Visa photo requirements by country

This page gives the visa photo size by country for four countries, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and India, and for the Schengen area, along with the few rules that get a photo sent back. We can take the photo for any other country too, including the United States and New Zealand. For those, go by the photo rules on that government's own page.

Every figure here comes from that government's own page, read in October 2026. Rules change, and often. Check the official page again on the day you apply, and if anything here differs from your form, go with the form.

Start with the Australian passport photo, as a yardstick for the rest. Our guide, Australian passport photo requirements, has the full rules. The Australian Passport Office asks for 2 photos that are:

GOV.UK has two sets of rules, depending on how you apply. Either way, the photo must have been taken in the last month.

For an online application, what we make is a digital photo file, for $30, which you upload yourself when the application asks for your photo. If it's refused, bring in the proof of rejection and we'll retake it at no cost.

These are the biggest photos on this page, and they come with paperwork on the back. The rules below are from the Government of Canada's passport photos page, for applying in person or by mail; renewing online takes a digital photo instead.

We stamp the back of Canadian passport photos for you before you leave. Your guarantor's signature is still up to you.

India asks for a square photo for both of these. The OCI rules are from the OCI Services photo specification, and the e-Visa rules from the Indian Visa Online e-Visa page. For an Indian passport itself, follow the photo instructions that come with your application.

The European Commission's Schengen visa page asks for a photo that meets ICAO standards. Its linked guide says the photo should be no more than 6 months old and 35 to 40mm wide, with your face filling 70 to 80% of it.

Use a plain light-coloured background with even lighting and no shadows. Keep a neutral expression with your mouth closed, and leave tinted lenses at home. You lodge the application with the consulate of the country you're visiting, or a visa centre working for it, so read its checklist as well.

We take visa photos and passport photos for any country at 605-607 High Street, Kew East. There's no need for an appointment. Because the rules change so often, please bring the current specifications for your application with you, on paper or on your phone.

Each photo is checked against our digital templates before it's printed, and the prints are usually ready in around 10 to 15 minutes. You can take away a printed photo, or for most countries a digital file for an online upload. We only make the file when your application needs an upload.

A set of four for an Australian passport starts at $25. Other visa and passport photos start at $25 too, and custom ones can cost more. The cost varies by country, so tell us where you're applying when you come in and we'll say what yours costs before we take it.

If the photo is rejected, bring in the proof of rejection and we'll retake it at no cost. We photograph children from 5 years old, but we don't take passport photos of babies or toddlers.

We're open Monday to Thursday 10am to 5pm and Friday 10am to 4pm. We're closed on weekends. Our Passport Photos page has more about the shop and how to find us.