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What it costs, start to finish
Checking your photo is free — upload one, see all eleven checks and a watermarked preview, and decide afterwards. The download is $11.86 this week, $16.95 after the offer ends.
US passport photo
$11.86
one-time, per photo
- ✓1200×1200 px digital file — the maximum allowed
- ✓Printable 6×4 inch sheet at 600 dpi, with cut guides
- ✓Nine compliance checks, shown before you pay
- ✓Unlimited retakes before you pay
- ✓Money-back acceptance guarantee
- ✓No account needed
Pay only after your photo passes
What $11.86 includes that a counter doesn't
| Here | Drugstore | Other online tools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.86 | $16–18 | $10–17 |
| Price shown upfront | Yes — this page | At the counter | Often at checkout |
| Digital + print | Both included | Print only | Often digital only |
| Retakes | Unlimited, free | One shot | Varies |
What you actually receive for $11.86
Two files, not one. The digital photo is 1200 × 1200 pixels — the maximum the State Department accepts — which uploads directly into an online renewal. The print sheet is 6 × 4 inches at 600 dpi with two 2 × 2 inch photos and hairline cut guides, sized for any drugstore kiosk. Printing it costs about 35¢, paid to the shop rather than to us.
Most counters sell you one or the other, so needing both — a renewal now, a visa application later — means paying twice. If you are comparing options first, our guide to how much passport photos cost breaks down what every major chain charges and what each one leaves out.
An actual print sheet produced by this service.
Why you pay after, not before
Uploading, processing and the full eleven-check report are free. You see the finished photo behind a watermark, with your head height measured in inches against the required range, before payment is mentioned. Retakes are free and unlimited — if the report shows a shadow or a smile with teeth, take another and try again at no cost.
That ordering is deliberate. At a photo counter you pay first and find out there was a problem when your application is refused weeks later. The only thing you buy here is the download of a photo you have already watched pass.
No subscription, no upsells
One payment per photo. There is no account to cancel, no monthly plan, and no paid guarantee add-on — the money-back guarantee is included, which is not true of every service in this category. If the authority refuses a photo we approved, you get your money back.
Tax is included in the price shown, so the $11.86 on the button is the$11.86 on your card.
Frequently asked
Good questions, straight answers
Is $11.86 really all I pay?+
Yes. It covers the digital file and the printable sheet, tax included. Printing the sheet at a drugstore kiosk costs about 35 cents, paid to the drugstore rather than to us.
When exactly do I pay?+
After your photo passes all eleven checks and you have seen the watermarked preview. Never before.
How does the money-back guarantee work?+
If the authorities reject a photo we approved, contact us with the rejection notice and you get a full refund.
Do you sell subscriptions?+
No. One photo, one payment. Nothing recurring.
Free to try. $11.86 if it passes.
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