PassportPhotoSizes
Ireland passport photo size
35 × 45 mm
Head height
30–36 mm
Background
Plain light grey or white.
At 300 DPI
413 × 531 px
What catches people out
- 35 x 45 mm.
- Head height chin to crown 30–36 mm.
- Passport Online applications accept a digital photo, but it must come with a photo code from an approved provider in some cases.
Requirements are set by Department of Foreign Affairs and they change. Confirm the current rules with them before printing — this page is a reference, not an approval.
Crop your photo to 35 × 45 mm
Already set to Ireland. Your photo is read in the browser and never uploaded.
The file stays on your device. It is read directly in the browser and never uploaded anywhere.
Drag to move, and use the slider to zoom. The dashed lines show where the top of the head and the chin need to fall for Ireland.
Your photo will appear here
Ireland requirements
- Size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Head height
- 30–36 mm
- Background
- Plain light grey or white.
150 DPI with a small watermark — enough to check the framing and the head height before you commit.
For the actual application
- · 300 DPI print-ready export, no watermark
- · Six photos laid out on a 4 × 6 print sheet
- · Background replacement to the required colour
- · Saved profiles for a whole family