Australia Visa

Australia Visa Photos in Washington, DC

Australian visa photos in Washington, DC. Neutral or light GREY background, not white, and a 1200x1600 px JPEG. Shot and delivered upload-ready the same day.

Ready in about 15 minutes Checked against the spec before you leave 1401 Florida Ave NW, Washington DC
Reserved appointment
$200plus tax · held time, both formats
  • Held for you: the one way to know we’ll be here when you arrive
  • Digital file and printed set, always both
  • Reshot free if the consulate rejects it
Reserve this time
Walk-in
$100plus tax · digital or prints · $150 both
  • Call first to check availability: the walk-in window is only around the day’s booked sessions
  • Some days there is no window at all. Reserving a time is the sure way in
Call to check walk-in availability
The specification

What a Australia Visa photo has to be

Every figure below is quoted from the issuing authority, and the source is linked at the bottom of this section. Where the official sources do not agree, we say so instead of picking one.

Photo sizeNot published officially: we verify it against your consulate at the session.
Head heightNot published officially: we verify it against your consulate at the session.
Eye positionNot published officially: we verify it against your consulate at the session.
BackgroundNeutral or light GREY that contrasts with your face: Australia is one of the few countries that does not want white.
GlassesShould be removed unless medically necessary. If worn: untinted, frames must not obscure the eyes, lenses must have no reflections.
ExpressionNot published officially: we verify it against your consulate at the session.
How recentNo more than 6 months old
Digital fileJPEG between 70 KB and 3.5 MB. Preferred resolution 1200 x 1600 px: a 3:4 portrait ratio, not square and not 35x45.
Copies neededOne photo per applicant for online lodgement, including children. Paper Form 1383 asks for 2.
Note on the sizeHome Affairs specifies the digital photo by pixels, not by print size. Paper forms say only "passport-sized".
What gets photos rejected

The things that actually fail

Not general advice, just the specific traps in this document’s own rules.

  • A scan of a photo, or a photograph of a photograph, is an outright rejection. You cannot shoot your printed 2x2 with a phone.
  • The grey background trips up anyone reusing a US passport photo, which is shot on white.
  • No editing at all: removing blemishes, wrinkles, scars or red eye invalidates it.
  • Religious head coverings are allowed if the whole face is visible and the covering is plain, unpatterned material.
Reserve a time

Hold a time, and it’s yours.

Live availability straight from our studio calendar. A reserved appointment is $200 and always includes both the digital file and your prints. Same-day times show here when we have them.

Get it right the first time.

We shoot it, check it against Australia Visa’s own specification, and you leave with a photo that passes. If it is ever rejected, we reshoot it free.