Passport Photos UK :: Visa Photos UK :: £5.99 (£10.99 for a set of 16 )

Having a UK passport photo taken is unfortunately no longer a matter of popping into your local High Street photo shop or finding a handy photo booth. Tough new criteria and the introduction of biometric technology to combat fraud mean that your UK passport photographer must know precisely what is required. Incorrectly taken UK passport photos have become the main reason for UK passport applications being rejected.

At our UK passport studios in London we produce visa and passport photos for every nationality in the world. We take the time to ensure that your passport and visa photos are correctly sized and meet all the required specifications. As a result our UK passport photos will never be the reason for your passport application being rejected.

Your UK passport photos are taken by helpful professional photographers in a studio equipped with professional lighting and printed on the highest quality professional Noritsu photographic printers in the world .

We don't charge a fortune for UK passport and visa pictures. A set of 4 photos is just £5.99. If you are a frequent traveler we have a great money saving offer of 16 UK passport photos for £10.99. (Note : UK passport photo meet the visa photos requirements of many different countries).

No appointment is needed. Just walk in and within minutes you will have a set of quality UK passport or visa photos in your hands. You can find us in Camden London and we are open seven days a week.

UK Passport & Visa Photos UK :: Online Ordering

You may live too far away from our UK passport studios to come in. If so, email us a photo and it will be printed out at the correct size and specifications to meet UK passport standards. For more details have a look at our online passport and visa ordering page. You will find details of how to pay and a guide to taking your own passport and visa photos.

See our main passport page for passport specifications for other nationalities

Below is an outline of UK Passport and Visa Photo Requirements.

• Two identical photos are required for UK passport applications
• The passport photos must be 45mm by 35mm
• The background must be off-white, cream coloured or light grey
• The passport photo must stand out clearly against the background
• UK passport photos must be printed on low gloss high quality photographic paper
• The passport photos you submit must copyright free
• The photos must be undamaged,ie.no creases caused by paperclips
• Other people of objects must not be visible in your photos
• The head size in the photo must measure between 29 and 34mm
• The above measurement is from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head (without hair)
• There must be no writing on the back or the front of UK Passport Photos
• ONE of the photos must be counter signed on the back
• The passport and visa photos must be properly focused and clear
• Professional printing is required. Photos printed at home on ink jet printers are likely to be unacceptable
• No shadows are allowed in UK passport and visa photos
• You must be facing forwards and looking straight into the camera
• You expression must be neutral in you passport photo
• Do not show your teeth and keep your mouth closed
• Grinning, raised eyebrows and frowning are unacceptable
• Your eyes must be open and clearly visible
• There must be no hair obscuring your eyes, sunglasses or tinted glasses
• There must no flash reflections from glasses and the frame of the glasses must not cover up any part of your eyes
• We advise our customers to remove their glasses for their passport photos
• Head coverings are allowed only for religious or medical reasons

Baby Passport Photos :: UK Passport Photos for Babies

UK passport Photo Guidelines for Children under the age of 5. Because of the difficulties in photographing children under the age of 5 for UK passport photos the regulations are slightly more relaxed as per the guidelines below

• The photo must be clear and show a true likeness of the child
• A neutral expression is not required for a UK passport photo
• Reflections and glare on spectacle are acceptable
• The head of the child can be at an angle
• Children do not need are not required to look straight into the camera

For Baby Passport Photos under the age of one year,the baby does not have to have their eyes open. However there should be no supporting hands should be visible. We normally advise parents to place supporting hands underneath the babies clothing which normally produces acceptable UK baby passport photos

The passport photos regulations for children over six are the same for adults with the exception that the head size can be between 21mm and 34mm.

Unacceptable UK Passport Pictures

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