US passport renewal online: make your photo, signature and documents fit
United States Department of State, online passport renewal rejects uploads that break its rules. Drop your files here: each is cropped, resized and compressed to the rules below, checked, and named. Nothing is uploaded; it runs on your device.
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What US passport renewal online asks for
| File | Format | Size | Pixels | And |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photograph | JPG / PNG | 54 KB to 10 MB |
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Where these rules come from
Read on October 27, 2026 from Renew your passport online: uploading a digital photo (Uploading a digital photo (page updated 4 May 2026)) (published May 4, 2026)
Portals change their rules without notice. If US passport renewal online asks for something else now, tell us and the page is corrected within a day. Report a change
Frequently asked questions
- Why did US passport renewal online reject my photo?
- Almost always the file: a format other than JPG, a size outside the window, or the wrong pixel dimensions. The table above lists what United States Department of State, online passport renewal states; the tool makes your file meet every line it can check and tells you which it cannot.
- Does my file leave my phone?
- No. The rules come with the page, and the cropping, resizing, compressing and checking run in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to us.
- The portal asks for a minimum size and my file is smaller. What happens?
- The picture is encoded sharper first. If it is still under the minimum, a comment that every reader skips is added inside the file so that it reaches the minimum; the picture itself does not change.
- Can you fix a blurred photo or a dark background?
- No. Software can crop, resize and compress; what the picture shows is for the camera. The card under each file names what US passport renewal online asks of the picture itself.