Compress Photo for Passport

French passport photos must be exactly 35×45 mm (413×531 pixels @ 300 DPI) and under 50 KB. This tool compresses and resizes to the official biometric standard in one step. No upload to servers — everything is done in your browser.

Biometric Passport Photo Requirements (France)

Requirement	Value
Dimensions	35 × 45 mm (413 × 531 pixels @ 300 DPI)
File size	Maximum 50 KB
Format	JPEG (PNG accepted but larger)
Background	Plain white or light gray
Head position	Centered, facing camera, neutral expression
Accessories	No sunglasses, no heavy makeup, religious headcoverings allowed
Compliance	OACI/ANTS biometric standard (reusable for passport, CNI, visa)

Quick Example: Before & After

Before: Smartphone selfie = 5 MP, 2500×2000 px, white background, 3 MB
Action: Crop to face, reduce to 413×531 px (35×45 mm), quality 85%
After: 45 KB, official biometric format
Result: Ready to upload to ANTS or any government portal requiring passport photo

Step-by-Step Guide

Take or upload a clear passport photo. The photo should have a white or light gray background, your face centered, and a neutral expression. Smartphone photos work fine if the background is plain.
Open this tool. Drag and drop your photo or click to select it.
Resize to 35×45 mm (413×531 px). Enter 413 in the width field. The tool will automatically scale the height to 531 px (preserving the aspect ratio if needed). If you took a square selfie, a small crop may be needed on the sides.
Reduce quality to 85%. This keeps excellent detail and meets the 50 KB file size limit. At 85% quality, the difference from 100% is not visible.
Choose JPEG format. JPEG is the standard for passport photos. PNG will be larger and is not recommended.
Download. The compressed, resized photo is ready. It should be around 45 KB.
Verify the size. Right-click the downloaded file and check "Properties." It should show a file size under 50 KB. If it exceeds 50 KB, recompress at 80% quality.
Upload to government portal. Submit to ANTS (passport), ANTS (CNI), or your country's visa application system.

Pro Tips

No face crop available in this tool. If your photo has distracting elements around your head, use your phone's photo editor to crop to face first, then upload here.
Quality 85% is the sweet spot. Lower than 80% can show visible compression artifacts. Higher than 90% exceeds 50 KB and will be rejected.
Use for multiple countries. This 35×45 mm biometric standard works for French passport, CNI (national ID), driving permit, and US visa (DS-160 form requires 600×600 px; see our US visa photo guide).
Backup original. Keep your original full-resolution photo. Government photo requirements can change; you can always regenerate it with this tool.

When to Use This Tool

Use passport photo compression when:

Applying for a French passport or passport renewal
Renewing your French CNI (national ID card)
Applying for a driving permit
Uploading ID for a visa application (check country-specific requirements)
Opening a bank account online (some French banks require a biometric photo)

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