Australia: photo requirements

Photo file upload · Published requirements checked

Pixels

1200×1600 portrait

File

JPEG; maximum 500 KB

Photo

Neutral 18% grey background; camera approximately 1.4 m away

Export setting: 1200 × 1600 px, JPEG. Selected export settings are distinguished from official requirements above. Framing overlays are advisory.

• These rules apply when supplying your own ImmiCard photograph, not all ImmiAccount visas.

Research reviewed 7 September 2026. The application authority decides acceptance.

Original photo required · Published requirements checked

Pixels

1200×1600 preferred, not stated as an exact minimum

File

JPEG; 70 KB–3.5 MB

Photo

Colour, less than 6 months old; neutral/light grey background

Editing

Unedited; no background removal, retouching or red-eye removal

• The authority recommends a professional provider. Preferred resolution is not a hard rejection threshold.

Research reviewed 7 September 2026. The application authority decides acceptance.

Printed photo · Published requirements checked

Physical

35–40 mm wide, 45–50 mm high; face height 32–36 mm

Print

Colour dye-sublimation, glossy paper of at least 200 gsm

Photo

Less than 6 months old; no retouching

• A digital download is not the required finished print. Home inkjet output does not meet the cited print specification.

Research reviewed 7 September 2026. The application authority decides acceptance.

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Scope

Check the actual visa checklist or state authority

• No single national upload specification established for all these services.

Research reviewed 7 September 2026. The application authority decides acceptance.