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WAEC Photo Resizer

Resize your passport photo for WAEC to 275x314px, under 30KB, JPG — for Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Gambia.

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Background color matters: this tool crops and compresses your photo to spec, but it does not change or remove your background. Take your photo against the correct plain white or plain red backdrop for your country and registration year before uploading it here — check your country's current WAEC notice to confirm which color applies.

📸 Passport Photo

Target: 275x314px | under 30KB
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📋 Specifications

RequirementPassport Photo
Dimensions275 x 314 px
File SizeUnder 30 KB
FormatJPG / JPEG
BackgroundPlain white or red (varies by country/year)
West Africa

Complete Guide to the WAEC Photo Upload

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) serves candidates across Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Gambia. Get your photo right before you register.

Unlike most exam boards, WAEC's photo guidance has historically specified a plain background color — sometimes white, sometimes red — depending on the specific country and registration cycle. This is the one requirement a resizing tool can't fix for you: you need to take the photo against the right backdrop in the first place. This tool handles the rest — getting the pixel dimensions and file size exactly right.

📸 Photo Requirements (Detailed)

1. Technical Specifications

  • Dimensions: 275 x 314 pixels.
  • File Size: Under 30 KB.
  • Format: JPG/JPEG only.

2. Visual Standards

  • Background: Plain white or plain red — check your country's current notice.
  • Expression: Neutral, no exaggerated smiling or frowning, eyes open.
  • Recency: No older than six months, evenly lit with no shadows.

⚠️ Why This Tool Won't Change Your Background

Automatically detecting and replacing a photo background reliably requires AI-based subject segmentation — a much heavier, less reliable process for a compliance-critical document than simple crop-and-compress. Instead: photograph yourself against a real plain red or white backdrop (a wall, sheet, or poster board works), then use this tool to get the dimensions and file size exactly right.

How to Use This Tool

  1. 1

    Take Your Photo Against the Right Backdrop

    Plain white or plain red, per your country's current WAEC notice. Even, front-facing lighting, no shadows.

  2. 2

    Upload & Auto-Resize

    The tool crops to 275x314px and compresses under 30KB automatically.

  3. 3

    Download & Verify

    Check the file size, then upload to your WAEC portal.

Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on your country and the specific registration year — WAEC guidance has cited both plain white and plain red backgrounds in different cycles and countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, the Gambia). This tool doesn't remove or replace your background automatically — it only crops and compresses. Take your photo against the correct plain backdrop for your country/year before uploading it here.
This tool targets under 30KB, at 275x314 pixels, in JPG format. Some sources cite different figures depending on the specific WAEC registration (CASS vs. WASSCE private candidate portals can differ) — confirm the current limit on your specific registration portal before submitting.
The core requirement — a correctly-sized, compressed passport photo — is common across WAEC's member countries, so the same tool works for all of them. Background color and exact file size can vary by country and year, so double-check your specific country's current notice.
No. All resizing and compression happens locally in your browser. Your photo is never uploaded to our servers.
This varies by country and registration type — some WAEC registrations prefer plain, decent attire rather than uniform. Check your specific country's current guidance.