Russia passport — 35×45 mm photo maker
35×45 mm at 600 dpi, head 70–80% of the frame, plain white or light grey behind you. Guides and a print sheet, on your device.
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35×45 mm · 827×1063 px · 600 dpi
Filestay is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any government or visa authority, including the U.S. Department of State. We make the file match the published technical requirements — acceptance is always the issuing authority's decision.
The official requirement
- Photo size
- 35×45 mm
- Pixels
- 827 × 1063
- Resolution
- 600 dpi
- Head height
- 70–80% of image height
- Background
- Plain white or light grey
Also required
- Face occupies 70–80% of the frame
- Matte finish for printed copies
Source: ICAO Doc 9303 machine-readable travel documents. Requirements change — check the source before you submit.
A 35 × 45 mm portrait, and unusually for the size, white or light grey is acceptable behind you — the other specifications at these dimensions insist on white alone. The second clue is the finish: printed copies want matte, which says these get handed across a desk rather than emailed.
How much of the frame the head has to fill
Face height runs 70–80% of the 45 mm side, so crown to chin wants no less than 31.5 mm and no more than 36 mm. Rendered at 600 dpi that is a face 744 to 850 pixels tall in a file measuring 827 by 1063. The window is 4.5 mm across, about a tenth of the picture, which sounds forgiving until hair volume alone carries you over half of it.
What gets this one sent back
- Grey is allowed; a gradient is not. A white wall lit from one side goes grey towards the far edge — a shadow in disguise.
- Gloss is the default at photo counters because it flatters holiday snaps. Ask for matte, or print at home on matte stock at 100%.
- Cropping a face out of a wider photograph rarely holds at 827 × 1063. Upscaling invents no detail that 600 dpi will not expose.
Half a metre clear of the wall so your shadow falls behind you, camera at about 1.5 metres so the lens does not widen your nose, soft light from the front. Take several.
Getting the print right
35×45 mm is a physical instruction; 827×1063 pixels is what it becomes at 600 dpi. The head band follows the same conversion — 70–80% of 45 mm is 31.5–36.0 mm, or 744–850 pixels in the exported file.
No digital ceiling is published for this one, which means the print is the binding version and the file only has to survive being printed. Use the sheet rather than sending a single image to a shop — several copies at true size on one page costs the same and covers the spare everyone ends up needing.
Print at 100%, not "fit to page" — the default shrink is invisible to you and measurable to whoever checks it.
How it works
- 01Add a recent photoFacing the camera, plain wall behind. HEIC from an iPhone works directly.
- 02Frame it to 35×45 mmDrag and zoom until your head fills 70–80% of the frame height, matching the dashed guide.
- 03Check the warningsThe border area is measured against "plain white or light grey" and flagged if it is uneven.
- 04Download or printSave the 827×1063 JPG, or take a print sheet with several copies laid out at true size.