What size is the NZeTA photo?

As a digital photo, 900 to 2,250 pixels wide, 1,200 to 3,000 pixels tall. The file: JPEG; 512 KB to 3,000 KB. The head takes 70% 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 NZeTA photo?

Yes, but only with no tint and no glare, and with your eyes clearly visible.

Can I smile in my NZeTA photo?

Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking straight at the camera, head not turned or tilted.

Can I wear a head covering in my NZeTA photo?

Religious or medical only; must not cover the mouth or the sides of the face; hair must not cover the face or ears.

How recent must my NZeTA photo be?

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

Can I take my NZeTA photo myself?

Not as a selfie: the official rules ask that someone else takes it.

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 NZeTA 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.

How much does the NZeTA cost?

NZD $23 online or NZD $17 in the app, plus the NZD $100 visitor levy (IVL), as stated on nzeta.immigration.govt.nz, checked on 10 November 2026. The NZD $100 International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) is paid at the same time as the NZeTA.

Passport, visa and ID photos · New Zealand

NZeTA photo: check yours

Check your NZeTA photo against the official rules before you send it. We never change it. Official size: at least 900 x 1,200 pixels. Background: plain and neutral, good contrast with the face; INZ photographer guide: plain, light-coloured (not white). Rules read on immigration.govt.nz 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 (not white) wall, with nothing behind you.
Face a window or soft light: even light on the face, no shadows on it or behind.
Have someone else take it (no selfies), phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away.
Glasses only with no tint and no glare on them.
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.

See every measurement

Check	Measured	Result

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.

Someone else took the photo: it is not a selfie. If I wear glasses, they have no tint and no glare, and my eyes are clearly visible. 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.

In the NZeTA app, the app takes your selfie. On the online form, Immigration New Zealand says you can't use a selfie and the photo must not be digitally altered, cropping your head onto a plain background included. So this page checks a photo someone else took, as it is, and never changes it.

Apply directly, and pay only the official fee

We never apply for you: you apply for the NZeTA yourself, on the official site.

Open the official site: nzeta.immigration.govt.nz

Immigration New Zealand: request an NZeTA. Or use the official NZeTA app (Apple App Store or Google Play), which costs less.

Official fee: NZD $23 online or NZD $17 in the app, plus the NZD $100 visitor levy (IVL), as stated on nzeta.immigration.govt.nz, checked 10 November 2026.

The NZD $100 International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) is paid at the same time as the NZeTA. (nzeta.immigration.govt.nz)

You should use the official NZeTA website or mobile app to request your NZeTA.

From immigration.govt.nz, checked 10 November 2026.

Sites that look official may charge extra for the same form: use only the official site above.

What you need

The valid passport you will travel to New Zealand with
A Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card
An email address
A photo of your face, or a phone that can take one

Tick as you go: the ticks stay on this page and are not saved.

The photo: check it free on this page before you upload it. Check your photo ↑

The steps on the official site

Enter your identity details exactly as they appear on your passport.
Make sure your photo is acceptable for an NZeTA.
Check your details, then submit the request and pay the fees. Online, each traveller needs their own request; the app takes up to 10 people at once.
Carry your NZeTA confirmation email when you check in.

How long it takes: "Most NZeTA requests are processed within 72 hours. Complex NZeTA requests may take longer. Apply early and make sure your details match your passport." (nzeta.immigration.govt.nz, checked 10 November 2026)

Sources

Official source: nzeta.immigration.govt.nz, checked on 10 November 2026.

Requests made through the NZeTA app only cost NZD $17 (plus the IVL).

NZD $23 for NZeTA, if applying on the web, or NZD $17 for NZeTA, if applying on the mobile app.

NZD $100 for the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL)

The IVL helps pay for tourism infrastructure and conservation in New Zealand. You pay the IVL at the same time as your NZeTA.

a valid passport that you will use to travel to New Zealand

a credit card or debit card (Visa or Mastercard) to pay

an email address to contact you

a photo of your face, or a device like a mobile phone that can take one

Most NZeTA requests are processed within 72 hours. Complex NZeTA requests may take longer. Apply early and make sure your details match your passport.

Official source: immigration.govt.nz, checked on 10 November 2026.

You should use the official NZeTA website or mobile app to request your NZeTA.

When you apply, make sure you enter your identity details exactly as they appear on your passport.

Make sure your photos are acceptable for an NZeTA.

Use the online form to submit your request and pay the fees. Make sure to check all the details you have entered are correct before you submit.

You will need to submit a separate request for each person travelling with you.

If you use the NZeTA app, it is cheaper, and you can request an NZeTA for up to 10 people at the same time.

You must have your NZeTA confirmation email with you when you check-in.

WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government and never applies for anyone. Fees and steps change: check the official site before you pay.

The rules at a glance

For the New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA) photo, online form, as the official rules state them.

Size: at least 900 x 1,200 pixels
Background: Plain and neutral, good contrast with the face; INZ photographer guide: plain, light-coloured (not white).
Head size: 70% to 80% of the photo's height, chin to top of head
Glasses: Allowed only with no tint and no glare, your eyes clearly visible
Expression: A neutral face, mouth closed, eyes open, looking straight at the camera.
Taken by: Someone else, not a selfie
Taken: In the last 6 months
Edits: None: this page only checks your photo, it never changes it. The official rules say: “You cannot manipulate or digitally alter your photo using Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other digital editing tools.”

All the official rules and sources

Digital photo: 900 to 2,250 pixels wide, 1,200 to 3,000 pixels tall
File: JPEG; 512 KB to 3,000 KB
This page: Checks your photo as it is; it makes no file
Head height: 70% to 80% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head
Background: plain and neutral, good contrast with the face; INZ photographer guide: plain, light-coloured (not white)
Taken by: Someone else, not a selfie
Glasses: Allowed only with no tint and no glare, your eyes clearly visible
Expression: neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking straight at the camera, head not turned or tilted
Head covering: religious or medical only; must not cover the mouth or the sides of the face; hair must not cover the face or ears
Taken: In the last 6 months
Colour: Colour only

online form: no selfies (selfies only in the NZeTA app); someone else should take the photo
no AI or digital editing: no filters or beautification, no colour/brightness/contrast/sharpness changes, no cropping the head and shoulders onto a plain background
portrait 3:4, JPG/JPEG, 512 KB to 3.14 MB; INZ guide: 900 x 1200 to 2250 x 3000 px
not a photo of a photo; in focus; only you in the photo, no other people or objects
prescription glasses allowed if clear, not tinted, no heavy frames, no glare
no patterned clothing; no shadows on the face or background

For: NZeTA request on the official online form (photo uploaded); NZeTA app (the app takes a selfie; nothing to bring).

Official source: www.immigration.govt.nz, checked on 4 November 2026.

You can only use a selfie photo if you use the mobile app to apply for an NZeTA.

between 512 KB and 3.14 MB

taken in portrait mode with 3:4 aspect ratio

a JPG or JPEG file.

have been taken within the last 6 months

not be a photo of a photo.

You cannot manipulate or digitally alter your photo using Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other digital editing tools.

cropping your head and shoulders to place it on a plain background

your face covers between 70% and 80% of the image and is in the middle of the frame

be neutral and plain, and

have good contrast between your face and the background.

you are looking straight at the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth is closed, and

You can wear prescription glasses.

are clear and not tinted — no sunglasses

Your hair must not cover your face or ears

your covering must not cover your mouth or the sides of your face.

Where possible, we recommend that you have someone else take your photo, to our requirements.

We are more likely to accept your photo if you use a professional photographer.

Official source: www.immigration.govt.nz, checked on 4 November 2026.

set the camera to take colour photos

The photo must have dimensions between 900 x 1200 pixels and 2250 x 3000 pixels.

in front of a plain, light-coloured (not white) background

the length of the head fills 75% of the frame (see A)

the eyes are positioned in the top half of the frame, between points C and D

Save the image as a jpeg and make sure the file size is between 500kb and 3MB and have dimensions between 900 x 1200 pixels and 2250 x 3000 pixels.

Official source: www.immigration.govt.nz, checked on 4 November 2026.

1 acceptable photo or a device that can take one.

You should use the official NZeTA website or mobile app to request your NZeTA.

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 NZeTA photo?: As a digital photo, 900 to 2,250 pixels wide, 1,200 to 3,000 pixels tall. The file: JPEG; 512 KB to 3,000 KB. The head takes 70% 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 NZeTA photo need?: Plain and neutral, good contrast with the face; INZ photographer guide: plain, light-coloured (not white).
Can I wear glasses in my NZeTA photo?: Yes, but only with no tint and no glare, and with your eyes clearly visible.
Can I smile in my NZeTA photo?: Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking straight at the camera, head not turned or tilted.
Can I wear a head covering in my NZeTA photo?: Religious or medical only; must not cover the mouth or the sides of the face; hair must not cover the face or ears.
How recent must my NZeTA photo be?: Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
Can I take my NZeTA photo myself?: Not as a selfie: the official rules ask that someone else takes it.
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. In the NZeTA app, the app takes your selfie. On the online form, Immigration New Zealand says you can't use a selfie and the photo must not be digitally altered, cropping your head onto a plain background included. So this page checks a photo someone else took, as it is, and never changes it.
What does the Detail check add?: Detail check for your NZeTA 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.
What is the official NZeTA website?: The official site is Immigration New Zealand: request an NZeTA, at https://nzeta.immigration.govt.nz/. Or use the official NZeTA app (Apple App Store or Google Play), which costs less. immigration.govt.nz warns: "You should use the official NZeTA website or mobile app to request your NZeTA."
How much does the NZeTA cost?: NZD $23 online or NZD $17 in the app, plus the NZD $100 visitor levy (IVL), as stated on nzeta.immigration.govt.nz, checked on 10 November 2026. The NZD $100 International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) is paid at the same time as the NZeTA.