Australia Government Photo Guide

Australia government photo guide

Choose the service and route before preparing a file.

Keep ImmiAccount, Citizenship, ETA, Australian Immi App, ABCC, Passport, and ImmiCard contracts separate.

Independent information and photo-preparation guidance. This is not an Australian government service and does not guarantee acceptance.

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What this guide keeps separate

Route-aware contracts

ImmiAccount is not silently applied to ETA, apps, citizenship, passport, or ImmiCard.

Separate artifacts

Facial images, documents, citizenship photos, and printed passport photos remain separate.

Managed identity boundary

App-managed and in-person capture is not presented as an external prepared JPEG.

Service and route overview

The values below are projected from Australia RequirementRecords and the route resolver. Australia does not have one universal photo contract.

Service or artifactPublic guidance
ImmiAccount visa facial imageJPG, ≥ 70 KB–≤ 3.5 MB, face centred within the frame. The ImmiAccount Facial image contract is channel-scoped; physical dimensions, exact pixels, background, recency, and final validator behavior remain unspecified.
ImmiAccount other documents.BMP / .DCM / .DOC / .DOCX / .DOT / .GIF / .JPG / .PNG / .PDF / .PPT / .PPTX / .RFT / .TXT / .XLS / .XLSX; ≤ 5 MB. Encrypted PDFs may be rejected and route checklists can narrow the baseline.
Citizenship conferral / descentJPEG, 1200 recommended × 1600 recommended px, ≥ 70 KB–≤ 3.5 MB; conferral and descent remain separate route variants.
ETA / Australian Immi App / ABCCETA, the Australian Immi App, and ABCC use app-managed or in-person identity capture; they are not projected to an external prepared JPEG.
Australian PassportAustralian Passport remains a printed-photo/lodgement route; an official digital applicant-photo uploader is not established.
ImmiCardJPEG, ≤ 500 KB; ImmiCard is a separate artifact profile with partial evidence and unresolved validator details.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Australia ImmiAccount photo size?

The ImmiAccount facial-image record projects JPG, ≥ 70 KB–≤ 3.5 MB, with the face centred within the frame. Exact pixels, physical size, background, recency, and final validator behavior remain unspecified.

Can I use the ImmiAccount photo rule for ETA or the Australian Immi App?

No. ETA, the Australian Immi App, and ABCC use app-managed or in-person identity capture; they are not projected to an external prepared JPEG.

What is different about citizenship photos?

Citizenship conferral and descent are separate route variants. The projection shows JPEG, 1200 recommended × 1600 recommended px, and ≥ 70 KB–≤ 3.5 MB for that record family.

Can I prepare an Australian Passport digital photo?

The public record does not establish an official digital applicant-photo uploader. Australian Passport remains a printed-photo/lodgement route; an official digital applicant-photo uploader is not established.

Is ImmiCard the same as a visa photo?

No. ImmiCard is a separate artifact profile with partial evidence and unresolved validator details.

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