDATION This checks one composition measurement only. It is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State.

Step 1

Choose a local image

Your browser decodes the image locally; the photo is never uploaded or exported. Optional event-name-only measurement starts only after consent. This tab stores the consent choice and one-shot event flags in sessionStorage. No photo, filename, dimensions, guide values, or result is sent. The provider may receive ordinary IP, browser/user-agent, referrer, and cookie or storage metadata.

No image selected.

Your image appears here

Step 2

Place the guides

Choose a guide, then click or drag on the image. For keyboard control, type a percentage or use the arrow keys in the fields.

Current primary source

What the official paper-photo page says

2 × 2 inprinted photo (51 × 51 mm)
1–1⅜ inhead, chin to top (25–35 mm)
Centeredno numeric tolerance stated

The Department of State also requires an original, unchanged photo and lists many requirements this worksheet cannot observe. Source last updated March 24, 2026; checked September 27, 2026.

Read the official Passport Photos page

This worksheet answers

  • Projected head height from your two manual guides
  • Whether that projection is inside the stated head-height band
  • Optional horizontal offset from the exact photo center line

This worksheet cannot know

  • Whether your landmarks are placed correctly
  • Whether lighting, background, expression, attire, recency, or print quality comply
  • Whether an agency will accept the photo