United Kingdom: official photo & upload specifications
Every United Kingdom photo and document upload rule we have an official source for: print sizes, pixel sizes, kilobyte limits, formats and backgrounds. A dash means the official page states no value — nothing here is estimated.
7 records · values checked 25 October 2026 · part of the Siliph open dataset (CC BY 4.0)
Official requirements
What each official page states, with the page linked and the date it was read.
| Document | Print size | Pixels | File size | Format | Background | Official source | Matching Siliph tool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving licenceOnline upload | — | — | — | — | plain light-coloured | nidirect.gov.ukchecked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
| Driving licencePrinted photo | 35 × 45 mm | — | — | — | light grey or cream | nidirect.gov.ukchecked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
| PassportOnline upload | — | 600 × 750 px | 50 KB – 10 MB | — | plain light-coloured | gov.ukchecked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
| PassportPrinted photo | 35 × 45 mm | — | — | — | plain cream or light grey | gov.ukchecked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
| VisaOnline upload | — | 600 × 750 px | 50 KB – 6 MB | JPEG | plain light-coloured | gov.ukchecked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
Siliph presets built from these rules
The exact file our free photo resizer makes for each rule — for example a size picked inside an officially stated range. Each preset cites the official page it was built from.
| Document | Print size | Pixels | File size | Format | Background | Official source | Matching Siliph tool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passport — PhotoSiliph preset | 35 × 45 mm | at least 700 × 900 px | 50 KB – 10 MB | — | — | GOV.UK: Photos for passportschecked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
| Visa — PhotoSiliph preset | — | at least 600 × 750 px | 50 KB – 6 MB | — | — | GOV.UK guidance: how to take a photo for a visa application or permissionchecked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
Use this data
These records are part of the Siliph photo & document upload specifications dataset, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Siliph (siliph.com). Download it as JSON or CSV. For any single value, the official source linked in its row is the authority.