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Australian passport photo: check yours

Check your Australian passport photo against the official rules before you send it. We never change it. Official size: 35 x 45 mm. Background: plain white or light grey, contrasting with the face. Rules read on passports.gov.au on 4 November 2026.

  1. Choose the photo file you were given
  2. We check it against the official rules, without changing it
  3. If it passes, send that same 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 white 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, eyes open, looking straight at the camera.

Check your photo

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

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.

For a baby or young child: Australian baby passport photo

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

The Australian Passport Office says it does not recommend online passport photo services or mobile apps, and asks for prints made by dye sublimation, not an inkjet, on glossy paper of at least 200 gsm. So this page only checks a photo you already have, such as a studio's or a booth's, and makes no file to print.

The rules at a glance

For the Australian passport (printed photos), as the official rules state them.

Size
35 x 45 mm
Background
Plain white or light grey, contrasting with the face.
Head size
71% to 80% of the photo's height, chin to top of head
Glasses
Not allowed
Expression
A neutral face, 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: “any retouching, such as removing moles, wrinkles or scars”
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))
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
plain white or light grey, contrasting with the face
Glasses
Not allowed
Expression
neutral, eyes open, facing the camera straight on (over 3 years old); under 3s may have mouth open
Head covering
only if usually worn for religious reasons; plain with no patterns; whole face visible from bottom of chin to top of forehead, both face edges visible
Taken
In the last 6 months
Colour
Colour only
  • colour prints produced by dye sublimation, NOT inkjet; heavy-weight glossy paper, minimum 200 gsm
  • clear, in focus, no marks, no red-eye; uniform lighting, natural skin tone
  • face centred, head not tilted, hair not obscuring face edges
  • no retouching (moles, wrinkles, scars), no shadows or reflections
  • jewellery and piercings must not obscure the face, no reflections
  • hearing aids allowed; wireless earbuds (e.g. AirPods) must be removed
  • glasses only for a medical reason (medical certificate or B-11 form); frames must not obscure eyes, no lens reflection

For: new passport; renewal; child passport (2 photos).

Official source: www.passports.gov.au, checked on 4 November 2026.

When you apply for a passport, you'll need to include 2 good-quality photos that meet all of the requirements on this page.
We do not recommend using an online passport photo service or a mobile app. These may put you in danger of identity fraud.
35–40 mm wide
45–50 mm high.
The height of your face, from your chin to your crown, must be 32–36 mm.
less than 6 months old
good quality colour prints, produced using dye sublimation (i.e. not from an inkjet printer)
printed on heavy-weight, glossy paper (minimum 200 gsm).
a plain white or light grey background that contrasts with your face
any retouching, such as removing moles, wrinkles or scars
Anyone over 3 years old must face the camera straight on, with eyes open and a neutral expression.
You must not wear glasses in a passport photo unless you can't remove them for medical reasons. Vision impairment alone is not an acceptable reason to wear glasses in your photo.
Religious head coverings must be plain, without patterns (even small patterns).
AirPods and other wireless earbuds are not considered hearing aids and must be removed for your passport photo.

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

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

Questions

What size is the Australian passport photo?
Printed, 35 x 45 mm. 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 passport photo need?
Plain white or light grey, contrasting with the face.
Can I wear glasses in my Australian passport 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 passport photo?
Neutral, eyes open, facing the camera straight on (over 3 years old); under 3s may have mouth open.
Can I wear a head covering in my Australian passport photo?
Only if usually worn for religious reasons; plain with no patterns; whole face visible from bottom of chin to top of forehead, both face edges visible.
How recent must my Australian passport 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. The Australian Passport Office says it does not recommend online passport photo services or mobile apps, and asks for prints made by dye sublimation, not an inkjet, on glossy paper of at least 200 gsm. So this page only checks a photo you already have, such as a studio's or a booth's, and makes no file to print.
What does the Detail check add?
Detail check for your Australian passport 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.