Free Hong Kong Passport Photo Online — Make a 40×50 mm Photo

Need a Hong Kong passport photo? Upload a recent photo and IDPhotoBy sizes and crops it to the Hong Kong Immigration Department (ImmD) standard — a 40×50 mm (4×5 cm) photo with your head 32–36 mm from chin to crown on a plain white background — with the Hong Kong Passport document already selected. This is the printable 40×50 mm photo you submit by post or drop-in. It is free — no payment required.

The Hong Kong Immigration Department sets the rules for a HK passport photo, and IDPhotoBy checks your photo against them. Here is what ImmD requires:

• Size 40×50 mm — 40 mm wide by 50 mm high (4×5 cm).
• Head 32–36 mm from chin to crown — with sufficient headroom above the top of your head, and your head centred in the frame.
• Plain white background — a single, even white background with no shadow.
• Full frontal face — face the camera straight on, showing your full frontal face with clear facial features.
• No head dress — do not wear a hat or head covering.
• Clothing and make-up — avoid heavy make-up and overly dark or overly light-coloured clothing.

ImmD will not accept a photo if you are not centred, have a frame across the eyes, have hair across your eyes or eyebrows, show flash reflection on the face or glasses, have a shadow, or if the photo is too light or too dark. A photograph submitted by post or drop-in that does not meet the standard will be returned unprocessed — so it is worth getting the size, crop and background right the first time.

The Hong Kong passport photo size is 40×50 mm (4×5 cm) — 40 mm wide and 50 mm high. IDPhotoBy sets this exact 40×50 mm frame for you, with the chin-to-crown distance in the required 32–36 mm range and enough space above the head. Your head stays centred, front-facing, on a plain white background.

This page prepares the printable 40×50 mm photo — the size ImmD asks for when you submit your photo on paper by post or at a drop-in counter. If you are applying through the online passport service instead, ImmD takes a different, pixel-sized digital image (see the section below).

• Upload a recent, well-lit photo with the tool on this page — the Hong Kong Passport document is already selected.
• IDPhotoBy resizes and crops your photo to 40×50 mm with your head at the required 32–36 mm chin-to-crown size and sufficient headroom, and sets the plain white background ImmD requires.
• Preview the result — check the head size and position, the plain white background, and that your face is clearly visible with no shadow or glare.
• Download the finished photo free, and use the printable sheet to print your 40×50 mm copies for the post or drop-in application.

The free Hong Kong passport photo maker also works as a size checker and resizer for a HK passport photo you already have — there is no app to download, it runs online in your browser.

IDPhotoBy sizes and crops the photo you upload to 40×50 mm and sets the plain white background the Immigration Department requires. It does not retouch, beautify or otherwise edit your face, and it never swaps in an AI-generated face. That matters here: ImmD wants your full frontal face with clear facial features, so the photo has to look like you — only the framing, size and white background are prepared.

What we do not do is promise acceptance — no online tool can. Your file is prepared to the published ImmD requirements, and the Immigration Department makes the final decision. And it stays free: no paid plan, no per-photo charge.

Hong Kong lets you apply for a passport two ways, and the photo is different for each:

• Print (post or drop-in) — a physical 40×50 mm photo on plain white paper, which is what this page prepares.
• Online passport application — instead of a printed photo you upload a digital image: ImmD accepts a JPEG file of 5 MB or below, captured by digital camera at at least 1200×1600 px. That is a separate, pixel-sized file, not the 40×50 mm print.

If you are submitting your photo on paper by post or drop-in, this 40×50 mm page is the one you want. If you are applying online and need the digital 1200×1600 px image, prepare that pixel-sized version instead — it is a different file with its own size rules.

You do not need a studio. You can take a Hong Kong passport photo at home with a phone and still get a compliant result:

• Stand about 60 cm (2 feet) in front of a plain white wall or backdrop, in soft, even light so there is no shadow behind you or on your face.
• Face the camera straight on with a neutral expression. Keep your hair off your eyes and eyebrows, take off a hat, and if you wear glasses angle your head so there is no flash reflection on the lenses.
• Fill the frame with your head and the top of your shoulders, then upload it here and let IDPhotoBy crop it to the exact 40×50 mm size on a white background.

The same steps work for a baby or child's Hong Kong passport photo — lay an infant on a plain white sheet and photograph from directly above, with the eyes open if you can, then crop to size.

Requirements can change — check the Hong Kong Immigration Department's photo instructions (immd.gov.hk) before you apply; the Immigration Department is the final authority on whether a photo is accepted.