ID photo requirements
You must submit a passport-quality photo with your licence application.
The photo you submit for your licence must meet these criteria:
- A portrait photo with a 4:3 aspect ratio, or 3:4 on a smartphone
- Full colour
- Plain, light-coloured background
- Photo must be less than 6 months old
- No shadows and/or dark lighting
- No use of filters
- No alteration of the original photo (for example, using Photoshop)
- No sunglasses, glasses with tinted lenses or headwear that obscures your face (unless you wear one for religious or medical reasons)
- Include your face, head, and shoulders
- Look straight into the camera
- Between 50KB to 5MB in size
- Be in .jpg or .jpeg format
Check that your photo meets the requirements with the online photo checker for New Zealand passports.
Online photo checker(external link) – New Zealand passports