Fiji Passport Photo Requirements & Guidelines

Fiji uses the familiar 35 × 45 mm passport photo — the same size as the UK, Australia, and most of Europe. The size is the easy part. Where Fiji trips people up is the detail around it: you must supply two identical photos, the head-height band is narrow, and digital files are capped at 240 KB.

This guide covers every current Fiji passport photo requirement for 2026 — the 35 × 45 mm size, the plain white background, the 34.5–36 mm head height, and the submission rules the Department of Immigration applies.

Fiji Passport Photo Requirements at a Glance

Here are the core specifications for the Fiji passport photo:

The head-height band is tighter than most — barely 1.5 mm of range — so it is worth measuring rather than guessing.

Photo Size and Head Position Rules

Exact photo dimensions

The Fiji passport photo is 35 mm wide by 45 mm tall, the international ICAO standard. Shoulders should be visible, with enough space around the head to allow for cropping.

Head size and placement

Your head must measure between 34.5 mm and 36 mm from chin to crown, centred in the frame with your head straight — not tilted or rotated. That 1.5 mm window is narrow, so a head even slightly too large or too small can fail.

Hitting a sub-2 mm head-height band by hand is difficult. You can create your Fiji passport photo and have the 35 × 45 mm frame and head height measured from your source image.

Background Requirements

Acceptable backgrounds

Fiji requires a plain white background, evenly lit, with no shadows, gradients, texture, or objects behind you.

Common background mistakes

• Shadow outlines behind the head from standing too close to the wall.
• Off-white walls — cream and pale grey photograph darker than they look.
• Uneven lighting leaving one side of the background brighter.
• Clutter — furniture edges or door frames creeping into shot.

Pose, Expression, and Lighting Rules

Expression and eyes

Look straight at the camera with your face square on — head not tilted or rotated. Hold a neutral expression with your mouth closed, and keep both eyes open and visible.

Lighting

Use soft, even, frontal light so both sides of your face are equally bright, with no shadow on your face or the background. Face a window for daylight; direct flash creates glare and a hard wall shadow.

Glasses, Head Coverings, and Other Restrictions

Glasses

Remove your glasses unless they are medically required. Where worn, the frames must not cover the eyes and the lenses must show no glare, reflection, or tint.

Head coverings

No hats or caps are allowed. Religious head coverings you wear every day — such as a headscarf or yarmulke — are permitted provided your full face stays visible from the chin to the forehead.

Editing and retouching

Do not alter the photo. No blemish removal, no skin smoothing, no filters, no AI enhancement — the image must show your natural appearance as captured.

Digital Upload vs. Printed Photo Specs

Printed photo

Provide two identical 35 × 45 mm prints on photo paper, accurate in colour and free of creases, marks, or damage. The two-copy requirement is easy to overlook — a single print is a common reason an application is sent back at the counter.

Digital photo

Where a digital file is used, supply a JPEG of no more than 240 KB at the 7:9 proportion, sharp and naturally coloured. Export sensibly to stay under the limit rather than upscaling a small crop or letting a messaging app recompress it.

Top Reasons Fiji Passport Photos Get Rejected

• Only one photo — the two-copy rule is missed.
• Head height off — outside the tight 34.5–36 mm band.
• Head tilted or rotated instead of square to the camera.
• Background faults — shadows, grey tones, or non-white walls.
• Oversized files — digital uploads above the 240 KB limit.
• Retouched photos — smoothing, filters, or edited features.
• Outdated photos — older than six months or no longer a true likeness.

How to Take a Compliant Photo at Home

1. Find a plain white wall and clear everything else out of frame.
2. Stand about half a metre in front of it to keep the background shadow-free.
3. Face a window so your face is evenly lit from the front.
4. Set the camera at eye level, 1.5–2 metres away.
5. Square your shoulders and keep your head straight — no tilt or turn.
6. Hold a neutral expression — mouth closed, both eyes open.
7. Remove glasses and any non-religious head covering.
8. Crop to 35 × 45 mm with your head at 34.5–36 mm, print two identical copies, and keep any digital file under 240 KB — or let an automated tool handle the framing and copies.

Beyond Fiji: Other Countries' Requirements

Fiji shares its 35 × 45 mm size with Australia and New Zealand — its nearest neighbours — but the submission rules differ: Fiji wants two prints under a 240 KB digital cap, while others accept a single photo or a larger file. Same frame, different process. If you are preparing documents across the Pacific or beyond, our passport photo tool for 150+ countries applies each official spec to the same source photo.

Conclusion

Three rules decide a Fiji passport photo: the 35 × 45 mm frame with your head held in the tight 34.5–36 mm band, a plain white background, and two identical, recent, unedited prints (or a digital file under 240 KB). Remember the second copy and the head-height band, and the photo clears on the first pass.