PassportPhotoSizes
New Zealand passport photo size
35 × 45 mm
Head height
32–36 mm
Background
Plain light grey or white.
At 300 DPI
413 × 531 px
What catches people out
- 35 x 45 mm.
- Head height chin to crown 32–36 mm.
- New Zealand accepts digital photo submission for most passport renewals.
Requirements are set by Department of Internal Affairs and they change. Confirm the current rules with them before printing — this page is a reference, not an approval.
Crop your photo to 35 × 45 mm
Already set to New Zealand. Your photo is read in the browser and never uploaded.
The file stays on your device. It is read directly in the browser and never uploaded anywhere.
Drag to move, and use the slider to zoom. The dashed lines show where the top of the head and the chin need to fall for New Zealand.
Your photo will appear here
New Zealand requirements
- Size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Head height
- 32–36 mm
- Background
- Plain light grey or white.
150 DPI with a small watermark — enough to check the framing and the head height before you commit.
For the actual application
- · 300 DPI print-ready export, no watermark
- · Six photos laid out on a 4 × 6 print sheet
- · Background replacement to the required colour
- · Saved profiles for a whole family