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Does my scanned passport photo need to be exactly 4x6 cm without any white background?

Dec 11, 2024
4 months ago
Dumb question but I scanned my 4x6cm photo and it has the photo in the center of a white background (sheet of paper) so it looks fairly small. Does this work or I need to crop the white background and make sure the actual jpg file size is also 4x6 cm?
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The user is seeking clarification on whether a scanned passport photo with a white background is acceptable or if it needs to be cropped to exactly 4x6 cm.
Lalph ******
crop your photo to 472 x 709 pixels. Lots of ways to do this. There is a free android app called ID Photo: Passport photo maker by Easyelife that makes the process quite simple