What size is the Australian citizenship photo?

Printed, 35 x 45 mm. The file: JPEG; 70 KB to 3,500 KB. The head takes 71% to 80% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.

Can I wear glasses in my Australian citizenship photo?

No: the official rules do not allow glasses in the photo. If you cannot take them off, see the official page.

Can I smile in my Australian citizenship photo?

Neutral (not smiling, laughing or frowning), eyes open, mouth closed, face centred and looking straight at the camera; infants under 3 may have the mouth open.

Can I wear a head covering in my Australian citizenship photo?

Religious reasons only; whole face visible from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead, face edges and outer eye corners visible; plain material without patterns.

How recent must my Australian citizenship photo be?

Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. The photo is read and checked in your browser. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.

How is the head measured?

The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.

Will my photo be accepted?

Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 4 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.

What does the Detail check add?

Detail check for your Australian citizenship photo, €6.99: the Detail check of your own photo against the official rules (opt-in; it never changes your photo), unlimited re-checks and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. No file and no print sheet: the rules don't allow us to change this photo. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more in the file you chose, if you choose to send it, and never changes it. Without buying you can check any photo here and save the acceptance report, free.

Passport, visa and ID photos · Australia

Australian citizenship photo: check yours

Check your Australian citizenship photo against the official rules before you send it. We never change it. Official size: 35 x 45 mm. Background: neutral or light grey, contrasting with the face; no shadows on the background. Rules read on immi.homeaffairs.gov.au on 4 November 2026.

Choose the photo file you were given
We check it against the official rules, without changing it
If it passes, send that same file

Choose your photo file

Free check. Once it passes, our Detail check, €6.99: unlimited re-checks for 30 days, and we never change your photo. Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed.

Your photo

Your photo stays on your device: nothing is uploaded, and no face is recognised.

What a passing photo needs

Stand a step in front of a plain light grey wall, with nothing behind you.
Face a window or soft light: even light on the face, no shadows on it or behind.
Phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away: ask someone, or hold it at arm's length.
Take your glasses off.
A neutral face, mouth closed, eyes open, looking straight at the camera.

Check your photo

Drop your original photo file here, or choose it As the photographer or the camera gave it

The first photo loads the face finder and the background outline from this site, about 15 MB, once.

Guide lines Dashed: top of head. Solid: chin.

Adjust the top-of-head line

Top of head The top of your head is an estimate: move the dashed line to it. This moves the line only; your photo is not changed.

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Before you send it: our Detail check

€6.99

Detail check of your own photo against the official rules: glasses, expression, shadows and more (opt-in: our AI model, run in the EU)
It never changes your photo: you send the same file you checked
Unlimited re-checks and the whole family's photos for this document, for 30 days
Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed

Choose a photo first.

Pay only once your photo passes: the button turns on once it passes every check. One payment, no subscription. No file and no print sheet: the official rules don't allow us to change this photo. Rejected by the authority after it passed here? Email us the rejection within 30 days and we refund you in full. While you pay, your photo waits in this browser on this device for up to 24 hours: it is never uploaded.

Before you send it, confirm

Only you can see these: we never judge them from the photo.

I am not wearing glasses. My expression is as the rules ask (Expression, below). My eyes are open and clearly visible. The light on my face is even, with no shadow on my face or behind me. The photo was taken in the last 6 months.

If your photo passes, send the same file you checked here, unchanged.

Free: every rule your file was checked against, with the official words, made on this device.

The face finder and the background outline run in this page from files served by this site (sources and licences). They find where a face is in the photo; they never recognise who it is.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.

This page only checks your photo: it never crops, edits or re-saves it.

Home Affairs says a citizenship photo must be unedited, with no retouching and no background removal, and it doesn't recommend online passport photo services or mobile apps; it recommends a professional passport photo provider who emails you the digital copy. So this page checks your photo as it is and never changes it. Online: a JPEG of 70 KB to 3.5 MB (1200 x 1600 preferred). For citizenship by descent or evidence of citizenship, the printed photo also goes on Form 1195, signed over a corner by your identity declarant.

The rules at a glance

For the Australian citizenship application photo (ImmiAccount upload; 35-40 x 45-50 mm print for paper and Form 1195), as the official rules state them.

Size: 35 x 45 mm
Background: Neutral or light grey, contrasting with the face; no shadows on the background.
Head size: 71% to 80% of the photo's height, chin to top of head
Glasses: Not allowed
Expression: A neutral face, mouth closed, eyes open, looking straight at the camera.
Taken: In the last 6 months
Edits: None: this page only checks your photo, it never changes it. The official rules say: “No retouching of photographs permitted, including background removal”

All the official rules and sources

Printed size: 35 mm wide, 45 mm tall (35-40 mm wide x 45-50 mm high (35 x 45 mm is the smallest allowed))
Digital photo: No pixel size set
File: JPEG; 70 KB to 3,500 KB
This page: Checks your photo as it is; it makes no file
Head height: 71% to 80% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head
Background: neutral or light grey, contrasting with the face; no shadows on the background
Glasses: Not allowed
Expression: neutral (not smiling, laughing or frowning), eyes open, mouth closed, face centred and looking straight at the camera; infants under 3 may have the mouth open
Head covering: religious reasons only; whole face visible from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead, face edges and outer eye corners visible; plain material without patterns
Taken: In the last 6 months
Colour: Colour only

unedited: no retouching and no background removal; red-eye, moles, wrinkles and scars must not be removed; a true likeness
online: a digital photo in JPEG, 70 KB to 3.5 MB, preferred 1200 x 1600 px; not a scan of a print and not a photo of a photo
paper: 35-40 mm wide x 45-50 mm high, face 32-36 mm chin to crown; full name written on the back; in a plastic sleeve or envelope stapled to the form, not stapled directly
Form 1195 (descent or evidence of citizenship): the print is glued on the form and the identity declarant signs over a bottom corner of its front, not over the face; pages 3-4 with the photo are scanned as one file, and the digital photo is uploaded too
glasses removed unless they can't be for medical reasons (then untinted, frames clear of the eyes, no reflections); vision impairment alone is not a reason
uniform lighting, no shadows or reflections, natural skin tone; clear and in focus, no red eye
jewellery must not cover the face; no reflections from nose rings or studs
no other person or object in the photo

For: citizenship by conferral applied online in ImmiAccount (digital photo uploaded); paper citizenship application such as Form 1300t (one print with the full name on the back); citizenship by descent or evidence of citizenship online: Form 1195 Identity declaration with the print glued on and endorsed, plus the digital photo uploaded.

Official source: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au, checked on 4 November 2026.

We recommend you have your photo taken by a professional passport photograph provider and have a digital copy of the photo emailed to you.

We don’t recommend using online passport photo services and mobile apps as images produced may not meet our image quality requirements. Also, you may be in danger of identity fraud.

be no more than 6 months old

be of good quality, in colour, taken against a neutral or light grey coloured background that contrasts with your face

be unedited (do not remove background, moles, wrinkles, scars or red eyes)

expression is neutral (not smiling, laughing or frowning).

Glasses must be removed

Vision impairment alone is not an acceptable reason to wear glasses in a citizenship photo.

Religious head coverings have to be worn in a way that shows your whole face from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead (it must not cover any features of the face).

Coverings must be plain material without any patterns.

For infants (under 3 years of age), a photo with an open mouth is acceptable.

If applying online the photo should be in digital JPEG format between 70 Kb and 3.5 Mb.

The preferred resolution is 1200 x 1600 pixels.

A scan of a photo or a photograph of a photo is not acceptable.

If applying on paper the photo should be passport-sized: 35 mm to 40 mm wide and 45 mm to 50 mm high.

The size of the face from chin to crown can be up to a maximum of 36 mm, with a minimum of 32 mm.

Last updated: 7/10/2026 9:06 AM

Official source: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au, checked on 4 November 2026.

Final image must be a true likeness of the subject

No retouching of photographs permitted, including background removal

Must not remove red-eye, moles, wrinkles or scars

Neutral or light grey background that contrasts with the subject

Official source: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au, checked on 4 November 2026.

If the applicant applied online, upload a digital photograph in JPEG format to ImmiAccount. The size of the file should be between 70 Kb and 3.5 Mb, and the preferred resolution is 1200 x 1600 pixels.

Photographs uploaded to ImmiAccount should be a digital photograph, not a scan of a physical photograph.

If the applicant applied by paper and they are posting the photograph(s), it should be 35 mm to 40 mm wide and 45 mm to 50 mm high.

Official source: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au, checked on 4 November 2026.

You will need to glue a passport-sized photograph of the applicant on the space provided under Question 3. The person who completes Questions 2 and 3 must sign over a bottom corner of the front of the photograph as shown in the example, ensuring that they do not sign over the applicant’s face.

are applying online for citizenship by descent or evidence of citizenship.

Questions 2 and 3 of this form must be completed, and the photograph endorsed and signed, by a person who:

I have signed the above photograph and declare that it is a true image of the applicant.

Pages 3 and 4 of this form including the photograph, should be scanned together as one file and uploaded to your online application under ‘Form 1195 - Identity declaration’.

Official source: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au, checked on 4 November 2026.

One passport-sized photograph with your full name clearly written on the back

Do not staple the photograph directly to the form.

be unedited (do not remove background, moles, wrinkles, scars or red eyes)

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.

How to use it

Use the original photo file, as the photographer or the camera gave it.
Choose it here. The page finds your face and checks the photo without changing it.
Move Top of head if the dashed line is not at the top of your head.
Fix what the page lists, and tick what only you can confirm.
If it passes, send that same file, unchanged.

Questions

What size is the Australian citizenship photo?: Printed, 35 x 45 mm. The file: JPEG; 70 KB to 3,500 KB. The head takes 71% to 80% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
What background does the Australian citizenship photo need?: Neutral or light grey, contrasting with the face; no shadows on the background.
Can I wear glasses in my Australian citizenship photo?: No: the official rules do not allow glasses in the photo. If you cannot take them off, see the official page.
Can I smile in my Australian citizenship photo?: Neutral (not smiling, laughing or frowning), eyes open, mouth closed, face centred and looking straight at the camera; infants under 3 may have the mouth open.
Can I wear a head covering in my Australian citizenship photo?: Religious reasons only; whole face visible from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead, face edges and outer eye corners visible; plain material without patterns.
How recent must my Australian citizenship photo be?: Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
Is my photo uploaded?: No. The photo is read and checked in your browser. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.
How is the head measured?: The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.
Will my photo be accepted?: Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 4 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.
Why can't I save a new file here?: This page only checks your photo: it never crops, edits or re-saves it. Home Affairs says a citizenship photo must be unedited, with no retouching and no background removal, and it doesn't recommend online passport photo services or mobile apps; it recommends a professional passport photo provider who emails you the digital copy. So this page checks your photo as it is and never changes it. Online: a JPEG of 70 KB to 3.5 MB (1200 x 1600 preferred). For citizenship by descent or evidence of citizenship, the printed photo also goes on Form 1195, signed over a corner by your identity declarant.
What does the Detail check add?: Detail check for your Australian citizenship photo, €6.99: the Detail check of your own photo against the official rules (opt-in; it never changes your photo), unlimited re-checks and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. No file and no print sheet: the rules don't allow us to change this photo. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more in the file you chose, if you choose to send it, and never changes it. Without buying you can check any photo here and save the acceptance report, free.