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Australian baby passport photo: check yours

Check your Australian baby 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

  • Lay your baby on a plain white sheet, or seat them against a plain white wall.
  • 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.
  • 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 an adult or older child: Australian 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, asks for professionally printed photos (dye sublimation, glossy paper of at least 200 gsm), and allows no editing and no removal or replacement of the background. So this page only checks a photo of your baby you already have, such as a studio's, and makes no file to print. A child under 3 may have their mouth open, but no one else and no objects can be in the photo.

The rules at a glance

For the Australian passport for a baby or young child (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
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: “No editing, retouching or filters.”
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 stated on the official page
Expression
Children under 3 may have their mouth open. Anyone over 3 must face the camera straight on, with eyes open and a neutral expression.
Head covering
only if usually worn for religious reasons; plain with no patterns; whole face visible
Taken
In the last 6 months
Colour
Colour only
  • no one else and no objects in the photo
  • no editing, retouching or filters; no removal or replacement of the background
  • colour prints produced by dye sublimation, NOT inkjet; heavy-weight glossy paper, minimum 200 gsm; professionally printed
  • clear, in focus, no marks, no red-eye; uniform lighting, no shadows or reflections
  • face centred, head not tilted, hair not obscuring face edges

For: child passport application (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.

Official source: israel.embassy.gov.au, checked on 4 November 2026.

Passport Photo Requirements - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
The height of your face, from your chin to your crown, must be 32–36 mm.
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.
For children under 3 years old, their mouth may be open. But no one else can be visible in the photo.

Official source: newzealand.embassy.gov.au, checked on 4 November 2026.

Camera operator guidelines
How to take a good passport photo
These examples are not exhaustive. Please refer to passports.gov.au for further examples.
No editing, retouching or filters.
No removal or replacement of background.
For children under 3, mouth can be open, but no one else or objects in the photo.
Glossy, heavy paper (200 gsm+), professionally printed photos only.
Face the camera straight on, eyes open, neutral expression.
The chin to crown measurement (i.e. the vertical black dashed line) must be between 32mm – 36mm

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 baby 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 baby passport photo need?
Plain white or light grey, contrasting with the face.
Do my baby's eyes need to be open in the Australian baby passport photo?
Australia lets a child under 3 have their mouth open, but nothing on its pages says a baby's eyes may be closed, so keep them open.
Can my baby smile in the Australian baby passport photo?
Children under 3 may have their mouth open. Anyone over 3 must face the camera straight on, with eyes open and a neutral expression.
Can my baby wear a hat in the Australian baby passport photo?
Only if usually worn for religious reasons; plain with no patterns; whole face visible.
How recent must my Australian baby 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, asks for professionally printed photos (dye sublimation, glossy paper of at least 200 gsm), and allows no editing and no removal or replacement of the background. So this page only checks a photo of your baby you already have, such as a studio's, and makes no file to print. A child under 3 may have their mouth open, but no one else and no objects can be in the photo.
What does the Detail check add?
Detail check for your Australian baby 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.