Choose the service and route before preparing a file.
ImmiAccount, Citizenship, ETA, Australian Immi App, ABCC, Passport, and ImmiCard each have their own photo rules.
Independent information and photo-preparation guidance. This is not an Australian government service and does not guarantee acceptance.
ImmiAccount values are not applied to ETA, apps, citizenship, passport, or ImmiCard.
Facial images, documents, citizenship photos, and printed passport photos remain separate.
App-managed and in-person capture is separate from an externally prepared JPEG.
The values below are confirmed separately for each Australian service and application route. Australia does not have one universal photo contract.
| Service or file | Public guidance |
|---|---|
| ImmiAccount visa facial image | JPG, ≥ 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 how the uploaded image is finally checked are not specified. |
| 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 / descent | JPEG, 1200 × 1600 px (recommended), ≥ 70 KB–≤ 3.5 MB; conferral and descent remain separate route variants. |
| ETA / Australian Immi App / ABCC | ETA, the Australian Immi App, and ABCC use app-managed or in-person identity capture; they are not projected to an external prepared JPEG. |
| Australian Passport | Australian Passport remains a printed-photo/lodgement route; an official digital applicant-photo uploader is not established. |
| ImmiCard | JPEG, ≤ 500 KB; ImmiCard is a separate artifact profile; only some photo details are published, and how uploads are finally checked is not documented. |
For the ImmiAccount facial image, the official guidance lists JPG, ≥ 70 KB–≤ 3.5 MB, with the face centred within the frame. The official guidance does not specify exact pixels, physical size, background, recency, or how the uploaded image is finally checked.
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.
Citizenship conferral and descent are separate route variants. For those photos, the official guidance lists JPEG, 1200 × 1600 px (recommended), and ≥ 70 KB–≤ 3.5 MB.
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.
No. ImmiCard is a separate artifact profile; only some photo details are published, and how uploads are finally checked is not documented.
Create a face photo for an online Australian visa application (ImmiAccount).
Review the service boundary and official sources before preparing a file.