Photo and Signature Resizer

Which Size to Use

Every notification sets its own rules for the photo, the signature and sometimes the left thumb impression: the size in pixels or centimetres, the file size in KB and the file type. The sizes in the list are common ones; always compare them with the notification and change the numbers if yours differ.

When a notice gives the size in centimetres, a portal usually still checks the KB limit. Keep the shape (width against height) the notice describes, for example a passport photo taller than it is wide.

Getting a Photo and Signature Accepted

Use a recent photo with a plain light background, your face clearly visible and no cap or dark glasses unless the notice allows them. Many notices ask for the date the photo was taken to be printed on it, or for a photo taken within a set period; check yours.

Sign on plain white paper with a black or blue pen, as the notice says, and photograph it in good light. Use 'Keep the whole image' for signatures so nothing is cut off.

If the result is below the minimum size, the portal may reject it as too small: make the width and height larger. If it is still above the maximum, make them smaller.