New Zealand · 5 documents · 2 sizes
New Zealand document photo requirements
New Zealand has 5 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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New Zealand · 5
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| New Zealand5 documents | ||||
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Passport, New Zealand | from 900 × 1200 px | Light | |
| New Zealand |
NZeTA, New Zealand | from 900 × 1200 px | Light | |
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Visa, New Zealand | from 900 × 1200 px | Light | |
| New Zealand |
Citizenship Application, New Zealand | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
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Refugee Travel Document, New Zealand | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
What these formats have in common — New Zealand
- 01The background depends on the document: Plain light, Plain white. Check the row before you shoot.
- 024 documents — you supply the photo yourself.
- 03These entries were last read between 30 Sep 2026 and 1 Oct 2026.
- 04A 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 — New Zealand
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizenship Application | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| NZeTA | Minimum 900 × 1200 pxDigital document: the size is set in pixels | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Passport | Minimum 900 × 1200 pxDigital document: the size is set in pixels | 70–80%ICAO standard — the authority publishes no figure of its own | Plain light | |
| Refugee Travel Document | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Visa | Minimum 900 × 1200 pxDigital document: the size is set in pixels | 70–80% | Plain white |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — New Zealand Passport, from 900 × 1200 px. 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 — New Zealand
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 ApplicationNew Zealand Government (govt.nz) — Citizenship Office, Department of Internal Affairs. Open the official page | |
| PassportDepartment of Internal Affairs of New Zealand — New Zealand Passports. Open the official page | |
| VisaImmigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment). Open the official page | |
| NZeTAImmigration New Zealand. Open the official page | |
| Refugee Travel DocumentICAO baseline. Open the official page |
Recent notes — New Zealand
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- NZ Citizenship Photo Requirements: No Selfies, 1 JPEG Online or 2 Identical Prints by PostNZ citizenship photo: passport-style, under 6 months, taken by someone else — no selfies.
- New Zealand Visa and NZeTA Photo Requirements: 3:4 Portrait JPG, 512 KB to 3.14 MB, Face 70–80 %Immigration NZ wants a 3:4 portrait JPG of 512 KB to 3.14 MB, taken in the last 6 months, face 70–80 % of the image, ears visible, plain background.
- What size photo to use if not specified: 5 reasons the size is missingThe authority might not publish the photo size for various reasons: EU residence permit specifications are secret, a German regulation refers to a technical directive, and the UK publishes file limits and crops the image itself for online passports.
- New Zealand Visa and NZeTA Photo 2026: Size, Background, and App Selfie RequirementsImmigration New Zealand has strict photo requirements for visa applications and the New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA). In 2026, it is important to consider specific background requirements (which must not be pure white), file sizes depending on the submission method, and clear rules for selfies, which are permitted exclusively in the NZeTA mobile app.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — New ZealandThe 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.