Size for this ID page?

35 × 45 mm / Light grey for New Zealand ID / Licence.

Phone photo accepted for ID?

Usually yes if sharp; FotoPass applies the New Zealand ID crop.

Reuse passport JPEG as ID?

Only when millimetres already match — safer to export New Zealand ID / Licence here.

Can I submit a passport or licence JPEG as New Zealand ID / Licence?

Only if size and background already match. Safer: generate New Zealand ID / Licence here at 35 × 45 mm / Light grey.

Digital or print for the registry?

Follow the live New Zealand ID form.

Is this a licence or passport page?

No — only New Zealand ID / Licence.

Typical ID photo refusals?

Wrong size, busy backdrop, shadows, outdated face.

Same file as a passport photo?

Only when measurements match. Safest path: regenerate as New Zealand ID / Licence.

New Zealand ID / Licence

New Zealand ID / Licence identity-document photo guide (New Zealand)

Scope lock: New Zealand ID / Licence is an identity / residence-style document page, kept separate from passport and licence URLs.

This New Zealand page covers an identity / residence-style photo for New Zealand ID / Licence, kept separate from passport and driving-licence URLs.

This article is scoped to New Zealand ID / Licence as a New Zealand identity / residence-style photo (35 × 45 mm, Light grey), kept separate from passport and licence pages.

Official framing for New Zealand ID / Licence on FotoPass is 35 × 45 mm with a Light grey background. Treat any other country’s booth print as a different template.

Take a sharp indoor frame, keep New Zealand ID / Licence selected, and let FotoPass set 35 × 45 mm on Light grey for New Zealand ID intake.

If you arrived from a passport or licence search, confirm the selector — wrong-category crops are a common registry refusal.

Registry checks for New Zealand ID / Licence

National-ID and residence desks expect a plain Light grey field, neutral expression and a current likeness at 35 × 45 mm.

Borrowing passport or licence essays onto this page creates thin duplicate content — keep New Zealand ID / Licence copy local to this URL.

ID upload vs printed card photo

Digital ID filings usually want JPEG near 35 × 45 mm. Counter applications may need a physical print — finish the biometric crop before you compress.

Reread the New Zealand identity-document checklist on filing day.

New Zealand ID / residence photo

New Zealand ID / Licence uses 35 × 45 mm and a Light grey background. If you arrived from a passport or licence search, confirm the selector still shows this ID document.

New Zealand ID / Licence ID acceptance gate

Identity document = New Zealand ID / Licence at 35 × 45 mm
ID backdrop Light grey
Neutral expression, eyes open
Current likeness
Not a passport/licence reuse
Selector still on New Zealand ID / Licence

Bookmark this New Zealand ID guide for New Zealand ID / Licence — passport and licence pages remain separate.

New Zealand ID / Licence — 35 × 45 mm