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Comprobador de fotografías de visas de Nueva Zelanda

If you're applying for a New Zealand visa, getting the photo right on the first try saves you days — sometimes weeks. The New Zealand Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade — Passport Office enforces strict biometric rules, and even photos that "look fine" to the human eye are routinely rejected by automated checkers. Our New Zealand Visa Photo Checker runs the same compliance tests right in your browser, in under 5 seconds, free to try.

New Zealand uses 35×45 mm biometric passport photos with a white or off-white background, managed by the Department of Internal Affairs (Te Tari Taiwhenua). New Zealand was one of the first countries to adopt biometric passports in 2005. Photos must show a neutral expression with no glasses. That detail matters — most consumer photo apps still ship with generic templates that ignore these specifics. Upload your image above and we'll measure dimensions, sample the background, run face detection, and tell you exactly what to fix before you submit.

Todo sucede localmente en su dispositivo. Su foto nunca llega a un servidor, lo que significa que no hay riesgo para la privacidad y no hay cuellos de botella en la velocidad de carga de archivos grandes.

Official New Zealand visa photo rules we check

Required size: 35×45 mm (413×531 px at 300 DPI)
Required background: White
Issuing authority: New Zealand Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade — Passport Office
Print dimensions: 35×45 mm (1.38×1.77 inches)
Digital size: 413×531 px at 300 DPI
Fondo: Blanco

Common New Zealand visa rejection reasons

New Zealand-specific: Ordering an off-spec size — the international 35×45 mm default is not 35×45 mm used by New Zealand, and studios often print the wrong size unless the exact dimensions are stated in millimetres.
New Zealand-specific: Studio prints on textured pearl paper — the Pacific-region scanners are calibrated for smooth matte or glossy and read texture as background noise.
New Zealand-specific: Uploading a photo whose background reads as off-white or cream once compressed — always verify the RGB values before submitting.
New Zealand-specific: Submitting a photo older than 6 months even if you look the same — New Zealand Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade — Passport Office matches EXIF dates against the application date when available.
Aspect ratio drifted from 35:45 after a careless crop
Enfoque suave o desenfoque de movimiento desde un teléfono portátil tomado con poca luz

How to pass the checker

Vuelva a disparar con una iluminación plana y uniforme
Colóquese a 1,5 m de una pared lisa que coincida con el fondo blanco requerido. Utilice dos fuentes de luz suave (o la luz de una ventana a través de una cortina delgada) a cada lado de su cara para eliminar la sombra que provoca la mayoría de los rechazos en Nueva Zelanda.

Crop precisely to 35×45 mm
Use our free image cropper to pull the exact 35:45 ratio. Position your eyes near the upper third of the frame and leave roughly 5 mm of headroom above the hair — the proportions New Zealand Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade — Passport Office expects.

Reemplace el fondo si es del color incorrecto
If our checker flags the background as the wrong shade, run the image through our background remover and place it on the exact white New Zealand requires. This single fix resolves about 30% of all rejections we see.

Verificar la cobertura de la cara con el corrector.
Re-upload the corrected photo and confirm the face coverage score lands between 60–80%. If it's still low, crop in tighter; if too high, add headroom. New Zealand biometric matchers explicitly check this.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Where do I apply for a passport in New Zealand?
New Zealand nationals apply through New Zealand Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade — Passport Office at the nearest passport office. Most steps are completed online through the government identity portal. Booking an appointment online first is standard practice and rarely optional.

Is a white background required in New Zealand passport photos?
Yes. New Zealand Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade — Passport Office requires a white background at the 35×45 mm print size. Substituting another colour or an off-white tone triggers rejection at the biometric pre-check even when the framing and lighting are otherwise correct.

What is the New Zealand passport photo size in pixels?
413×531 pixels at 300 DPI. At 300 DPI that maps to the physical 35×45 mm print. If the online portal specifies a different pixel target, resize from a 300 DPI master file rather than re-cropping a smaller original.

¿Qué tan preciso es este verificador de fotografías para visas de Nueva Zelanda?
Our checker runs the same compliance tests automated systems at the New Zealand Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade — Passport Office use — dimensions, aspect ratio, background uniformity, sharpness, face detection (powered by Google's MediaPipe), face coverage and centering. A "compliant" verdict here is a strong indicator your photo will pass; a "fail" verdict effectively guarantees rejection. The only checks we cannot perform are colour calibration on your specific monitor and physical paper finish.

¿ImageGates carga mi foto en un servidor?
No: cada comprobación se ejecuta íntegramente en su navegador mediante WebAssembly. Tu foto nunca sale de tu dispositivo. Esto es único entre la mayoría de los verificadores en línea y es por eso que la herramienta también funciona sin conexión una vez cargada.