🇮🇹 Italy Passport / ID Photo Maker
Italy sits in the white-background camp (unlike neighbours France and Germany): 35×45 mm with the face filling 70–80% of the frame.
Output
35×45 mm
413×531px · 300 DPI · Plain white, evenly lit
🔒 Your photo is processed entirely on your device and never uploaded. The compliance check catches common mistakes but does not guarantee acceptance — always confirm against the official requirements below.
✅ Do
- ✓35×45 mm, face 70–80% of the photo height
- ✓Plain white, uniformly lit background
- ✓Neutral expression, mouth closed, facing forward
- ✓Colour, sharp and taken within the last 6 months
- ✓Clear (untinted) lenses if glasses are worn
🚫 Don't
- ✕No grey or blue background (Italy wants white)
- ✕No dark, heavy or reflective glasses; no sunglasses
- ✕No flash glare
- ✕No smiling
- ✕No objects or people behind you
Official specification
- Print size
- 35×45 mm
- Pixels @ 300 DPI
- 413×531
- Background
- Plain white, evenly lit
- Format
- JPEG
- • The official page specifies head size as 70–80% of the frame rather than in millimetres — align to the on-screen guides.
Verified source
Ministero degli Affari Esteri (esteri.it) / Polizia di Stato
Official requirements ↗● Last verified 2026-07-10
Government rules can change. If the official page differs from what you see here, the official page wins — tell us and we'll update it.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a italy passport / id photo?
35×45 mm, which is 413×531 pixels at 300 DPI.
What background does a italy passport / id photo need?
A plain white, evenly lit, evenly lit with no shadows or objects behind you. The built-in checker flags a non-uniform or wrong-coloured background.
What file format and size should it be?
JPEG. This tool exports exactly to spec and embeds 300 DPI so print size is correct.
Is my photo uploaded to a server?
No. Every step — cropping, the compliance check and the export — runs on your own device using your browser's canvas. Your photo is never sent anywhere, which matters for a document photo.
Does this guarantee my photo will be accepted?
No tool can guarantee acceptance — the issuing authority decides. This editor produces the correct dimensions and catches common, detectable mistakes (background, exposure, head position), but always confirm against the official Ministero degli Affari Esteri (esteri.it) / Polizia di Stato requirements linked on this page.