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Free U.S. Passport Photo Maker
Crop an original portrait to the official U.S. 2 × 2-inch guide, then export a 600 × 600 JPEG or exact-size print sheet.
U.S. 2 × 2 photo crop desk
Crop and print. Keep the original face untouched.
Align a recent photo to the official U.S. size guide, then save a 600 × 600 JPEG, an exact-size Letter PDF, or a 4 × 6 print sheet. Siftlet never changes your face or replaces the background.
- Official head-height and eye-line guides
- Exact 2 × 2-inch print placement
- No AI retouching, account, upload, or paid download
Waiting for a local portrait.
Local source photo
portrait.jpgCrop workspace
Center the head and shoulders.
The outer oval represents the 69% maximum head height; the inner oval represents the 50% minimum. Keep the eye line inside the green band. This is a manual guide, not biometric approval.
Field note
Make a U.S. passport photo without retouching it
The U.S. Department of State requires a 2 × 2-inch color photo. Head height from chin to the top of the hair must be 1 to 1⅜ inches, or 50% to 69% of a digital square. Eye height should be 56% to 69% from the bottom. Drag and zoom until the face fits the guide.
Siftlet only crops, resizes, and arranges the original pixels. It deliberately has no background remover, beauty filter, face reshaping, or AI enhancement because current guidance rejects digitally changed photos. Take another photo in front of a plain white or off-white background when the source does not comply.
The 600 × 600 JPEG is a square crop. The Letter PDF places six copies at exactly 2 × 2 inches when printed at 100% or Actual size. The 4 × 6 JPEG fits six copies edge to edge at 300 pixels per inch; disable “Fit” and automatic cropping at the print kiosk. Review the current official photo requirements before applying.