Australian Passport Office
Australian passport photo requirements
Australian passport photos must be 35–40 mm wide and 45–50 mm high, with the face measuring 32–36 mm from chin to crown, and printed on gloss photo paper.
As with Canada, the Australian Passport Office expects professional prints and does not accept digitally altered images. Use ExactPic to prepare a clean, correctly proportioned image, then have it printed to spec.
Official source: passports.gov.au — Passport photos
Official source checked on 2026-07-08. This records when we compared our summary to the linked government page — not when the tool was QA-tested. Requirements can change; always confirm the current rules on the official page before you apply.
Specifications
- Photo width
- 35–40 mm
- Photo height
- 45–50 mm
- Head size
- Chin to crown 32–36 mm
- Number of photos
- Two good-quality prints
- Background
- Plain, light-coloured, no shadows
- Age of photo
- Taken within the last 6 months
- Gloss photo paper; no digital retouching
Preparing your photo
Do not digitally retouch or remove the background — the Australian Passport Office rejects altered photos. Prepare only the framing and give the image to a photographer to print.
Step by step
- 1
Capture a compliant photo
Plain light background, even lighting with no shadows, neutral expression, looking straight at the camera.
- 2
Prepare the framing
Use the resizer to produce a correctly proportioned image if your photographer needs a digital file.
- 3
Have it printed to spec
Print on gloss paper at 35–40 mm × 45–50 mm through a photographer familiar with Australian standards.
Private by design. Any photo you check here is processed entirely in your browser and never uploaded. ExactPic is not affiliated with Australian Passport Office and does not guarantee acceptance — always follow the official guidance.
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Official source checked: 2026-07-08