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🇺🇸 United States · U.S. Department of State / USCIS
US Passport
Requirements verified: Aug 18, 2026 · version 2026.08.0
- Print size
- 51 × 51 mm
- Digital
- 600 × 600 px @ 300 DPI
- Head height
- 50–69% (25.5–35.2 mm)
- Eye line
- 56–69% from bottom
- Background
- white (#FFFFFF)
- Expression
- Neutral expression, mouth closed
- Glasses
- Not permitted
- Max file size
- 240 KB
- Digital editing
- Not permitted
- AI editing
- Not permitted
- Channel
- either
- Confidence
- high
Official source: government source
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