🇳🇿 New Zealand
New Zealand passport & visa photo requirements
New Zealand passport photos follow 35×45 mm with a light grey background per passports.govt.nz. Visa and NZeTA digital uploads often expect high-resolution JPEGs (827×1063 px at 600 DPI in our catalog). PicsForm maps these catalog specs for cropping and checks — not government certification. Last verified 2026-08-18.
Create photo for New ZealandNew Zealand Passport
35×45 mm · light grey bg
New Zealand Visa
35×45 mm · light grey bg
Documents covered in this hub
- New Zealand Passport — 35×45 mm, light grey (#E8E8E8), high-res digital accepted
- New Zealand Visa — 35×45 mm, plain light background; digital uploads preferred for many categories
Key New Zealand photo rules
Neutral expression, no glasses, plain light grey or light background without texture. Prefer a rear camera or helper at eye level — Immigration NZ rejects heavily processed phone selfies.
Common rejection reasons
- Low-resolution phone crops for digital visa uploads
- White backdrop when light grey is expected for passports
- Shadows under eyes from overhead lighting
- Smiling or open mouth
- Glasses or tinted lenses
Quick links
Document-specific guides:
- /new-zealand-passport-photo — NZ Passport specs
- /new-zealand-visa-photo — NZ Visa specs
New Zealand Passport — catalog specs
- Size: 35×45 mm (827×1063 px @ 600 DPI)
- Head height: 70–80% of frame height
- Eye line: 55–70% from bottom
- Background: light grey (#E8E8E8)
- Smile: not allowed — neutral expression
- Glasses: not allowed
- Head coverings: not allowed (except religious/medical where permitted)
- Max file size (when specified): 10000 KB
- Print size: 1.38×1.77 in
New Zealand Visa — catalog specs
- Size: 35×45 mm (827×1063 px @ 600 DPI)
- Head height: 70–80% of frame height
- Eye line: 55–70% from bottom
- Background: light grey (#E8E8E8)
- Smile: not allowed — neutral expression
- Glasses: not allowed
- Head coverings: not allowed (except religious/medical where permitted)
- Max file size (when specified): 5000 KB
- Print size: 1.38×1.77 in
FAQ
- Do NZ passport and visa photos share one size?
- Both use 35×45 mm, but digital visa paths often need higher pixel resolution. Select the exact document in PicsForm before export.
- Is PicsForm an Immigration NZ partner?
- No — we map catalog millimetre and pixel rules so you can prepare a compliant file. Final acceptance is up to DIA or Immigration NZ.
Other country hubs
PicsForm matches photos to published requirements. This is not legal or immigration advice and does not guarantee application approval. Always confirm current rules on the official portal.