Australian passport photo size
An Australian passport photo must be 35 to 40 mm wide and 45 to 50 mm high.
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An Australian passport photo must be 35 to 40 mm wide and 45 to 50 mm high, with the face 32 to 36 mm from chin to crown. Drop a photo here and it comes out at 35 by 45 mm, ready to print. The numbers come from the Australian Passport Office.
What the authority specifies
- Photo size
- 45 to 50 mm high by 35 to 40 mm wide
- Smallest accepted size, in pixels at 300 DPI
- 413 x 531
- Background
- plain white or light grey
- File size
- No limit published
- Source
- www.passports.gov.au
- Read at the source on
Each size on this page was read at the issuing authority's own website, not copied from another converter or from a search result.
The page it came from and the date it was read are printed above, so you can check the same source in one click.
Why this size?
Australia publishes a range rather than a single size, which is unusual, and it is the face height inside that range that decides whether a photo passes.
A print that measures correctly but frames the head too small or too large is the common rejection, not one that is a millimetre off at the edge.
Where the pixel figure comes from
Passport offices publish millimetres, not pixels, because the photograph is printed. Turning millimetres into pixels needs a resolution, and most authorities do not name one.
This one does not, so the pixel figure above is 300 DPI, the resolution print shops work to. The millimetre measurement is the requirement; the pixel figure is our arithmetic on top of it.
The file you download records that resolution in its header, so a print dialog set to actual size uses it instead of guessing at 72 or 96 DPI and printing the photo several times too large.
That matters if you are uploading rather than printing.
An online form usually states its own pixel size or file size limit, and where an authority publishes one this page uses that instead of converting anything.
Check before you submit
Requirements change, and the only version that counts is the one on the authority's own page on the day you apply.
Every size here links to the page it came from and shows the date it was read. If that date looks old, spend a minute at the source before you print anything.
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Common questions
What size is an Australian passport photo?
The Australian Passport Office publishes a range: 35 to 40 mm wide and 45 to 50 mm high. Anything inside that is acceptable.
It also specifies the face separately, at 32 to 36 mm measured from the chin to the crown of the head.
What size is an Australian passport photo in pixels?
The Passport Office does not publish one, because the photo is printed rather than uploaded.
At the smallest accepted 35 by 45 mm, 300 DPI works out to 413 by 531 pixels, which is this tool's conversion rather than a figure Australia states.
Is there a file size limit?
No, and there is nothing to upload.
An Australian application is lodged with two printed photographs, so the requirement is about the print: good quality colour, dye sublimation rather than inkjet, on glossy paper of at least 200 gsm.
An Australian visa is the exception: its photo is a JPG you attach in ImmiAccount, with its own file size limits.
Can I use a photo from my phone?
The Passport Office recommends a professional provider and says it does not recommend an online passport photo service or a mobile app, on identity fraud grounds.
If you do take your own, it still has to meet every guideline, and it has to be printed to the standard above.
What background does it need?
Plain white or light grey, and it must contrast with your face.
The guidelines also rule out shadows and reflections, ask for uniform lighting that shows your natural skin tone, and require the edges of your face to be clearly visible.
Can I wear glasses in an Australian passport photo?
Not unless you cannot remove them for medical reasons, and the Australian Passport Office says poor eyesight alone is not one.
If you must wear them, the frames cannot cover your eyes and the lenses cannot reflect.
Can I smile in an Australian passport photo?
No. Anyone over 3 must face the camera straight on, with eyes open and a neutral expression. A child under 3 may have their mouth open.
How old can the photo be?
Less than 6 months old, so the photo from your last passport will not do.
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