Free Passport Photo Checker
Upload a photo and see it measured against the issuing authority's own specification — face height, background, expression, lighting, framing, focus. Every rule, every result. No account, no email address, and no payment to find out.
Australian Passport
- Size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Face height
- 32–36 mm
- Background
- Plain white or light grey
What it does, and what it does not
It reads your photograph and tells you whether it meets the rules for the document you chose — every rule, named, with the one physical thing to do about each one it fails. That result is yours whether or not you ever buy anything, and it is the same verdict our paying customers get.
It does not crop. A compliant photograph still has to be cut to the exact print size and head height the authority publishes, to the millimetre, and that is the part we sell. So a photo that passes here is a photo you can take to any print shop with confidence — or have us finish, if you would rather not measure it yourself.
What gets checked
Every document in the list runs these. They are read from the same catalogue the processing pipeline enforces, so this list cannot promise a check that does not run.
- A face was found.
- Only one person is in the photo.
- The lens has not distorted the face.
- The exposure is not too dark.
- The exposure is not too bright.
- The face is sharp.
- The photo is in colour.
- The image is clean, not noisy.
- No glasses are being worn.
- No hat is being worn.
- No earphones are visible.
- Any head covering is plain.
- Nothing else is in the frame.
- Nobody else is in the frame.
- The whole face is visible.
- The eyes are clear of hair.
- No heavy shadow falls on the face.
- There is no glare or reflection.
- The background is plain.
- The head faces the camera.
- Both eyes are open.
- The eyes are on the camera.
- The lighting is even.
- The head is level with the camera.
- The face is not too close to the frame.
- The face is large enough in the frame.
- The image has enough pixels to print.
- The head is upright.
- The head height is within the required range.
One rule depends on the document rather than applying to all of them, which is why the document has to be chosen before a photograph can be checked:
- The expression is neutral.
The measurements come from the authority, not from us
Each document's print size, head height and background rule is read from the government page that publishes it, and every page here carries the date somebody last checked it against that source. Nothing is rounded, reworded, or replaced with a house figure.
That matters more than it sounds. A competing service publishes the Australian head height three different ways on one page — one of them outside the legal range — because its table, its body text and its FAQ were each typed by a person on a different day. Crop to their headline figure and the photograph is rejected.
Frequently asked questions
Is this passport photo checker really free?
Yes, and there is nothing to sign up for. Upload a photograph, choose the document, and the full result comes back — every rule that passed, every rule that failed, and what to do about each failure. No account, no email address, and no card.
What happens to my photo after it is checked?
It is processed to produce the result and deleted automatically after 30 days. Photographs are never used to train models. The privacy page sets out where the files are stored and what is kept.
Which documents can I check a photo against?
Passports, visas, driving licences, citizenship certificates and national ID cards across Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, China, Japan, India and more. Choose the document in the list above the upload box.
Will the checker crop my photo to the right size?
No. Checking is free; cropping to the exact print size and head height is the paid part. A photograph that passes every check still needs cutting to the millimetre, and after a check passes you are offered that as a next step rather than being required to take it.
Why did my photo fail a check I think it should pass?
Every failure comes back with the reason and the fix, so the first thing to do is read what was actually flagged — background and shadow failures in particular are often a wall the eye reads as plain and a camera does not. Retaking and rechecking costs nothing.
Can I use this checker on a photo taken at a shop?
Yes, and it is worth doing. A photo counter prints to a size; it does not measure the result against the issuing authority's published rules before handing it over. Photograph the print, or use the digital copy if they gave you one.