Travel & Luggage calculator
What Passport Wallet Size Do I Need?
Use your measurements for passports to carry, passport width, and passport height to find minimum passport-wallet internal size.
Enter your measurements
Use this minimum-size calculation when you need to answer “what passport wallet size do i need?” Enter passports to carry, passport width, and passport height and the tool returns minimum passport-wallet internal size using the rule defined for this exact use case.
- Passports to carry — Required
- Passport width — Required
- Passport height — Required
- Passport thickness — Required
- Cards — Optional
- Average card thickness — Optional
- Folded documents/tickets — Optional
- Average folded-document thickness — Optional
- Phone width if stored — Optional
- Phone height if stored — Optional
- Phone thickness if stored — Optional
- Panel edge margin — Required
Minimum passport-wallet internal size
Enter the measurements above to calculate minimum passport-wallet internal size.
How the calculation works
The configured inputs feed this calculation: minimumPanelWidth=max(passportWidth,phoneWidth)+2×margin; minimumPanelHeight=max(passportHeight,phoneHeight)+2×margin; minimumClosedThickness=passports×passportThickness+cards×cardThickness+boardingDocs×docThickness+phoneThickness. The tool then reports minimum passport-wallet internal size.
Worked example
Example: Passports to carry = 2; Passport width = 8.8 cm; Passport height = 12.5 cm; Passport thickness = 0.4 cm; Cards = 6; Average card thickness = 2 cm; Folded documents/tickets = 2; Average folded-document thickness = 2 cm; Phone width if stored = 7.5 cm; Phone height if stored = 15.5 cm; Phone thickness if stored = 0.9 cm; Panel edge margin = 5 cm. Result: Minimum Closed Thickness = 17.7 cm; Minimum Panel Height = 25.5 cm; Minimum Panel Width = 18.8 cm.
Before you decide
Enter the dimensions that will exist in real use, not an approximate catalogue category. This page calculates the stated geometry or quantity only; product-specific construction or installation details can still affect the final choice. For what passport wallet size do i need, the limiting result on this page is minimum passport-wallet internal size.
Direct measurement/geometry calculation. No external reference is required for the arithmetic itself; the result is derived only from the user-entered measurements and the formula stored in calculationLogicJson.
Frequently asked questions
How does the Passport Wallet Size | Size Guide calculator work?
It uses minimumPanelWidth=max(passportWidth,phoneWidth)+2×margin; minimumPanelHeight=max(passportHeight,phoneHeight)+2×margin; minimumClosedThickness=passports×passportThickness+cards×cardThickness+boardingDocs×docThickness+phoneThickness. The result is minimum passport-wallet internal size.
Which measurements or specifications do I need?
Use these inputs: Passports to carry, Passport width, Passport height, Passport thickness, Cards, Average card thickness, Folded documents/tickets, Average folded-document thickness, Phone width if stored, Phone height if stored, Phone thickness if stored, Panel edge margin. Measure or copy the values from the exact product/specification rather than guessing.
Is the result a guarantee that the product will fit or be suitable?
No. The calculator answers the stated minimum passport-wallet internal size question. Manufacturer instructions, safety rules, certification, installation tolerances or brand-specific size charts can impose additional requirements.