Irish passport photo for Passport Online
For an Irish Passport Online application you need a JPEG photo at least 715 pixels wide and 951 pixels tall, no bigger than 9 MB, on a plain light grey, white or cream background. Show your head down to mid-torso: the online service crops it to passport size for you.
Your photo never leaves your phone
- Stand about 1.5 m in front of a plain, light wall.
- Face a window or a bright light so both sides of your face are lit.
- Ask someone to take it with the phone at your eye level. Selfies are often rejected.
- Glasses off, hair away from your eyes, mouth closed, no smile.
Ready offline. Turn on airplane mode and it still works, which shows your photo isn't uploaded.
Line up your head and shoulders with the outline. Keep the phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away.
Finding your face…
These rules haven't been checked against the official page yet. Please check them there before you apply.
Irish passport (online) photo rules
- At least 715 pixels wide and 951 pixels tall
- JPEG, no larger than 9 MB, not scanned
- Head down to mid-torso: the online service crops it
- Plain light grey, white or cream background
- Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open
- In colour, taken in the last 6 months, not digitally enhanced
Source: ireland.ie: Photo guidelines for passports. SkipTheBooth helps you meet these rules but can't guarantee your photo will be accepted.
Questions
Why isn't my Irish passport photo cropped tightly?
Passport Online asks for your head down to mid-torso and crops the photo itself, so SkipTheBooth leaves that space around you.