Australia passport photo maker
This page helps you prepare a photo that fits the common Australian passport size of 35 by 45 mm with a plain light or white background. Everything runs in your browser, so your image never leaves your device. The tool removes the background, adds a clean white one, helps you frame your head, and exports a sized file. It is built to help you size, frame, and prepare a photo before printing. It cannot judge final acceptance, and it cannot endorse the back of a print, so always verify the current rules with the Australian Passport Office at passports.gov.au.
Drop a photo, or click to choose
A clear, front-facing head-and-shoulders shot works best. JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC.
The background remover downloads a one-time model the first time you use it. Your photo itself never leaves your device.
- Files never leave your device
- Runs in your browser
- Free, no signup
The 35 by 45 mm size and the 32 to 36 mm face
An Australian passport photo is commonly required to be 35 mm wide and 45 mm tall, with the face measured from the chin to the crown of the head sitting at about 32 to 36 mm. Getting both of these right matters, because a photo that is the correct outer size but has a face that is too small or too large can still be rejected.
The tool exports at the 35 by 45 mm ratio and gives you an on screen guide so you can position your head inside that 32 to 36 mm band. You adjust the crop until the chin and crown line up, then export. This takes the guesswork out of measuring with a ruler after you print.
These figures are the values that are commonly required, but specifications do change. Before you print and submit, confirm the current size and face measurements with the Australian Passport Office at passports.gov.au.
A plain white background, swapped privately in your browser
Australian passport photos need a plain light or white background with even lighting and no shadows behind the head. Most home and phone photos have a patterned wall, a colour cast, or soft shadows that fall short of this. The tool detects your outline, removes whatever is behind you, and places a clean, even white background in its place.
Because the work happens entirely in your browser, your photo is never uploaded to a server. If you only need the background fixed and the rest of your photo is already fine, you can use the passport photo white background tool or the more general change photo background tool to swap it without re-shooting.
Aim for flat, even lighting on your face when you take the original photo. The tool can replace the background cleanly, but a strong shadow across your face in the source image is harder to undo, so good lighting at capture still helps.
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Framing your head with the on screen guide
Framing is where many photos go wrong. The head can sit too high, too low, or off centre, leaving too much space above the crown or cutting into the chin. The on screen guide shows you where the top of the head and the chin should fall so the face lands in the 32 to 36 mm range within the 35 by 45 mm frame.
Centre your head left to right, keep it upright and square to the camera, and leave a small, even margin above the crown. Drag and scale the image until the guide lines match your chin and the top of your head, then export.
If you want a simple walkthrough of sizing and framing for other countries too, the passport photo maker covers the same crop and export flow with the right dimensions for each.
Expression, glasses, and hair rules the tool cannot fix
Some requirements depend on how you took the photo, not on editing. Use a neutral expression with your mouth closed, keep your eyes open and looking straight at the camera, and do not wear glasses. Make sure your hair is not covering your eyes.
The tool sizes, frames, and cleans the background, but it does not change your expression, open closed eyes, remove glasses, or move hair off your face. If the source photo breaks one of these rules, the fix is to take the photo again rather than to edit it.
It helps to check these points before you start editing. A correctly sized photo with a smile, tinted glasses, or hair across the eyes can still be refused, so get the capture right first.
The printed and endorsed photo requirement, and how the tool still helps
Be aware of an important limit. The standard Australian passport application asks for two identical printed photos, and one of them may need to be endorsed, or certified, on the back by a guarantor as a true photo of the applicant. A browser tool cannot print, cannot sign, and cannot endorse the back of a photo, so it is not a guaranteed certified submission on its own.
This is why the tool is best used to size, frame, and prepare the photo before printing, not as a finished submission by itself. It gets the 35 by 45 mm size, the 32 to 36 mm face, the white background, the framing, and the even exposure ready so that what you print is consistent and correct.
Once you have your exported image, print two identical copies, then arrange for the endorsement on the back where required. Always confirm the current photo and endorsement rules with the Australian Passport Office at passports.gov.au before you submit.
Lodging the application and children's photos
A standard Australian passport application is usually lodged in person at a participating Australia Post outlet or passport office, where you bring your two printed photos and your forms. Preparing the photo in advance means the only thing left at the counter is the paperwork, not a last-minute photo booth. Keep both prints identical, and arrange the endorsement on the back where it is required before you attend.
Children and infants need their own passport and their own photos, at the same 35 by 45 mm size and 32 to 36 mm face, but with relaxed pose rules. A baby does not need a neutral expression or open eyes, and must be the only person in the frame with no hands or supports visible. The plain light background is still required, which is the tricky part with a small child, so cleaning up the background afterward is often easier than getting a perfect backdrop at home. Confirm the current adult and child rules with the Australian Passport Office before you lodge.