Compress Image to 20 KB — Passport & Visa Photos
Reduce a photo to under 20 KB for online passport, visa, and government applications — without uploading sensitive identity photos to any server.
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Compresseur d'images
Compresser une image à la taille cible
Téléchargez une image et définissez la taille maximale souhaitée. Gratuit, sécurisé et dans votre navigateur.
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À propos du compresseur d'images
Notre compresseur d'images avancé utilise une compression adaptative multipasse pour une réduction optimale de la taille. Définissez votre taille cible exacte et laissez le moteur trouver le meilleur équilibre entre qualité et taille.
Fonctionnalités :
- Définissez votre taille maximale exacte (Mo ou Ko)
- Compression adaptative multipasse avec recherche intelligente de qualité
- Support des formats PNG, JPG et WebP
- Limite de fichier d'entrée jusqu'à 50MB
- Fonctionne entièrement dans votre navigateur — les fichiers ne quittent jamais votre appareil
- Complètement gratuit sans inscription
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Why this matters
Online visa and passport portals routinely cap photo uploads at 20 KB, 30 KB, or 50 KB — a threshold that most smartphone cameras vastly exceed. The compressor binary-searches quality levels until your photo lands under the limit, letting you submit on the first attempt instead of guessing quality settings in another app.
Step by step
- 1Open the Image CompressorDrop in your passport or ID photo (JPG recommended).
- 2Set the target to 20 KBType "20" and choose "KB".
- 3CompressThe tool iterates in-browser to hit the target.
- 4Check the previewThe face should still be clear at 20 KB for most modern photos. If it looks too degraded, try a higher-resolution source image.
- 5Download and submitSave the compressed photo and upload it to the application portal.
Frequently asked questions
Why do government portals require photos under 20 KB?
Legacy upload systems with low server storage quotas set these caps years ago. The limits are rarely updated even as camera megapixel counts have increased.
Will the face still be recognizable at 20 KB?
Yes, for a correctly taken passport photo (tight face crop, even lighting, white background). A 1–2 MP crop of a face compresses well at 20 KB because skin and solid backgrounds are highly compressible.
Should I use JPG or PNG for a 20 KB photo?
JPG. PNG at 20 KB would be extremely degraded because PNG is lossless and far less efficient for photos at tiny file sizes.
Is my passport photo uploaded anywhere?
No. Compression runs entirely in your browser. Your photo never leaves your device, which is especially important for identity documents.
What if the portal also requires specific pixel dimensions?
Resize first using the Image Resizer (e.g., 600×600 px), then compress to 20 KB here.
My country's portal asks for under 50 KB or 30 KB — will this work?
Yes. Set the target to whatever value your portal specifies — 30, 50, or 100 KB.
Further reading
- JPG vs PNG: Which Image Format Should You Use?JPG and PNG are the two most common image formats on the web, but they serve very different purposes. Learn which one to use for photos, logos, screenshots, and more.
- What Is WebP and Should You Use It?WebP is a modern image format from Google that delivers smaller files than JPG or PNG with comparable quality. Here is everything you need to know before switching.
- How to Compress Images Without Losing QualityLarge image files slow down websites and fill up storage. This guide explains the practical techniques for making images smaller while keeping them looking sharp.
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