La taille exacte de la photo d'identité du Royaume-Uni en millimètres, centimètres et pouces
If you are preparing a passport application for Royaume-Uni, the single number that matters most is the printed dimension:35 × 45 mm. This is the size enforced by His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) when you submit a physical photo at a Royaume-Uni office or visa application centre. Express the same size in centimeters and you get3.5 × 4.5 cm; exprimez-le en pouces et vous obtenez1.38 × 1.77 inches. Every Royaume-Uni photo studio recognises one of these three notations.
Why does Royaume-Uni insist onexactly35 × 45 mm and not the closest standard size? Two reasons. First, ICAO Doc 9303 specifies a face-height range that only works when the print falls within tight millimeter tolerances — even being 1 mm off pushes the chin or crown out of the biometric template. Second, His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) uses physical templates with a cut-out window of 35 × 45 mm; if your photo is even slightly oversized, a clerk simply cuts it back and the cropped image fails the face-height check.
Imprimez à la maison ou commandez une impression en ligne
If you print at home, use glossy photographic paper rated for inkjet or laser printing. Set your printer to "Best" or "Photo" quality at 300 DPI minimum and to "Actual size" — never "Fit to page", which silently rescales the print. His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) regularly rejects home prints on plain paper because they lack the gloss layer that biometric scanners read. If you order from a print service, give them the exact figure:35 × 45 mm, finition brillante, sans bordure.
Recadrez d'abord numériquement, puis imprimez
Le flux de travail fiable est le suivant : prenez la photo avec un téléphone, recadrez-la numériquement à la taille de pixel correcte, puis envoyez le fichier numérique à imprimer. ImageGates effectue le recadrage numérique gratuitement - ouvrez leOutil de redimensionnement de photo de passeport du Royaume-Uniand your image lands at exactly 413 × 531 pixels (the 300 DPI equivalent of 35 × 45 mm). Then upload the JPEG to your local print shop or print at home on photo paper.
Erreurs millimétriques courantes qui sont rejetées
- Impression à 35 × 45 mm par défautwhen Royaume-Uni actually needs 35 × 45 mm. Auto print kiosks frequently default to the Schengen 35 × 45 mm size.
- Découpage aux ciseaux après impression.Hand-trimming almost always shaves the head height below the His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) minimum.
- Asking for "passport size" without specifying the country.Different countries mean different mm — say "35 by 45 millimetres for Royaume-Uni" out loud.
His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) rule that catches most applicants
Les photos numériques téléchargées via GOV.Royaume-Uni doivent mesurer entre 50 Ko et 10 Mo et au moins 600 × 750 pixels. Ceci s'ajoute à l'exigence de taille et constitue la cause du rejet silencieux de nombreuses demandes de passeport au Royaume-Uni.