🇦🇺 Australia visa photo requirements 2026
Last verified against Department of Home Affairs — Australian Government on 2026-05-28. Source: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au.
We approximate the published rules. The consulate makes the final call. Details
Check your photo
Upload a photo and we will verify it against the Australia rules below. First check is free.
Check my photo →At a glance
- Size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Head height
- 32–36 mm (chin to crown)
- Background
- Plain white or light grey
- Glasses
- Not allowed
- Expression
- Neutral, mouth closed
- Maximum age of photo
- 6 months
Top reasons Australia photos get rejected
- 1
Wearing eyeglasses
Fix: Remove glasses; switch to contacts if available
- 2
Background not uniform or not contrasting with face
Fix: Use a plain white or light grey backdrop with diffused lighting
- 3
Head too small in frame (typical phone selfie)
Fix: Crop so chin-to-top-of-head occupies 70–80% of image height
- 4
Smile or teeth visible
Fix: Neutral expression with mouth closed
- 5
Photo older than 6 months
Fix: Retake within the last 6 months
- 6
Beauty filter or smartphone portrait mode applied
Fix: Use standard camera mode; turn off all enhancements
What is specific to Australia
- ImmiAccount (the online portal) accepts a relatively large digital file — 70 KB to 3.5 MB. You do not need to compress aggressively the way you would for USCIS (240 KB) or Korea K-ETA (100 KB).
- Australia accepts EITHER pure white OR light grey backgrounds, so a UK-spec photo is usually acceptable for Australia (whereas the reverse is not true).
- Head size band (32–36 mm chin to crown) is the same as Schengen and UK; if you have a compliant UK or Schengen photo, the cropping is the same.
- Australia uses the same 35×45 mm format as UK and Schengen — a photo prepared for any of those generally passes Australia's dimensions check.
- Australian citizenship applications use a different (printed) photo standard with witness endorsement on the back — those are NOT covered by this online check.