🇳🇿 Free New Zealand Passport Photo Size and Requirements (Online Upload)

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Requirements

Canvas

35 × 45 mm @ 300 dpi

Head height

32–36 mm

Background

Plain light-coloured

Digital file

min 900 × 1200 px · max 5 MB

Prints needed

Also: 3.5 × 4.5 cm · 1.38 × 1.77 in · 413 × 531 px at 300 dpi · 827 × 1063 px at 600 dpi

Good to know

•Selfies are rejected

•Scans of printed photos are not accepted

•Official guidance: do not edit, apply filters, or use AI tools to modify how you look

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