Passport photos shouldn’t be a gamble
Snapassport checks any phone or camera photo against published passport and visa requirements in about a minute. Every check is free, and you see your finished Premium Photo before you pay $10.
Why we built it
A rejected passport photo is a uniquely frustrating problem: you only find out weeks later, after a trip to a pharmacy counter, a print, and a mail-in or appointment. The rules — head size to the millimetre, neutral expression, even lighting, a specific background — are real and strict, but almost nobody knows them by heart.
We’re a small, independent team of engineers. We thought the honest version of this should exist: upload any photo, run every check for free, and — only if you want the finished result — see your $10 Premium Photo before you pay. Every correction is checked against your original to preserve your identity, with up to 10 total tries and no mystery fees.
What we stand for
Honest pricing
Every check is free, with a live preview. The print-ready Premium Photo — cropped and corrected for your document — is $10, with up to 10 total tries. No subscription, ever.
Privacy first
Your photo is encrypted in transit, never sold or shared, and automatically deleted within 28 days. No account or login required.
Built on the real spec
Every check maps to a published government or ICAO requirement — and you see exactly what passes or fails, free, before you ever pay.
Your identity, preserved
Every Premium Photo edit is similarity-checked against your original and rejected if your identity changes.
The standards behind every check
We don’t guess at the rules — our validation is based on the published, public standards.
The international standard for machine-readable travel documents — format, expression, lighting, background.
Facial-image quality parameters: resolution, orientation, lighting and framing.
Each authority’s published rules
US Department of State, UK HMPO, Schengen/EU and more — mapped per document we support.
A note on who we are
Snapassport is an independent service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any government agency. We check your photo against published requirements, but final acceptance is always determined by the issuing authority. If our AI can’t make your photo pass, you’re automatically refunded in full.
Questions?
We’re a real team and we answer email. Reach us at support@snapassport.com.