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The Australian Passport Photo: Essential Details

We believe everyone should have a passport. Our mission is to make getting a passport photo as easy and affordable as possible. If you’re an Australian citizen contemplating international travel, this article is for you. It gives you the essential details you need to know about the Australian passport photo, including the proper size and other technical requirements. You’ll learn how to use an app on your smartphone to create a perfect passport-style photo with ease. And we’ll answer some important questions people often ask about passport photos.

Passport photo size in Australia

All passport photos need to meet certain biometric standards set by the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization. Within these international standards, each nation then sets its own particular requirements regarding things like the exact size and dimensions of the photograph, the background colour, and what may or may not be worn in the picture.

When it comes to the Australian passport sized photo, you have a little bit of leeway—specifically, 5 (five) millimetres of leeway. That is, the photos must have a width of between 35 to 40 mm wide, and a height of between 45 to 50 mm tall. This leeway makes cropping the pictures just a little bit easier. Within the printed image, the size of your face (from the point of your chin to the crown of your head) has to measure between 32 mm to 36 mm high. And please allow approximately 2 (two) mm of headroom at the top of the frame (the space from the crown of your head to the upper edge of the photograph).

Other Australian passport photo requirements

You must submit 2 (two) identical photos. They must be in colour. They have to be high-quality prints made using dye sublimation, and cannot come from an inkjet printer. Passport style photos must contain a clear and focused image, which has not been altered or retouched.

Another important piece of the picture is the passport photo background. For Australian passport photos, the applicant must stand in front of a background that is either white or off-white. “Off-white” means a light shade of grey, not a pastel colour or some shade of tan. Furthermore, the background must be completely smooth and uniform: a solid white or light grey background that is without wrinkles, patterns or shadows.

Regarding a dress code, the rules are few and simple: do not wear a uniform or camouflage patterns. Avoid patterns in general, as solid colours work better for biometric photos. Wear normal, simple clothing of the type you typically wear on an ordinary day. Make sure that your clothing does not obscure the shape of your head, neck or shoulders. Hats and scarves are generally forbidden unless worn every day for religious reasons; in these cases, the head coverings must be a solid colour (not patterned).

Jewellery is permitted so long as it does not obscure your face; simple earrings and studs are fine. Make sure that the jewellery does not cast any glare or shadows upon the face, as that will invalidate the photo. Prescription eyeglasses are not permitted at all, unless they absolutely cannot be removed for medical reasons; in such cases you will need a signed certificate from a registered medical practitioner explaining why your glasses cannot be removed (and which must also include the medical practitioner’s full name, registration number, work address and phone number).

Put on your best face for your passport photo

Yes, makeup is allowed in your photo for passport. Just be sure to keep it simple and natural-looking. Remember that you are not allowed to conceal moles, scars and other identifying characteristics.

Wear your hair as you normally wear it, keeping the following restrictions in mind: hair cannot hide the face or eyes. Brush it back or comb it back, if necessary. Ponytails are excellent. Ribbons, bows, barrettes and other hair accessories are not allowed. Keep bangs above the line of your eyebrows. Be careful not to let big hairdos cast shadows upon your face.

Your dazzling smile is not allowed in an Australian passport picture. A very slight smile is permitted as long as your lips are sealed and your teeth don’t show. Needless to say: no frowning! Just maintain a neutral and natural facial expression, and you’ll be fine.

Remember that your Australian passport is valid for 10 (ten) years in most cases, so you want a picture that’ll do you proud for years to come. To get your best results, avoid the drugstores and take your own photos at home. Keep reading to learn how.

Taking a photo for passport with an app

To look your best, it truly helps to feel your best. If you are rushed and harried when you take the photograph, you will look rushed and hurried in the picture. But when you take your own passport photo at home, you can relax, listen to music, and try on different outfits and hairstyles until you find your perfect look. And you can do this anytime, anywhere, using only your smartphone (or digital camera).

Simply download our online passport photo app, available for iPhone and Android. Our Artificial Intelligence scans and analyzes your photo to see if it meets official Australian government requirements. If it does, we crop it to size and make it into a perfect passport photo; if it doesn’t, we let you know to try again. Take as many pictures as you need—you only pay for the final, flawless finished image. And if your picture isn’t perfect, we can make it better: we can correct flaws like shadows, poor lighting, poor positioning and blurry images.

One of the best things we can fix for you is your background. If you don’t have a convenient plain white wall or light grey background to shoot against, don’t worry; we can remove your background, no matter how colourful or cluttered it is, and replace it with government-regulation white.

After all fixes have been made, our human experts examine your final photo by eye to make certain your passport photo will be accepted by the Australian government. We guarantee acceptance, or double your money back.

Questions and answers

The camera must be at eye level, from 40 cm to 140 cm away from the subject. For this reason, selfies are not recommended. Use a tripod, or better yet have a family member or friend snap the photo. We suggest daylight for smooth, even lighting; try shooting near a window on a cloudy day.

In Australia, a passport-size photo can be between 35 to 40 mm wide, and between 45 to 50 mm tall.

Smiling is not allowed in Australian passport photos. Please maintain a neutral expression.

No eyeglasses are allowed, not even prescription glasses.

Earrings are allowed if they do not cover the shape of the face. So avoid big dangling ear decorations and stick with simple studs.

Many drugstores (such as Priceline, Wizard and Exhibition Pharmacies) can take a passport style photo. So can Officeworks. And there is always the post office. Call ahead and make an appointment.

If you’re a photographer who develops and prints their own pictures, you can resize them easily. Likewise, if you are an expert user of Photoshop or another image-manipulation software, you can resize a picture to passport size. But if you’re not a computer guru or a photographer, there are several online apps designed specifically to do this for you. Our app makes it simple and fast.

Smartphones are a great way to get your passport photo. Have someone take the picture from eye level at about half a metre away, or use a long selfie stick. Avoid the flash (which can cause red eyes) and use natural daylight instead. You’ll need an app for your phone to convert the image into a passport photo; download our online passport photo maker and we will make sure your pictures are perfect (we can even do red eye removal).

Avoid the hassle of the post office or drugstore. You will get better pictures at home, where you can take your time and make sure you look good. Stand in front of a window on a cloudy day to take advantage of the natural daylight. If you don’t have clouds, use thin, gauzy curtains to diffuse the light.

You’ll look great if you feel great! So take your pictures when you want, where you want by using our app. If the whole family needs passport photos, make it a picture party: put on some music, serve some snacks, and make sure everyone gets to vote on who has the best photo. Relax and have fun! Snap as many photo shots as you need. Our online photo editor will take care of the details. Your passport photograph will look great.

Not all turtlenecks are the same. A big, fluffy collar that conceals the shape of your neck and shoulders will not pass inspection. You can get away with a thin and slender turtleneck collar. Our app will let you know if your turtleneck is too big. When in doubt, play it safe.

Your Australian passport is valid for 10 (ten) years, and there is no need to update your photo before routine renewal. But if your looks have changed significantly since your passport was issued, you can always renew it early by paying the fee and sending in the renewal form along with a new pair of photographs.

Yes, you can wear makeup. Don’t make it too dramatic, and don’t try to conceal identifying features like scares and moles. The simpler, the better.

Use an online photo tool to convert your photograph to the proper passport-sized photo in seconds.

Yes, you can wear black. Be advised that an all-black outfit may contrast harshly with the white background. At the same time, wearing white is not advised because it can blend into the white background and disappear! A good rule of the thumb is to wear clothing a couple of shades darker than your natural skin tone (face, not hair or beard).

No, it cannot. Not on your face and not on the background. The photo must be smoothly and evenly illuminated, without shadows.

No hair accessories may be visible in the photograph, not even hair clips.

You cannot wear the hood up, as that would be an unacceptable head covering. If you wear a hoodie with the hood folded down behind your head, be careful that the hood does not conceal part of your neck and shoulders—although our app is able to digitally erase a certain amount of stray fabric, making your hoodie more acceptable.

Jewellery is permitted, including earrings, nose rings and facial piercings. However, the jewellery cannot hide the details of your face, so smaller is better: studs are fine, but big, dangling decorations are not. Keep it simple.

Australian passport photos must be recent. Submit two photos no older than 6 (six) months.

The requirements are the same: the subject must be in front of a plain and uniform white or off-white background, no other people in the shot, no other objects visible, eyes open, facing the camera. Newborns might not have their eyes open and that’s okay, and of course it’s impossible to tell a baby not to smile. Take the picture when they are relaxed and happy, not when they are crying or upset.

Not in Australia. At this time, the Australian government only accepts printed paper photographs. You can use a digital camera, but you must get the image printed.

The 2-inch by 2-inch square passport photo is an odd size used in American passports. The United States is almost the only country that measures its passport photo size in inches. If you need to get an American passport in Australia, be sure to ask if the photo department in the store of your choice can actually make it—not everyone can. Or use our app, which knows the dimensions, requirements and passport photo guidelines of over a hundred countries.

The only way to update your passport photo is to replace the passport. There is really no need to replace it early—the authorities understand that people’s faces change over time. But if your looks have changed drastically (due to plastic surgery, sex change, or a big change in weight, as examples), you may want to get a new passport that shows your new look.

Different countries have different size requirements for their passport photos. In Australia, the photo must be between 35 to 40 mm wide, and 45 to 50 mm tall. American passport photo dimensions are 2 by 2 inches square (about 51 mm by 51 mm).