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Australia Passport Photo Requirements

Sample Photo
Photo Print Size:
35×45 mm
Head size:
Head must occupy 70 to 80% of the photograph measured from the botton of the chin to the top of the head
Background color:
White
Resolution:
≥300 dpi
Paper type:
Matte
Digital Photo Size:
826×1062 pixels

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Photo size

  • Width: 35-40 mm

  • Height: 45-50 mm

  • Face (chin to crown): 32-36 mm

Photo quality

  • Taken within the last 6 months

  • Colour, dye-sublimation prints only (no inkjet)

  • Glossy, heavy paper, minimum 200 gsm

  • Image must be sharp, clear, no marks or red-eye

  • Background plain white or light, contrasting with face

  • Even lighting, natural skin tone, correct brightness/contrast

  • Face centred, straight at camera, edges fully visible

  • Not allowed: editing or retouching, shadows, reflections, tilted head, hair covering face

Expression

  • Age 3 and over: neutral, eyes open, mouth closed

  • Under 3: mouth may be open, no other person visible

Head and face accessories

  • Nothing on head or face except for accepted exceptions

Religious coverings

  • Permitted if normally worn

  • Must be plain, no patterns

  • Entire face visible: chin to forehead, sides of face clear

Jewellery and piercings

  • Permitted if usual, but must not block eyes, nose, or mouth

  • No reflections from studs or rings

Glasses

  • Not allowed unless medically required and cannot be removed

  • If worn: frames clear of eyes, no lens reflections

  • Vision problems alone are not valid reason

Hearing aids

  • Permitted if normally worn, for all ages