Australia · 4 documents
Australia document photo requirements
Australia has 4 verified document photo formats covered on this site. Pick the document you need — each page lists the exact size, background, head ratio, and the official source it was verified against.
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Australia · 4
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| Australia |
Passport, Australia | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Australia |
Visa, Australia | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Australia |
Citizenship Application, Australia | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Australia |
Refugee Travel Document, Australia | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
What these formats have in common — Australia
- 01Every format here uses the same photo size: 35 × 45 mm.
- 02The background is the same in every format: White or light.
- 03Across these formats the head takes 71–80% of the picture height.
- 043 documents — you supply the photo yourself.
- 05These entries were last read between 30 Sep 2026 and 1 Oct 2026.
- 06A single document can still add rules of its own on top of this — the document page is the complete list.
Photo specifications at a glance — Australia
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizenship Application | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80%Converted from the millimetres the authority publishes | White or light | |
| Passport | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80%Converted from the millimetres the authority publishes | White or light | |
| Refugee Travel Document | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80%Converted from the millimetres the authority publishes | White or light | |
| Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80%Converted from the millimetres the authority publishes | White or light |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Australia Passport, 35 × 45 mm. Three ways; pick the one that suits you.
With a phone at home
Ask someone to photograph you against a light wall in daylight, the phone at eye level. Then, for free:
With AI from a selfie
Upload any selfie — the AI builds a photo to the selected document’s rules: size, background, light and head position. You see the result before you pay.
€5.99per photo, one-off, no subscription
If it’s rejected, we refund you
Make it from a selfie- 10 × 15 sheet · 4 photos 35 × 45 mm
In a photo studio
If you need a printed photo today, show the photographer the requirements from the document’s page. And a ready phone photo we will lay out on a 10 × 15 or A4 sheet for free — print it at any photo studio.
Where these rules come from — Australia
Every document lists the issuing authority, a link to its rules and the date we checked them. The drawings show only numbers from those rules.
| Citizenship ApplicationDepartment of Home Affairs, Australia. Open the official page | |
| PassportAustralian Passport Office. Open the official page | |
| VisaDepartment of Home Affairs (Australia). Open the official page | |
| Refugee Travel DocumentAustralian Passport Office. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Australia
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Australian Citizenship Photo: JPEG 70 KB–3.5 MB Online, 32–36 mm Face on Paper, Glasses OffCitizenship photo: online a JPEG of 70 KB–3.5 MB (1200 x 1600 px preferred); on paper 35–40 x 45–50 mm with a 32–36 mm face.
- Australia Visa Photo Requirements: JPEG 70 KB–3.5 MB, 1200 x 1600 px, Light Grey or Neutral BackgroundHome Affairs wants a digital JPEG for each applicant: 70 KB–3.5 MB, preferably 1200 x 1600 px, under 6 months, neutral or light grey background, unedited.
- Australian Passport Photo Requirements: Size, the Glasses Ban and Why Inkjet Prints FailTwo colour prints, 35–40 x 45–50 mm, face 32–36 mm, under 6 months old, on dye-sublimation glossy paper — and no glasses since 1 July 2018.
- Glasses, Smiling and Head Coverings in Passport Photos: US, UK, Canada, Australia and India ComparedAustralia bans glasses (since July 2018), the US only allows documented medical cases, the UK and Canada allow them with no glare; smiles: only the US accepts one.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — AustraliaThe same rows, plus the source and how each value was verified.
- Check a photo you already have — free, in your browserIt measures the frame — head height, eye line, background — and names what to fix before you submit.