Remove background from a passport or ID photo
Official document photos — passports, visas, national IDs, driver’s licenses — almost always require a plain white or light-grey background. If you took a photo at home or at work, the background is probably wrong. Instead of re-shooting, you can remove it and replace it with white.
How to do it
- Open the background removal tool.
- Upload your photo — it stays on your device, nothing is sent to a server.
- The AI separates you from the background and gives you a transparent PNG.
- Open the PNG in any image editor (or even PowerPoint) and place it on a white rectangle, then save as JPEG.
The whole process takes under a minute.
Will this pass official requirements?
The tool removes the background cleanly, but official photos have additional requirements — exact dimensions, head position, no shadows, specific lighting. This tool handles the background step; you may still need to crop and resize to match your country’s specifications.
Tips
- Face the camera straight on and keep a neutral expression before you shoot — no tool can fix a turned head after the fact.
- Use even lighting to avoid harsh shadows on your face or behind you.
- Use the ISNet model for the best edge quality around hair and ears.
- The result is a PNG with transparency. Most document upload forms expect a JPEG with a white background — add the white layer before converting.
Privacy matters for ID photos
ID photos are sensitive personal data. Cloud-based background removers upload your face to their servers. Blur.photo runs the AI model entirely in your browser — your photo never leaves your device.
Looking for a softer effect? Blur the background instead to keep the scene while drawing focus to your face.