Our mission
Millions of passport and visa applications are delayed every year because of a non-compliant photo: a shadow on the background, a head measured two millimeters too small, a file five kilobytes too large. Meanwhile, retail photo counters charge $14.99–$17.99 for two small prints of a photo taken in thirty seconds.
PassportPhotoGuru Inc exists to fix both problems at once. Our goal is simple: to be the best ID photo service on the internet — compliant enough that your application sails through, convenient enough to finish on your phone in two minutes, and economical enough that the whole thing costs less than a coffee.
How we keep photos compliant
Each document preset is built directly from the issuing authority's published rules — the U.S. Department of State's composition template, USCIS form instructions, the Chinese Embassy's COVA specifications, the Indian Visa Online upload rules — and we cite those sources on every page so you can verify them yourself.
Our AI is deliberately conservative: it replaces the background, balances lighting, and crops to the official geometry, but it is explicitly instructed to never retouch, reshape or beautify your face. Government guidance warns against altered photos — so a tool that makes you "look better" is a tool that gets your application rejected. We optimize for acceptance, not for flattery.
What you get for $2.99
- Free preview first — you see the exact watermarked result before paying anything.
- HD digital photo at the exact pixel dimensions and file size your application portal requires.
- Print-ready sheets in standard retail sizes (4×6 to 8×10), tiled at true 300 dpi physical size, in JPG and PDF.
- Printing guides for Walgreens, CVS, Walmart and Target so the print costs cents, not $17.
Privacy is part of the product
An ID photo is sensitive data. Uploads travel over encrypted connections, are stored encrypted, are used solely to generate your photo, and are automatically deleted from our servers within 24 hours. We never use your photos for AI training, marketing, or anything else. No account is required, and we keep no personal profile. Payments are processed by Stripe; we never see your card details. Read the full privacy policy.
Who we are
Passport Photo Guru is built and operated by PassportPhotoGuru Inc, a small team of engineers who got tired of overpaying for photos that still got rejected. We're not affiliated with any government agency or retailer — our only job is making your photo pass.
Questions, feedback, or a rejected photo we should make right? Write to us at [email protected] — a human reads every message.