SnapIDs

🇦🇺 Australia Passport Photo Online

The Australian Passport Office, which sits inside the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, will not move an application forward until it holds two identical prints that satisfy its photo rules. Most people ask for 35 x 45 mm and that is comfortably inside the official band, because Australia is unusually relaxed about the paper size and accepts anything from 35 to 40 mm wide by 45 to 50 mm high. What does not flex is the face, which has to measure 32 to 36 mm from chin to crown.

Australia checks your image against a biometric template at the border, so the office is as fussy about print quality as it is about pose. It wants dye sublimation prints on glossy stock of at least 200 gsm, refuses inkjet output, and treats any retouching as grounds to start again. Read the glasses rule before you sit down, because unlike Ireland or Singapore, Australia says frames come off unless a doctor has written you an exemption.

Take your photo now — from $4.99, result in about 2 minutes.

Australia Passport Photo Online requirements

Official specification: 35 x 45 mm

Dimensions35 x 45 mm
Head height32 to 36 mm (chin to crown)
BackgroundPlain white or light grey that contrasts with the face
Issuing authorityAustralian Passport Office (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
GlassesNot permitted

Photo rules

Common reasons photos get rejected

How SnapIDs gets it right

Most rejections come from the wrong head size, a bad background, or glare. SnapIDs solves this before you even take the shot. A live coach checks your distance, centering, head angle, eyes, expression and lighting in real time, and only captures when every check passes. The photo is then framed mathematically to the exact 35 x 45 mm specification, and the background is cleaned to a compliant white, while your face is never altered.

Frequently asked questions

What size is an Australian passport photo?

35 x 45 mm is what most photo shops print and it sits inside the official band. The Australian Passport Office accepts any print from 35 to 40 mm wide and 45 to 50 mm high, provided your head measures 32 to 36 mm from chin to crown.

Can I wear glasses in an Australian passport photo?

No. The Australian Passport Office states that you must not wear glasses and that vision impairment alone is not an acceptable reason. Frames may only stay on where a medical condition prevents removal, and even then the lenses must show no reflection and must not obscure the eyes.

How many passport photos does Australia need?

Two identical prints, both less than six months old. On a paper application your guarantor writes, in black pen on the back of one of them, that it is a true photo of you, along with your full name, and signs it.

Other documents