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Tip: for a physical application, print the 4×6″ sheet at a photo lab or pharmacy and cut along the lines. For online applications, use the digital file.
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Each country has its own size and head proportions — switching reloads the exact spec.
NSW Photo Card spec
| Photo size | 45 × 35 mm (passport-sized) |
| Head height | No head-height rule — head and top of shoulders, plain background |
| Background | Plain, light-coloured (no patterns) |
| Digital upload | Paper only: print on semi-gloss photographic paper and post with the photo-kit form to the Service NSW Photo Kit Unit. No digital submission. |
Source: Transport for NSW — Photo-kit for a NSW Photo Card application (Form 5749) · verified 2026-10-09
NSW Photo Card photo — requirements & how to
NSW Photo Cards are normally photographed in person at a Service NSW centre. If you can't attend for medical reasons, Transport for NSW runs a postal photo-kit: you send a passport-sized 45×35 mm colour photo (taken within 6 months, plain light background) on semi-gloss paper. This page prepares that photo.
Key rules for Photo Card
- Default route: visit a Service NSW centre to have your photo taken in person
- The self-photo photo-kit exists for people who can't attend a service centre for medical reasons (with a GP/specialist certificate)
- You must have previously held a NSW Driver Licence or Photo Card with your photo already on the NSW database
- Photo: colour, passport size, taken within 6 months, plain light background, no hats, head and top of shoulders
- The photo is checked against the image already on file
How to make your Photo Card photo here
- Upload a straight-on photo (plain light background, even lighting, no glasses).
- Use “Auto-fit head”, then zoom and drag so your head and shoulders sit naturally in the frame.
- Watch the live checks: centering, resolution, background.
- Click Generate and download the digital size and/or the 4×6″ print sheet.
FAQ
Can I take my own NSW Photo Card photo?
Only via the Transport for NSW photo-kit route — for applicants who can't attend a service centre for medical reasons and who already have a photo on the NSW database. Otherwise your photo is taken at a service centre.
What size photo does the NSW photo-kit need?
45 mm high × 35 mm wide, colour, taken within the last 6 months, plain light-coloured background with no patterns.