Australia photo requirements
Australia photo requirements are set by Australian Passport Office (DFAT). We publish 3 documents: 1 passport and 2 citizenship documents. The most common print size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 in x 1.77 in); 1 document accepts a digital upload. Each page quotes the official rule for size, head height, background and file, links the source we read, and shows the date we last checked it (most recently 2026-10-07).
Passports
Citizenship documents
- Australian Citizenship Photo (digital, online application)For the digital photo uploaded with an online Australian citizenship application in ImmiAccount. Not for a paper citizenship form, which takes a 35 x 45 mm print, and not for an Australian passport.1200 x 1600 pxneutral or light grey coloured background that contrasts with your faceverified 2026-10-07
- Australian Citizenship Photo (printed, paper application)For the passport-sized print attached to a paper Australian citizenship application form. Not for the online application, which uploads a JPEG, and not for an Australian passport, which has its own print rules.35 x 45 mmneutral or light grey coloured background that contrasts with your faceverified 2026-10-07
Authorities and portals
- Passport authority
- Australian Passport Office (DFAT)
- Sources we read
- Australian Passport Office (DFAT); Department of Home Affairs
Where to print locally
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We are an independent service, not a government website. Applying for a passport or visa is done with your government; we only prepare the photo.