Is my France passport photo valid for Japon Passeport?

Almost never — local files are often near 35 × 45 mm; Japon Passeport needs 45 × 45 mm / Blanc.

DIY passport photo while living in France?

Yes. Keep Japon Passeport selected so Japon millimetres apply.

Studio required in France?

No — a sharp selfie plus this passport crop is enough for most digital filings.

Mandatory passport size?

45 × 45 mm on Blanc for Japon Passeport.

Will the embassy reprint for me?

Do not plan on it — arrive with a correct Japon Passeport file.

Japon passport policy wins; remove glasses if unsure; skip uniforms.

Portal rejects after download?

Fix KB/pixel caps after the biometric crop; reread Japon passport help.

Can I reuse a driving-licence photo for this passport?

Only if size and background already match. Otherwise regenerate as Japon Passeport on this page.

Does this page create ID or licence photos?

No — the selector is Japon Passeport. Pick the matching document for other products.

Japon Passeport — 45 × 45 mm

Q: What size is a Japon Passeport photo?

45 × 45 mm with a Blanc background.

Japon Passeport from France: travel-document crop only

Scope lock: this URL is for Japon Passeport travel-document photos only — licence and national-ID copy live on their own pages.

Even when your FotoPass market shows France, a Japon Passeport must still meet Japon photo law for that document — local domestic sizes are a different product.

This article is scoped to Japon Passeport as a Japon travel / passport photo (45 × 45 mm, Blanc). Driving-licence and national-ID wording is not pasted here.

Cross-border passport work: your UI market is France, but the photo law is Japon for Japon Passeport. Local booth habits do not travel.

Official framing for Japon Passeport on FotoPass is 45 × 45 mm with a Blanc background. Treat any other country’s booth print as a different template.

Home-market tip: France passport photos are commonly about 35 × 45 mm. Japon Passeport instead demands 45 × 45 mm — different aspect ratio, not a simple resize.

From France: unfiltered selfie → lock Japon Passeport → upload → use the export for Japon passport portals or embassy packets — never a recycled licence file.

Why France booth prints fail Japon passport checks

A 35 × 45 mm France print is not a legal 45 × 45 mm passport crop. Phone edge-trims break head ratios that border systems measure.

Cream or grey France studio paper can also fail when Japon Passeport requires Blanc.

Embassy / online passport filing from France

Submit the newest Japon Passeport export — not last year’s holiday portrait — whether you file online or attend a Japon mission serving France.

Compress for portal KB limits only after the biometric passport crop is set.

Do not switch away from Japon Passeport

Market chrome may say France, but the selector must stay on this passport product. Changing to a local licence silently changes millimetres.

Japon passport photo — what people search

This page is scoped to Japon Passeport only: 45 × 45 mm on a Blanc background. Licence or national-ID crops belong on their own document pages.

Queries such as “Japon passport photo size” and “biometric passport photo” should land here — not on a driving-licence tool with a coincidentally similar millimetre size.

Japon passport note

Japan passport photos follow a strict portrait ratio. This page sets Japon Passeport to 45 × 45 mm / Blanc.

France → Japon passport gate

Form asks for Japon Passeport (passport / travel)
Canvas 45 × 45 mm — not the usual France booth (35 × 45 mm)
Passport backdrop Blanc
No stretched local passport JPEG
Neutral face for border biometrics
Market France / law Japon

France-based travellers clear Japon Passeport checks when every passport line above is true.