🇰🇪 Kenya Passport Photo Maker
Kenya’s eCitizen portal wants a square 5.5×5.5 cm (207×207 px) white-background colour JPEG — not the 35×45 that vendor sites show.
Output
55×55 mm
207×207px · 300 DPI · Plain white, no shadows
🔒 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
- ✓Square 55×55 mm (207×207 px)
- ✓Plain white background, no shadows or patterns
- ✓Colour JPEG, taken within the last 6 months
- ✓Full face, facing the camera
- ✓Even lighting
🚫 Don't
- ✕Do not use 35×45 (Kenya is a 55×55 square)
- ✕No scanned or photocopied images
- ✕No smiling
- ✕No shadows or patterned background
- ✕No filters
Official specification
- Print size
- 55×55 mm
- Pixels @ 300 DPI
- 207×207
- Background
- Plain white, no shadows
- Format
- JPEG
- • Vendor sites often show 35×45 for Kenya, but the official eCitizen portal specifies a 5.5×5.5 cm square.
Verified source
Directorate of Immigration Services — eCitizen
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 kenya passport photo?
55×55 mm, which is 207×207 pixels at 300 DPI.
What background does a kenya passport photo need?
A plain white, no shadows, 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 Directorate of Immigration Services — eCitizen requirements linked on this page.