Do I need to physically crop my passport photo?
When renewing my US passport, I need to send a 2" × 2" photo in to the State Dept. Is that just the size of the photo image or the size of the whole thing? That is to say, can I print my 2×2 photo on 3×5 paper and send that in with a white border?
Best Answer
The exact rules read "Photo should be 2”x2” (51 x 51 mm) with the head centered and sized between 1” and 1.4” (25 and 35 mm)."
This: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/photos/photo-examples.html
Shows multiple examples of OK and not OK photos. I see no examples where a 2x2 photo on a larger media is OK. We personally cut our photos 2 x 2 and have never had an issue (very straight/even with a photo cutter)
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Answer 2
2X2 is the size of the whole thing or paper. For exact measurements of the image itself, see:
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/photos/photos.html
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/photos/photo-composition-template.html
It answers all your questions.
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