Australia Australian passport photo (including online renewal) Photo Size

Specifications

Australian passport photo: 35 x 45 mm, 32-36 mm face and A$422 fee

Australian passport fees in A$ from passports.gov.au

Australian Passport Office (DFAT) and Australia Post lodgement

Australian Passport Office (DFAT) (passports.gov.au) sets the rules.

Australian passports are issued by the Australian Passport Office, a division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Applications are lodged at participating Australia Post outlets and, for eligible adults, online through Australian Passport Online. The photo must be 35-40 x 45-50 mm with a 32-36 mm chin-to-crown face, on a plain light background, less than 6 months old, and printed by dye sublimation on heavy glossy paper. First adult passports and some child cases require an eligible guarantor or witness.

Most Australians lodge at a participating Australia Post outlet; eligible adults renew online. Photo studios in every state capital produce the dye-sublimation 35 x 45 mm print.

• Australia Post participating outlets — Thousands of post offices around Australia lodge PC8, PC5 and PC4 applications and witness identity.
• Australian Passport Online — Eligible adults renew online and upload a digital photo of roughly 1200 x 1600 px.
• Passport offices — DFAT passport offices in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.
• Photo studios — Studios such as Kodar, Kodak Express and camera stores produce dye-sublimation 35 x 45 mm prints.
• Chemist / photo counters — Selected pharmacy and shopping-centre photo counters offer compliant passport prints.
• Australian embassies and consulates — Overseas applicants lodge through missions in London, Washington, Auckland and elsewhere, paying the A$189 overseas surcharge.
• Home photography — Shoot against a cream wall and use the PixlReady Australia 35 x 45 mm preset for the 413 x 531 px frame.
• Diplomatic missions — DFAT also handles diplomatic and official passports with separate forms.

Eligible adults renew through Australian Passport Online and upload a digital photo of roughly 1200 x 1600 px; passports.gov.au does not publish a fixed pixel or KB cap. Paper applicants lodge two dye-sublimation prints at an Australia Post outlet.

PC8 lodgement at Australia Post, A$422 fee and Priority/Fast Track

Australians lodge at Australia Post or renew online. DFAT processes the application and posts the new passport; Priority and Fast Track are available for an extra fee.

1. Complete form PC8 (adult renewal), PC5 (child) or PC4 (renewal by post), or start Australian Passport Online.
2. Gather two dye-sublimation 35 x 45 mm prints (for paper lodgement) and original identity documents.
3. Lodge at a participating Australia Post outlet, where staff witness identity and check the form.
4. Pay the fee: A$422 for an adult 10-year passport, A$213 for a child 5-year passport, A$213 for the optional 75+ 5-year passport, A$265 for a replacement.
5. Add A$308 for Priority 2-day processing or A$107 for Fast Track 5-day (up to 14 business days end to end).
6. First adult passports and some child cases need an eligible guarantor or witness to sign the form and one photo.
7. DFAT processes the application and posts the passport back to you; online renewals are typically faster.
8. Overseas applicants lodge through an Australian mission and pay the A$189 overseas surcharge on top of the fee.

Shooting a 35 x 45 mm Australian photo on a cream background

1. Stand against a plain light-coloured wall - cream or pale blue, not pure white and not patterned.
2. Frame the head and shoulders so the chin-to-crown face measures 32-36 mm inside the 35 x 45 mm frame.
3. Keep hair off the face so the edges of the face are visible.
4. Face the camera directly with a neutral expression - not smiling, laughing or frowning.
5. Mouth closed, both eyes open and looking straight at the camera.
6. Prescription glasses are allowed only if the eyes are clearly visible with no glare; sunglasses are not accepted.
7. Remove hats; religious or medical head coverings are allowed only with no shadow on the face.
8. Take the photo within the last 6 months.
9. Use the PixlReady Australia 35 x 45 mm preset for the 413 x 531 px, 300 DPI print.
10. For online renewal, export a digital photo of roughly 1200 x 1600 px in JPEG.

Use the passport cropper with the Australia preset.

Australian Passport Online: ~1200 x 1600 px digital renewal photo

Australian Passport Online accepts a digital photo for eligible adult renewals. The roughly 1200 x 1600 px figure comes from photo-guide practice; passports.gov.au does not publish a fixed pixel or KB cap, but the image must meet the same composition rules as the print.

• Format: colour JPEG.
• Pixels: roughly 1200 x 1600 px for online renewal (no fixed box published by DFAT).
• Background: plain light colour, no shadows or patterns.
• Chin-to-crown 32-36 mm equivalent, hair off the face.
• Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open.
• Prescription glasses only with no glare; no sunglasses.
• Photo less than 6 months old.
• No digital retouching or filters.
• Paper applicants still lodge two dye-sublimation prints at Australia Post.

Compress an oversized JPEG with the image compressor.

Dye-sublimation 35 x 45 mm prints on heavy glossy paper

Two identical prints are lodged with a paper application. The Australian requirement is specific: prints must be produced by dye sublimation on heavy glossy photo paper (minimum 200 gsm), not by home inkjet.

• Print at 300 DPI so the frame renders at 413 x 531 pixels.
• Use dye-sublimation printing on heavy glossy paper (minimum 200 gsm); inkjet prints are rejected.
• Make two identical prints for the Australia Post lodgement.
• Dimensions are a range (35-40 mm wide, 45-50 mm high); do not trim a larger photo down.
• One print may need to be signed on the back by your guarantor or witness.
• Keep the background light (cream or pale blue), not pure white.
• Do not write on the front; keep prints clean and uncreased.
• Online renewal applicants do not need prints at all.

Print-dialog settings: 300 DPI guide · 200 KB upload guide.

Why DFAT rejects inkjet prints, pure white backgrounds and smiles

• Inkjet prints instead of dye-sublimation on heavy glossy paper.
• Photo older than 6 months.
• Pure white or patterned background instead of plain cream or pale blue.
• Chin-to-crown outside the 32-36 mm range, or hair covering the edges of the face.
• Smiling, laughing or frowning instead of a neutral expression.
• Sunglasses or glasses with glare; thick frames covering the eyes.
• Hats or head coverings casting shadows on the face.
• Trimming a larger photo down to 35 x 45 mm.
• Missing guarantor or witness signature on the form or one photo.
• Digital retouching, filters or beauty mode.

PC5 child passports, parental consent and baby photo updates

Every child passport application (PC5) requires consent from each person with parental responsibility. Children's photos follow the same 35 x 45 mm standard, and you can update a baby's photo before age 5 with the fee waived.

• The child must appear alone - no parent, sibling, toy or dummy in frame.
• Both parents (or those with parental responsibility) must sign the PC5 form.
• Lay infants on a plain light sheet and shoot from above.
• The child's face must be visible and looking at the camera as far as age allows.
• You can replace a child's passport photo before the child turns 5 if the baby's looks have changed; the fee can be waived.
• A guarantor or witness may be required for a first child passport.
• Bring the child's birth certificate and the parents' IDs to the Australia Post lodgement.
• Child passports are valid for 5 years and cost A$213.

DFAT forms, Australia Post lodgement and state-capital offices

The Australian passport system runs through DFAT and Australia Post, with a set of form numbers and a network of offices in every state capital.

• Form PC8 is the adult passport renewal application; PC5 is the child's passport application; PC4 is the renewal-by-post form.
• Forms B11 and B12 are used by Australians applying overseas through embassies and consulates.
• The Australian Passport Office is a division of DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).
• Australia Post is the official lodgement network, with thousands of participating outlets.
• Priority processing costs A$308 for 2-day processing; Fast Track costs A$107 for 5-day processing.
• The A$189 overseas surcharge applies to applications lodged outside Australia.
• State-capital passport offices are in Canberra (head office), Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.
• Guarantors and witnesses must meet DFAT eligibility rules (an Australian passport holder who knows the applicant, or a prescribed professional).
• Diplomatic and official passports are issued under separate DFAT arrangements.
• The adult 10-year passport costs A$422; the child 5-year and the optional 75+ 5-year passport cost A$213.

Australia local details: DFAT forms, state capitals and Aussie fees

Australia uses British-style spelling (colour, grey, authorised) and a lodge-at-Post model. The dye-sublimation print rule, the Priority/Fast Track fees and the state-capital office network are the local details.

• Australian English: colour, grey, authorised, centre; the passport is a blue e-passport issued by DFAT.
• Fees (passports.gov.au/help/fees): adult 10-year A$422; child 5-year A$213; optional 75+ 5-year A$213; replacement A$265.
• Priority 2-day processing is A$308 extra; Fast Track 5-day is A$107 extra; overseas surcharge A$189.
• Forms: PC8 adult renewal, PC5 child, PC4 renewal by post, B11 and B12 for overseas applicants.
• State-capital offices: Canberra (DFAT head), Sydney (NSW), Melbourne (Victoria), Brisbane (Queensland), Perth (Western Australia), Adelaide (South Australia), Hobart (Tasmania), Darwin (Northern Territory), and the Australian Capital Territory.
• Australia Post is the lodgement network, not a government office; staff witness identity and collect the form and photos.
• Prints must be dye-sublimation on heavy glossy paper (minimum 200 gsm); home inkjet prints are rejected.
• The face must be 32-36 mm chin-to-crown; the background is plain light cream or pale blue, not pure white.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants use the same DFAT forms and fees; no separate indigenous-language photo form is required.

Gotchas

• Prints must be dye-sublimation on heavy glossy paper (minimum 200 gsm); inkjet is rejected.
• Chin-to-crown must be 32-36 mm inside the 35 x 45 mm frame.
• Adult 10-year A$422; child 5-year A$213; replacement A$265; Priority +A$308, Fast Track +A$107.
• Lodge at Australia Post; eligible adults renew online at ~1200 x 1600 px.
• Background is plain light cream or pale blue, not pure white.