Australia Visa Photo
35×45mm Australia visa photo.
- Printed size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Digital size
- 413 × 531 px
- Background
- White
- Head height
- 32-36mm
Size & specifications
Australia Visa Photo — requirements
| Printed size | 35 × 45 mm |
|---|---|
| Digital size | 413 × 531 px |
| Head height | 32-36mm |
| Background | White |
| Resolution | ≥ 300 DPI |
| Recency | — |
| Glasses / expression | — · — |
| Digital format | — |
One upload, two deliveries: the pixel-exact digital file and a 300 dpi print-ready sheet.
What each line means
Printed size — print at exactly 35 × 45 mm. A few millimetres off and most offices hand the form back before anything else is checked.
Digital size — the digital file must measure 413 × 531 px. Anything smaller gets refused by many online systems before a person sees it.
Head height — your head, crown to chin, should span 32-36mm. Too small reads distant; too large and the crop will not fit.
Background — a plain White background, with no shadows or gradients. A wall lit unevenly is the fastest route to a refusal.
Resolution — 300 dpi keeps a face sharp in print. Below that, features soften and agencies ask for a retake.
Photo examples
What passes — and what gets rejected.
How to take a Australia Visa Photo with your phone
Australian visa and passport photo size
The Australia visa photo is 35×45 mm on a plain white or light background, with the face 32-36 mm from chin to crown. The Australian Passport Office uses the same specification, so the visa photo and the passport renewal photo can come from one session.
Setup and lighting
Plain wall, half a metre back, phone at eye level with headroom above the hair. Front daylight keeps the face evenly lit and the background free of shadows. Neutral expression, mouth closed, no headwear, eyes on the lens; glasses off unless there is a medical reason to keep them.
Clarity and true likeness rules
Australian guidance focuses on clarity and true likeness: sharp focus, natural skin tone, and nothing that alters how you look. Smoothing apps and heavy filters are outside these requirements, and the head must stay bare unless worn daily for religious reasons with the face fully visible.
Tool output
The tool crops to the exact 35×45 mm rectangle at 300 dpi, evens the background out, and checks ratio, head position and background before download. The same file serves a visa application and a passport renewal.
Why Australia Visa Photo gets rejected
Dimensional faults
Dimensional faults include prints that are not 35×45 mm, heads cropped at the hair, and faces pushed to one edge; a checker measures these in seconds. The head band is 32-36 mm.
Background faults
Shadowed walls, gradients and patterned backdrops are non-plain backgrounds. A plain wall plus frontal daylight avoids these faults before the tool flattens the tone.
Likeness failures
Photos that no longer look like the applicant include heavy editing, tinted glasses, hair across the face, and expressions that drift from neutral. These fail the true-likeness requirement even when every measurement is correct.
How it works
Photo tips
Frequently asked questions
What size is a Australia Visa Photo?
The standard size is 35 × 45 mm (413 × 531 px at 300 DPI). The tool crops and scales your photo to exact requirements automatically.
Can I smile in the photo?
Requirements call for: a natural expression. When in doubt, keep a neutral face with both eyes open.
How recent must the photo be?
Old photos are a common rejection reason.
Is my photo private?
Yes. Uploaded photos are encrypted in transit and automatically deleted within 24 hours. We never share or resell uploads.
Can I take it with my phone?
Yes. Plain wall, even light, eye-level phone; the tool does the exact crop and background normalisation.
Is the visa photo the same as the Australian passport photo?
Both use the 35×45 mm rectangle, so one well-framed session can produce either crop.