Quick answer
What photo does Australia need for an Indian visitor visa?
For ImmiAccount, the Department of Home Affairs asks for a digital JPEG between 70 KB and 3.5 MB, preferably 1200 × 1600 pixels, no more than 6 months old, against a neutral or light grey background, with glasses removed. From 26 October 2026 applicants in India may also need biometrics.
Indian visitors apply for an Australian visa online through ImmiAccount. Home Affairs' photo help text asks for a digital JPEG between 70 KB and 3.5 MB, ideally 1200 × 1600 pixels, taken no more than 6 months ago, against a neutral or light grey background, with glasses removed. From 26 October 2026, applicants in India may also be asked to give fingerprints and a facial image at an Australian Biometrics Collection Centre.
Australian visa photo size and requirements
| Format | Digital JPEG, 70 KB to 3.5 MB |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 1200 × 1600 pixels preferred |
| Framing | Full face, head and shoulders, in colour |
| Background | Neutral or light grey, contrasting with your face |
| Photo age | No more than 6 months old |
| Glasses | Take them off, unless you cannot for medical reasons (then untinted lenses, no reflections and frames clear of the eyes) |
| Head covering | Religious coverings in plain material, with the whole face visible |
| Editing | Unedited; no scans of photos and no photos of photos |
| Printed photo | 45 × 35 mm, head and shoulders on a plain background, name on the back; only if a passport photograph is asked for |
Home Affairs has two photo help texts: one for a digital photograph (updated 17 December 2025) and one for a printed passport photograph (updated 23 September 2024). The Visitor visa form sits behind the ImmiAccount login, so we could not see which one it shows. Follow the instructions on your form.
New: biometrics for applicants in India
The Australian High Commission in New Delhi announced on 26 October 2026 that applicants for an Australian visa in India may be required to give biometrics, including fingerprints and a facial image, for applications lodged from that date. Home Affairs tells you if you need to. You go to an Australian Biometrics Collection Centre, or, if you gave biometrics at one before and hold a valid passport, you may be able to use the Australian Immi App at no cost. An older High Commission biometrics page still lists only Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal for this region; the 26 October notice replaces it.
Uploading your photo in ImmiAccount
Home Affairs asks for a digital photograph of each applicant, including children. The photo should be good quality, in colour and unedited, showing your full face, head and shoulders against a neutral or light grey background that contrasts with your face. A scan of a printed photo, or a photograph of a photo, is not accepted.
Check the file size before you upload
Home Affairs gives the 70 KB–3.5 MB file size as a requirement, and 1200 × 1600 pixels only as the preferred resolution. The photo maker's Australia preset saves a smaller 826 × 1062 pixel image, so check that the saved JPEG is at least 70 KB. If it is too small, save it again at a higher quality setting; if it is over 3.5 MB, lower the quality a little.
If a printed passport photo is asked for
Home Affairs' separate help text for a passport photograph asks for a recent 45 × 35 mm photo of the head and shoulders, facing the camera, on a plain background and less than six months old, with the person's name printed on the back. Use it only if your form asks for a passport photograph.
How to prepare your Australian visa photo in India
- Take a recent photo on a light background. Use a neutral or light grey wall that contrasts with your face, take off your glasses and keep your head and shoulders in the frame.
- Keep it unedited. Do not retouch the photo, and do not scan a print or photograph a photo: Home Affairs accepts neither.
- Save a JPEG of 70 KB to 3.5 MB. Aim for 1200 × 1600 pixels if you can, and check the file size before you upload. If the file is not a JPG, such as a HEIC photo from an iPhone, convert it with the free 123PhotoTool JPEG converter.
- Upload it in ImmiAccount. Attach a photo of each applicant, including children, to your visa application.
- Give biometrics if asked. If Home Affairs asks for biometrics, go to an Australian Biometrics Collection Centre, or use the Australian Immi App if you are eligible.
Sample photos
Samples show pose, lighting and background. Crop your own photo to the Australia visa size.
Australia visa photo FAQ
A digital JPEG of 70 KB to 3.5 MB, preferably 1200 × 1600 pixels, no more than 6 months old, showing your head and shoulders against a neutral or light grey background, with your glasses off.
No, unless you cannot remove them for medical reasons. Then the lenses must be untinted, with no reflections, and the frames must not cover your eyes.
Possibly. For applications lodged from 26 October 2026, applicants in India may be required to give fingerprints and a facial image. Home Affairs tells you if you need to.
No. Home Affairs says a scan of a photo or a photograph of a photo is not acceptable. Use a digital photo.
Yes. Home Affairs asks for a digital photograph of each applicant, including children.
Official sources
- Department of Home Affairs: Photograph (help text)
- Department of Home Affairs: Photograph – Passport (help text)
- Australian High Commission, New Delhi: Biometric collection for visa applicants in India
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