Free Australian Passport Photo Online — Make a 35×45 mm Photo

Need an Australian passport photo? Upload a recent photo and IDPhotoBy sizes and crops it to the Australian Passport Office standard — a 35×45 mm photo with your head 32–36 mm from the top of your head (crown) to the bottom of your chin on a plain light-coloured background — with the Australia Passport document already selected. The same photo works both as a print and as the digital photo you upload for online renewal. It is free — no payment required.

The Australian Passport Office (APO), part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, sets the rules for an Australian passport photo, and IDPhotoBy prepares your photo to match them. According to the published Australian requirements:

• Size at least 45 mm high × 35 mm wide (35×45 mm) — a recent colour photo. If your print is larger, do not trim it down.
• Head size 32–36 mm — measured from the top of your head (your crown, not the top of your hair) to the bottom of your chin, with your head centred.
• Plain, light-coloured background — with no shadows behind your head or on your face, and no objects or patterns.
• Neutral expression, mouth closed — no smiling; look straight at the camera with your eyes open.
• No glasses — the Australian Passport Office has not allowed glasses in passport photos taken since 1 July 2018 (a signed medical statement is the only exception).
• Less than six months old — the photo must still look like you.
• High resolution and good quality — a clear, sharp, evenly lit photo; the Passport Office uses glossy colour prints for the printed version.

The Australian passport photo size is 35×45 mm (3.5×4.5 cm) — a portrait photo with your head centred and measuring 32–36 mm from crown to chin. It must be at least 45 mm high and 35 mm wide, and you should not trim a photo that comes out larger.

For the online renewal channel (AusPassport) you upload a digital passport photo instead of posting a print, and a clear, high-resolution JPEG copy is part of the accepted process. IDPhotoBy outputs a print-resolution 35×45 mm file, so the same photo prints correctly and works as the digital photo you upload.

• Upload a recent, well-lit photo with the tool on this page — the Australia Passport document is already selected.
• IDPhotoBy resizes and crops your photo to 35×45 mm with your head at the required 32–36 mm crown-to-chin size, and places it on a plain light-coloured background with no shadows.
• Preview the result — check the head size and position, the plain background, and that your eyes are open and your mouth is closed.
• Download the finished photo free, then print it at 35×45 mm or upload the digital file for online renewal.

This free Australian passport photo maker doubles as a size checker and resizer for a photo you already have — there is no app to download, it runs online in your browser.

IDPhotoBy sizes and crops the photo you upload to the 35×45 mm Australian standard and places it on a plain light-coloured background. It does not retouch, beautify or otherwise edit your face. That matters here: the Australian Passport Office tells you not to edit passport photos — photos that have been altered, including background removal or brightening, are rejected. So your face is left exactly as it is — only the framing, size and background placement are prepared.

What we do not do is promise acceptance — no online tool can. Your file is prepared to the published Australian requirements, and the Passport Office makes the final decision. And it stays free: no paid plan, no per-photo charge and no skip-the-line fee.

You do not need a studio. You can take an Australian passport photo at home with a phone and still get a compliant result:

• Stand about 1.5 m in front of a plain, light-coloured wall, in soft, even daylight so there are no shadows behind you or on your face.
• Face the camera straight on, with a neutral expression and your mouth closed. Have someone take the photo, or use a timer, at eye level.
• Fill the frame with your head and the top of your shoulders, then upload it here and let IDPhotoBy crop it to the exact 35×45 mm size.

The same steps work for a baby or child's passport photo — lay an infant on a plain, light-coloured sheet and photograph from directly above, then crop to size. Take the photo within the last six months so it still looks like the applicant.

• A busy or dark background. It must be plain and light-coloured, with no shadows, patterns or objects behind you.
• Wearing glasses. Glasses are no longer accepted — take them off before the photo.
• An edited or filtered photo. Filters, retouching and background edits are rejected; use a straight, unedited photo and let the tool handle only the size, crop and background placement.
• Smiling with an open mouth. Keep a neutral expression with your mouth closed and your eyes open, looking at the camera.
• The wrong size or head height. The photo must be 35×45 mm with your head 32–36 mm from crown to chin — IDPhotoBy sets this for you.

Requirements can change — check the official Australian Passport Office rules (passports.gov.au) before you apply; they are the final authority on whether a photo is accepted.