Crop a photo to 50 × 50 mm — Czech Republic passport

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01Requirements

Exact numbers for this document

Parameter	What it must be
Print size	50 × 50 mm
Pixels at 300 dpi	591 × 591 px
Pixels at 600 dpi	1181 × 1181 px
Aspect ratio	1:1
Head, share of height	62–70% of photo height
Head, chin to crown	31–35 mm chin to crown
Background	Plain white background. `#ffffff`
Glasses	Eyes must be fully visible; no tinted lenses or strong reflections.

What these millimetres work out to

In a 50 × 50 mm frame a head band of 62–70% is 31–35 mm from the chin to the crown.
Of the 50 mm of height that leaves 15–19 mm for the gap above the crown and the space below the chin together.
At 300 dpi that is a head 366–413 pixels tall — below 366 px the file is too small to print, however good the crop is.
Against the European 35 × 45 mm standard this frame is 1.43 times as wide, 1.11 times as tall and 1.59 times the area — a photo cut for one of the two cannot be reused for the other.

Format50 × 50 mm

Head62–70 %

02Three steps

How to crop it, in three steps

01
Upload a photo taken face-on, in even light
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The tool finds the face and aligns the frame itself — check that the head lands in 62–70%
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Save the 50 × 50 mm result — print it or attach it to the application

03Same country

Do not confuse it with another Czech Republic document

Czech Republic does not use one frame for everything. This page is about passport — 50 × 50 mm. The documents below are cut to a different size, so a file prepared here will not fit them.

passportthis page

biometric residence card (biometrika)

EU blue card 35 × 45 mm
EU long-term residence permit 35 × 45 mm
ID card 35 × 45 mm
national visa (Type D) 35 × 45 mm
permanent residence (Trvalý pobyt) 35 × 45 mm
refugee travel document 35 × 45 mm
residence card for family member of an EU citizen 35 × 45 mm
residence permit 35 × 45 mm
Schengen visa 35 × 45 mm
special long-term residence for ukrainians 35 × 45 mm
work permit 35 × 45 mm

04What we fix

What we fix for free, and what AI fixes

Fixed for free

Background. Replaced with the one this document asks for: plain white background.
Head tilt. Straightened if the head leans slightly to one side.
Frame. Exactly 50 × 50 mm, by the document’s rules.
A light shadow on one side of the face. Gently brightened.
File and print sheet. A file to the document’s rules and a 10 × 15 or A4 sheet to print.

What can't be fixed for free, AI correction fixes

Hard shadows and uneven light on the face.
A smile, raised brows or a half-open mouth. Cropping keeps the face it was given.
Too few pixels. If the original is smaller than 591 × 591 px, enlarging it only blurs the face.
Clothing and pose. Shoulders out of frame, body turned away from the camera.

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Glare on the lenses. Take the glasses off or turn away from the light source and shoot again.

05Rejections

Why these photos get rejected — and how to fix each one

ReasonFix

A photograph the capture system judges unacceptable (Rome: the application cannot be finished until a suitable photograph is available)A sharp, unaltered front-facing photograph of the requested size, in natural colours.

A print that is not the size the embassy asks for (5 × 5 cm at Rome and Riyadh), below 250 DPI, or not on a white background (Riyadh)A 5 × 5 cm colour print of at least 250 DPI on white, with a centimetre of background above the head.

A head turned or tilted, a look over the shoulder, hair over the eyes, a non-neutral expression or an open mouthA front view, the look into the lens, a neutral expression, a closed mouth, eyes open.

A head less than 31 mm or more than 35 mm high on the 5 × 5 cm print, eyes outside the marked band, a busy background, dark glasses, reflectionsA head 31–35 mm high with the eyes level and the nose on the centre line, a plain white background, clear eyes without reflections.

06Good to know

Czech Republic-specific things to know

In the Czech Republic the passport photograph is taken by the official at the municipal office together with the fingerprints (over 12), so there is nothing to print — a citizen's application takes about ten minutes.
Czech embassies differ: Bern takes the photograph itself, Rome asks for 5 × 5 cm (or slightly larger), Riyadh for a 5 × 5 cm colour print of at least 250 DPI on white with a centimetre of background above the head.
The print is square: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' template sets 5 × 5 cm with the head 31–35 mm high and the eyes between two marked lines, unlike the 35 × 45 mm of the Ministry of the Interior's 2003 leaflet.

07Printing

Printing on a single sheet

2 × 2 frames fit on one 10×15 cm sheet — 4 copies from a single print.

Print at 100% scale, borderless, and turn off fit-to-page so each photo keeps its exact size.

10 × 15 cm · 4 × 6″Photos: 6 (3 × 2)

A4 · 21 × 29.7 cmPhotos: 20 (4 × 5)

08Source

Where these numbers come from

Source: Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic and the Czech embassies. Last checked against the official page on 21 Oct 2026.

What the source confirms

Citizen Portal, «Issue of a passport»: the personal presence of the citizen is required at the time of the application because the biometric data — a facial image — is taken, and for a citizen over 12 fingerprints as well; the passport is valid 5 years for citizens under 15 and 10 years over 15; a passport application is usually processed within 10 minutes, including filling out the application form, capturing biometric data and signatures.
Same page, where and how: at any municipal office of a municipality with extended powers; in Prague at any office of city districts 1 to 22 (the 30-day passport) and, for the 24-hour and 5-working-day passports, also at the Ministry of the Interior; abroad at an embassy of the Czech Republic (not a consulate led by an honorary consular officer), where the passport is issued within 120 days; the official compares the data with the Population Register Information System, takes the facial image and fingerprints, prints the application for signature and sends the data electronically to the manufacturer.
Embassy in Bern: the application is processed electronically in a closed system and the application form is not filled in; the photograph of the applicant is taken by the consular officer at the consular section in Bern.
Embassy in Rome: the photograph should be 5 × 5 cm (or slightly larger); if the system judges the submitted photograph unacceptable for capturing the biometric data, the application cannot be completed until a suitable photograph is available; the criteria for small children are more lenient (no accompanying person or hands visible, no head covering, nothing covering the face).
Embassy in Riyadh: the photograph must be in colour, match the applicant's current appearance, measure 5 × 5 cm, have a minimum resolution of 250 DPI and a white background, show the face with a neutral expression in high quality with natural colours (not altered); the face must not fill the whole picture — at least one centimetre of white background above the head and the shoulders visible; a model photograph (PDF) is attached.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, «Template for check of passport photographs» — the model photograph attached to the Riyadh embassy page (uploaded 3 June 2016): image size 5 cm × 5 cm; the head between the inner and the outer outline, its «height is not over 35 mm … and less than 31 mm»; the eyes between the two dashed lines and on the same level (for children slightly below the lower line); the nose on the centre line; the photograph in sharp focus.
Ministry of the Interior leaflet (March 2003, before biometric passports) for photographs of the identity card and the passport: a rectangle on its shorter side, colour or black and white, 35 × 45 mm; head and shoulders; the person without dark glasses (except the blind) and without head covering unless for health or religious reasons, and then not covering the face; the background recommended white to light blue, plain, with no landscape, buildings or other people; en face, looking into the lens; the height of the face from the root of the nose to the chin at least 13 mm and at least 2 mm between the top of the head and the top edge; no reflections that hide identifying features, no retouching, not dirty, creased, torn or stamped; optimal colour density.

Embassy of the Czech Republic in Riyadh — passport photo 5 × 5 cm and the Ministry's template ↗

09Questions

Questions people ask before cropping

What size must a passport photo be in Czech Republic?

50 × 50 mm. 62–70% of photo height.

How many pixels is 50 × 50 mm when printed?

591 × 591 px (300 dpi) · 1181 × 1181 px (600 dpi).

How much of the frame should the head take?

62–70% of photo height. 31–35 mm chin to crown.

What background does this document need?

Plain white background.

What can’t be fixed here for free?

Hard shadows and uneven light on the face. A smile, raised brows or a half-open mouth. Cropping keeps the face it was given. Clothing and pose. Shoulders out of frame, body turned away from the camera. AI fixes this from the same photo — you see the result before paying.

How many photos fit on one 10×15 cm sheet?