UPS Passport Photo: Cost, How It Works & What to Expect

Yes, many The UPS Store locations take and print passport photos in one visit. Not every store offers it, though; the service runs at participating locations, so check your local store's page or give them a quick call first.

There's no national price. Every The UPS Store is independently owned, and each franchise sets its own passport photo price and hours. The only way to know what yours charges is to call or check its store page before you go.

No, you can walk in at participating stores. If you'd rather not wait, The UPS Store also lets you schedule an appointment online through your local store's page.

Sort of; it depends on the store. Because each location is a franchise, some offer a digital file and some only hand you prints. If you plan to renew your passport online, you'll need a digital photo, so ask before they shoot.

For the photo itself, just yourself in a solid-color top. For the passport application, The UPS Store recommends an up-to-date ID and your birth certificate. The photo also has to be recent; anything used for a new passport should be taken within the last six months.

It handles the photo and, at stores that offer it, the shipping. The UPS Store's passport pages describe passport and ID photos plus services for on-time delivery of your paperwork to the National Passport Processing Center. The application itself is submitted elsewhere; Post Offices that accept applications charge a $35.00 acceptance fee on top of the photo.

Use the store finder on theupsstore.com and open the location you have in mind. Each store page lists the services that store offers, and passport photos appear there when it has the camera. A phone call confirms both the service and the price in one go.

FedEx Office is the one you can price before you leave the house: $15.95 everywhere for two prints or a digital copy on USB. At The UPS Store, each franchise sets its own price, so cheaper is possible and unknowable until you ask.

If the passport office rejects the photo, you're usually making a second trip to the store for a redo. From home, OnePassPhoto checks your passport picture against every official rule before you pay; we also refund you if it's ever rejected.

Policies vary by store, like everything else at a franchise. Call your location before bundling up the baby. At home you can take as many tries as your little one needs, and OnePassPhoto checks the result against every rule before you pay.

No, glasses and sunglasses aren't allowed in US passport photos, and The UPS Store's own guidance says to skip hats too, unless you wear one for religious reasons. If you can't remove your glasses for medical reasons, you'll need a signed doctor's statement with your application.

About nine months before it expires, according to The UPS Store's guidance. Most countries want your passport valid for at least six months past your travel dates, and many airlines won't board you if it isn't.

Yes, a photo taken at home is fine for a US passport as long as it meets the State Department's rules. Upload a selfie to OnePassPhoto and we set the size, fix the background if needed, and check every rule before you pay, with the digital file included.