Free, browser-based, no upload required
Most passport and visa portals require your photo to be under 50KB or 100KB in JPEG format. This tool compresses your photo to the exact size your portal requires without any quality loss beyond what is necessary.
HEIC supported
iPhone photos accepted
JPEG output
Accepted by all portals
No uploads
Files stay on your device
Common passport portal requirements:
Drop image here to compress to 48KB
JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC. All processing stays in your browser.
Default target is 48KB for the common 50KB portal limit. Change the target above to match your specific portal requirements.
Requirements vary by country. Always check your specific portal before submitting. The values below reflect common requirements at time of writing.
| Country | Portal | File size | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Passport Seva / BLS | 20KB to 50KB | JPEG |
| Nigeria | NIS e-Passport Portal | Under 50KB | JPEG |
| Pakistan | DGIP Online Portal | Under 100KB | JPEG |
| Philippines | DFA Online Appointment | Under 100KB | JPEG |
| UK | HM Passport Office | Under 50KB | JPEG |
| USA | Travel.State.Gov | Under 240KB | JPEG |
Portal requirements change. Verify the current requirements on your official portal before submitting.
Most national passport and visa portals require a digital photo between 10KB and 100KB, with 50KB being one of the most common upper limits. Some portals specify a range such as 20KB to 50KB. Check your specific portal's requirements and adjust the target size in the tool accordingly.
Yes. Passport photos taken on modern phones are typically 3 to 10 megabytes. Compressing to 50KB still produces a photo that is entirely clear at the small sizes passport portals display and store it. The binary search algorithm finds the highest quality that fits within the limit.
Choose JPEG. It is universally accepted by all government passport and visa portals. WebP is not accepted by most official government systems.
Yes. HEIC is supported as input. The tool decodes your iPhone photo in the browser and re-encodes it as JPEG, which passport portals require. No intermediate conversion step is needed.
Yes. All processing happens in your browser using WebAssembly. Your photo never leaves your device and is never uploaded to any server. This is particularly important for passport photos, which are sensitive identity documents.
Set the target size to 45KB in the tool. This gives you a result comfortably within the 20 to 50KB range. You can adjust the target to any value using the input field.