New Zealand Visitor Visa online files Online visa or NZeTA photograph resizer
Online visa or NZeTA photograph
≤3000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration New Zealand ↗; Immigration New Zealand ↗
Current requirement
Official requirement- Size
- 900–2250 × 1200–3000 px
- File size
- 512–3000 KB
- Format
- JPEG
- Background
- Plain light colour
Requirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration New Zealand ↗; Immigration New Zealand ↗
Sources disagree on this
photo byte range
The current photo page says 512 KB to 3.14 MB, while the current upload-error page says 500 KB to 3 MB.
How we handle it: UploadPrep uses the safe intersection: at least 512 KB and at most 3 MB.
Requirements change with each notification cycle. Always check your own notification before you submit. We cannot guarantee acceptance.
How to prepare it · Common reasons this gets rejected
How to prepare it
- Start from the original photo or scan, not a screenshot of one.
- Use a plain, evenly lit background with no shadow behind you.
- Leave a little space above the head — we crop to the required shape for you.
- Do not add filters, borders or text — portals reject altered images.
Common reasons this gets rejected
- The file is larger than the 3000 KB limit.
- The file is smaller than the 512 KB minimum, which some portals also reject.
- The file is not JPEG.
- A phone photo uploaded sideways because of its orientation tag.
- A patterned or dark background where a plain one is required.
Did the portal accept your file?
No account needed. We record the answer, not your file.