Make your passport photo.
Prepared from home.

Start with the right passport route.

For a paper US passport application, the printed photo is 2 × 2 inches. Passport books, passport cards and children’s applications use this print format. A digital file can be used to produce the print; it does not replace the print when your application asks for one.

Renewing online is a different process. Follow the portal’s digital-photo instructions, rather than uploading a scan or a photo of a printed sheet.

Your face stays yours.

Photo preparation should preserve your likeness. Merodim frames your photo without beauty filters or face reshaping. A blurred face, a hidden eye or an unsuitable pose calls for a new original, not a cosmetic repair.

The State Department asks for an original, unedited photo. Use a suitable original background for US passports; digital background replacement does not follow that published guidance. A preview or an upload check is not an acceptance decision.

Requirements checked October 8, 2026 against the US Department of State photo guidance. Read our photo preparation and acceptance terms.

Know exactly what you are buying.

The free preview shows the proposed preparation. The purchased file is a separate, full-resolution export without the preview watermark. Keep that standalone file for its intended use, and use a print layout when you need physical copies.

Create an account to return to your purchased photos. You can download again and choose different supported sheet layouts without buying the same photo twice.

Already have the framing right?

If you only need to inspect dimensions, export a JPEG or reduce file size, our browser tools are free. They leave the original on your device and give you the copy to download directly.