What size is the New Zealand visa photo?

Printed, 35 x 45 mm. 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 New Zealand visa photo?

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

Can I smile in my New Zealand visa photo?

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

Can I wear a head covering in my New Zealand visa 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 New Zealand visa photo be?

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

Can I take my New Zealand visa 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 New Zealand visa 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 · New Zealand

New Zealand visa photo: check yours

Check your New Zealand visa photo against the official rules before you send it. We never change it. Official size: 35 x 45 mm. Digital photo: 900 to 2,250 pixels wide, 1,200 to 3,000 pixels tall. 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

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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.

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.

Immigration New Zealand doesn't accept edited visa photos: no AI or other digital editing, no colour or brightness changes and no cropping your head and shoulders onto a plain background. Selfies are accepted only in the NZeTA app, not for visas, so have someone else take it. So this page checks your photo as it is and never changes or re-saves it. Online: a JPG of 512 KB to 3.14 MB in 3:4 portrait; paper forms: two 35 x 45 mm colour prints.

The rules at a glance

For the New Zealand visa application photo (online upload; 35x45 mm prints for paper forms), as the official rules state them.

Size: 35 x 45 mm
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: “Photos that are AI enhanced or altered do not meet our standards.”

All the official rules and sources

Printed size: 35 mm wide, 45 mm tall (35 mm wide x 45 mm high (paper applications))
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

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
no selfies (selfies only in the NZeTA app); someone else should take the photo; a professional photographer makes acceptance more likely
online: portrait 3:4, JPG/JPEG, 512 KB to 3.14 MB; INZ photographer guide: 900 x 1200 to 2250 x 3000 px, 500 KB to 3 MB
paper: two original colour prints per person, 35 mm wide x 45 mm high, less than six months old, full name written on the back
not a photo of a photo; in focus; only you in the photo
prescription glasses allowed if clear, not tinted, frames not hiding the eyes, no glare

For: online visa applications to Immigration New Zealand (photo uploaded); paper visa forms such as the Visitor Visa Application INZ 1017 (two colour prints per person).

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

between 512 KB and 3.14 MB

taken in portrait mode with 3:4 aspect ratio

have been taken within the last 6 months

The photo you submit with a paper application must be 35 mm wide and 45 mm high.

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

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

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

changing the colour, brightness, contrast or sharpness

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

You can wear prescription glasses.

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

the photo file size is less than 10 MB.

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.

Two passport-sized colour photographs for everyone included in the application. The photographs must be less than six months old.

Photos that are AI enhanced or altered do not meet our standards. Using AI may result in your visa application being declined.

Attach two colour passport-size photographs of yourself here. The photographs must be less than six months old. Write your full name on the back of both photographs.

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

You must attach two photographs of each person included in the application. The photographs must be original, and taken within the last six months.

The size of the photographs should be about 45mm by 35mm. The photographs should be in good quality colour (not black and white).

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 New Zealand visa photo?: Printed, 35 x 45 mm. 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 New Zealand visa photo need?: Plain and neutral, good contrast with the face; INZ photographer guide: plain, light-coloured (not white).
Can I wear glasses in my New Zealand visa photo?: Yes, but only with no tint and no glare, and with your eyes clearly visible.
Can I smile in my New Zealand visa photo?: Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking straight at the camera, head not turned or tilted.
Can I wear a head covering in my New Zealand visa 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 New Zealand visa photo be?: Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
Can I take my New Zealand visa 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. Immigration New Zealand doesn't accept edited visa photos: no AI or other digital editing, no colour or brightness changes and no cropping your head and shoulders onto a plain background. Selfies are accepted only in the NZeTA app, not for visas, so have someone else take it. So this page checks your photo as it is and never changes or re-saves it. Online: a JPG of 512 KB to 3.14 MB in 3:4 portrait; paper forms: two 35 x 45 mm colour prints.
What does the Detail check add?: Detail check for your New Zealand visa 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.