Meet the pixel requirements for ID and passport pictures

Online visa and ID applications often reject photos below a minimum resolution. If your passport photo is sharp but too small, upscaling it can meet the pixel requirement without retaking it.

A passport-style portrait photo enlarged to meet a minimum resolution

Upscaling ID photos the careful way

Official photos must show your real appearance, so use conservative settings: Lanczos or bicubic, low sharpness and no colour boost. These methods add pixels mathematically rather than inventing facial detail, which keeps the passport photo faithful to the original.

Check the official rules

Each authority sets its own size, background and file-type rules; upscale to the required dimensions and export JPG if the form demands it.

Privacy

A face photo is personal data. Processing locally means it is never uploaded to a third-party server.

The tool

Enhance & upscale — free, in your browser

No sign-up · no watermark · no uploads. Everything below runs on your own device.

Target resolution

3840 px long edge

Sharpness45%
Algorithm

Real AI model — runs on your device, larger download, may take longer

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Batch mode: add several images and they process one after another with these shared settings.

Frequently asked questions

Is it acceptable to upscale a passport photo?

Enlarging a sharp photo to meet a pixel minimum is generally fine, but rules vary by country, so check the issuing authority's requirements.

Should I use Deep Enhance for ID photos?

Lanczos is the safer choice, since it does not predict new facial detail and keeps the photo true to the original.

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