Australia passport photo: size and requirements

Requirements at a glance

Photo size	35–40 × 45–50 mm
Pixels at 300 dpi	413 × 531 px
Head size	32–36 mm chin to crown
Background	Plain white or light grey
Digital upload	Check the Australian Passport Office upload rules
Glasses	Not allowed
Recency	Taken in the last 6 months

Official source: passports.gov.au — photo guidelines. Rules change — always confirm on the official page before you submit.

Things people get wrong

• Plain white or light grey background with no shadows.
• No glasses, neutral expression, mouth closed.
• For paper applications, a guarantor may need to sign the back of one photo.
• Check the current guidelines before printing.

Make one from a photo you take at home

1. Stand about 1–1.5 m from a plain wall, facing a window so light falls evenly on your face.
2. Have someone else take the photo at eye level (selfies distort the face and are often rejected).
3. Upload it to the StageZap studio, choose the ID photo tab, this size and background.
4. Check the result against the table above, then print at 300 dpi or upload the digital file.

StageZap retouches your own photo (background, framing, lighting). It does not change your face, and we cannot guarantee acceptance by any government or embassy.

Other sizes

Compare every country in our free passport photo size lookup, or read how to take a passport photo at home and common rejection reasons.