Get a compliant passport photo at home.
Take it with your phone, against any wall. IDshot checks it, makes the background plain and sizes the file. A photo expert verifies it before you submit.
Start with the document your photo is for. The check is free.
- Checked on your phone, in a few seconds
- Verified by a photo expert
- Accepted, or your money back
- US visaOnline application
- US passportOnline renewal · coming
Know it passes before you pay.
A rejection comes after the $130 renewal or $185 visa fee, with no reason given. IDshot checks first and tells you what to change.
Choose a document
US passport
From a phone photo to an upload-ready file, in three steps.
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Step 1
Pick the document.
US visa today; the US passport is coming. Each is checked against its own official requirements.
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Step 2
Choose a photo.
Straight from your camera roll, HEIC included. No account, nothing to install.
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Step 3
Get your photo.
Every check with a tick or a cross. When all pass, get your photo: square, sized, on a plain background, verified by a photo expert before you upload.
Taken at home. Ready to upload.
Phone photos against whatever wall was there, cropped, sized and set on a plain background.
Ready to upload
Each tile is the upload: the head centred and sized to the requirement, the background made plain.
Checked, explained, verified.
What happens between choosing a photo and uploading it.
Fail · 78%
Pass · 66%
You're told what to change, not only that it failed.
Head too large, background too dark, eyes too low: each failed check comes with one physical instruction for the retake.
- One instruction per failed check · a change, not a guess
- Check the retake again · as many times as it takes
Fail · grey
Pass · plain
The background is made plain. Your face stays as taken.
Take the photo where you are. IDshot sets you on a plain white background and leaves your face, hair and clothes alone.
- White or off-white · what the requirement asks for
- Light on your face still has to pass · a shadow across it is a retake
VerifiedA photo expert confirms what a measurement cannot.
Glare, shadows, expression, head coverings. A person reviews the photo within 12 hours, usually 6, before you submit it.
- Retake coaching · up to three rounds
- Your money back · if it's rejected for a photo reason
Square, sized and under the limit. Ready for the upload.
The check runs in your browser and uploads nothing. The file you get is already the size and format the upload asks for.
- No account, no subscription
- A photo sent for verification is deleted · within 24 hours of the result
The pharmacy or IDshot, side by side.
Both get you a passport photo. They ask different things of you first.
Cost
$15 to $18 for two prints
One payment, less than the prints
Time
A trip, a queue, a wait for the print
About a second, at home
Your wall
Their backdrop, their light
Any wall; the background is made plain
If it fails
Pay again
Retake coaching, then your money back
What you learn
That it was rejected
Each check, and what to change
One price, paid once.
No account, no subscription. Check your photo first, pay when it passes.
Your passport photo
$9.95 once- The file: square, sized for the upload, on a plain background
- A photo expert reviews it within 12 hours, usually 6
- Retake coaching, up to three rounds
- Your money back if it's rejected for a photo reason within 90 days
Checking a photo costs nothing. You pay when you want the file. Your photo is uploaded when you continue to checkout, so the expert can see it, and it is deleted within 24 hours of the result.
Accepted, or your money back.
If a photo IDshot verified is rejected for a photo reason within 90 days. The conditions are written in full in the refund terms.
Questions
Does a pass mean the government will accept it?
A pass means the photo meets every published requirement we can measure. The expert adds judgment on what a measurement cannot settle, and the money-back promise covers the rest. The decision is always the government's.
Where does my photo go?
Nowhere, during the check: it runs in your browser. Your photo is uploaded when you continue to checkout, so the expert can see it, and it is deleted within 24 hours of the result. If you don't finish the order, it is deleted within 24 hours.
Which documents are covered?
The US visa application, the DS-160 upload, today. The US passport online renewal is next, then UK passport and visa photos. A document is added only once its requirements are verified on the official page.
Can I use a photo straight from my phone?
Yes. JPEG, PNG and HEIC at any size, including a 12-megapixel original. IDshot sizes the file for the upload.
What if the wall behind me isn't plain?
IDshot makes the background plain white before the file is sized. Light on your face still matters: a shadow across it, or a window behind you, means a retake.
Why pay, when the portal checks the photo itself?
The portal's own check looks at the file more than the photo, and a rejection can still come later, at the interview or in review. IDshot's expert catches that before you pay the fee, and the refund covers what slips through.