Australia Queensland driver licence photo requirements
The 35 × 45 mm photo rules set by Queensland Government (Department of Transport and Main Roads) for the Australia Queensland driver licence, with the official wording and sources.
Quick answer
What size is the Australia Queensland driver licence photo?
For a Queensland driver licence, the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) captures your digital photo at a customer service centre when a new one is needed. You only supply photos when renewing by mail from a remote part of Queensland, interstate or overseas: 2 identical colour prints, 35 x 45 mm, no more than 6 months old, passport quality, printed at 600 dpi or more and unedited, with glasses off and both prints endorsed by an approved witness.
Queensland driver licences are issued by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR). The licence photo is a digital image that TMR captures, together with your signature, at a transport and motoring customer service centre; you can also renew at a participating QGAP office or, in rural or remote areas, a licence-issuing police station. TMR says only that you may need to have your photo taken when you renew, so whether a new picture is taken depends on your record.
The age of the stored photo matters for online renewal too. When you renew a provisional or open licence online, the longest period you can request depends on when your digital photo was last taken. To renew for longer, up to the 5-year maximum, you attend a centre to have a new digital photo and signature captured.
Two mail renewal kits are the exception to counter photos: one for people who live in a remote area of Queensland and cannot get to a licence-issuing office, and one for licence holders travelling interstate or overseas. Both ask for printed photos, and TMR sets out the same photo rules on both pages.
Australia Queensland driver licence photo size and specifications
The requirements as published by Queensland Government (Department of Transport and Main Roads):[1]
| Print size | 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in), for renewals by mail only |
|---|---|
| Digital size | No digital file: TMR captures the photo at a centre; mail renewals send 2 prints |
| Background | Not stated by TMR; mailed photos must be passport quality |
| Colour | Colour |
| Photo age | No more than 6 months old |
| Print quality | Passport quality on high-quality paper at 600 dpi or higher; photo booth prints are not accepted |
| Pixels when printed | 413 × 531 px at 300 dpi · 827 × 1063 px at 600 dpi (calculated) |
In the official words
Exact wording from the official sources, quoted because the details matter:
must not be digitally altered or manipulated, for example photo editing to remove spots.
Key requirements
- Captured digitally at a centre
You never bring prints to the counter. If a photo is required, staff capture it digitally with your signature. Customer service centres no longer need an application form, while police stations and most QGAP offices still use form F3000.
- Mail renewals need 2 matching prints
The remote-area kit and the interstate or overseas kit both require 2 identical colour photos, 35 mm wide by 45 mm long, taken no more than 6 months earlier.
- Passport quality, not booth pictures
TMR requires passport-quality photos and refuses pictures from automatic machines such as photo booths. Print them on high-quality paper at a resolution of 600 dpi or higher.
- Leave the image unedited
The photos must not be digitally altered or manipulated. TMR names photo editing to remove spots as an example, so blemishes stay in the picture.
- Witness endorsement on both prints
An approved witness, such as a doctor, Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for Declarations or consular officer, endorses the back of each photo using TMR's exact wording, which certifies it as a true photograph of you in the witness's presence, and signs it.
- Neutral face, no glasses
At the counter, remove glasses, sunglasses and headwear and keep a neutral expression. Posted prints follow the same glasses rule: they come off even if you normally wear them to drive.
Do's and don'ts
Do
- Check your renewal notice to see if you can renew online.
- Order 2 identical colour prints for a mail renewal.
- Have both prints endorsed when the witness sees you sign the form.
- Print the specimen signature form on white A4 paper.
- Make the cheque or money order payable to the Department of Transport and Main Roads.
- Post the completed kit to the Dalby Customer Service Centre.
Don't
- Do not send photo booth prints.
- Do not remove spots or blemishes with editing software.
- Do not wear glasses or sunglasses in the photo.
- Do not send cash with a mail renewal.
- Do not use a mail kit if your licence is cancelled or suspended.
Sample photos
How a Australia Queensland driver licence photo should look, and the mistakes that most often get photos rejected. Each example is drawn to this document's 35 × 45 mm and background colour.
Illustrations, not real photos. The official rules above always take priority; some documents do not allow glasses at all.
Glasses
Take your glasses off. At a customer service centre, TMR asks you to remove glasses and sunglasses before the photo is captured. For posted prints, both the remote-area and the interstate or overseas pages state that glasses or sunglasses must be removed even if you normally wear them for driving. Neither page mentions a medical exception.
Headwear and religious dress
Headwear comes off for a counter photo unless you wear it for religious reasons. In that case it must be adjusted until every facial feature between the bottom of your chin and the top of your forehead can be clearly seen.
The mail renewal pages do not repeat the headwear rule; they say more detail on the photo requirements is in the kit itself.
Printed and digital photos
TMR has no photo upload. In person your picture is captured digitally at the counter, and online renewals rely on the photo already on file, with the renewal period you can choose online depending on how old it is. Printed photos are needed only for the two mail kits.
If you take the mail renewal photo with a camera or phone, it still has to be printed at 35 x 45 mm, on high-quality paper at 600 dpi or more, with nothing retouched. A digital photo can be cropped to that size and printed on a 4x6 inch sheet at a photo counter to give the 2 identical prints.
Where to submit the photo
Renew at a transport and motoring customer service centre, a participating QGAP office or, in rural and remote areas, a licence-issuing police station. Learner, provisional and open licence holders should check their renewal notice to see whether online renewal is open to them.
For a mail renewal, download the remote area kit or the interstate or overseas kit, complete the application form and specimen signature form (interstate and overseas applicants also complete a temporary residence statement), and add a medical certificate if you are 75 or older or have a condition that may affect safe driving. Post everything to the Manager, Dalby Customer Service Centre, PO Box 767, Dalby QLD 4405. From interstate or overseas you can apply up to 6 weeks before expiry, and the new licence should arrive within 21 days of a successful renewal.
How to get your Australia Queensland driver licence photo
- Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Australia Queensland driver licence: 35 × 45 mm print. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
- Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: captured digitally at a centre; mail renewals need 2 matching prints; passport quality, not booth pictures; leave the image unedited.
- Prepare a print or digital file. TMR has no photo upload. In person your picture is captured digitally at the counter, and online renewals rely on the photo already on file, with the renewal period you can choose online depending on how old it is.
- Submit the photo with your application. Renew at a transport and motoring customer service centre, a participating QGAP office or, in rural and remote areas, a licence-issuing police station.
Australia Queensland driver licence photo FAQ
No. At a transport and motoring customer service centre, TMR captures a digital photo and signature when it needs a new one. Whether a new photo is taken depends on your record, but you never bring prints to the counter.
Two identical colour photos, 35 mm wide by 45 mm long and not more than 6 months old. They must be passport quality, printed on high-quality paper at 600 dpi or higher and not digitally altered. An approved witness endorses and signs the back of both.
Yes, by mail or possibly online, up to 6 weeks before it expires. The interstate or overseas kit needs 2 witnessed colour photos, a temporary residence statement and, from overseas, a cheque in Australian dollars from an Australian affiliated bank. If you no longer live in Queensland, you cannot renew it.
No. Glasses and sunglasses must be removed, both for a photo taken at a customer service centre and for prints posted with a mail renewal, even if you normally wear them to drive.
A doctor, police officer, lawyer, judge, Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for Declarations, notary public, or consular or ambassadorial officer. Interstate or overseas, a local equivalent can act. The same witness sees you sign the application form, so have the photos ready at that time.
For provisional and open licences renewed online, the maximum period depends on when your digital photo was last taken. To renew for longer, up to 5 years, visit a transport and motoring customer service centre to have a new digital photo and signature captured.
No. TMR says photos from automatic machines, such as photo booths, are not acceptable. Send passport-quality prints on high-quality paper at 600 dpi or higher instead.
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Official sources
- Queensland Government (Department of Transport and Main Roads). Renewing your licence: in person qld.gov.au. Checked 1 November 2026.
- Queensland Government (Department of Transport and Main Roads). Renewing your licence: online qld.gov.au. Checked 1 November 2026.
- Queensland Government (Department of Transport and Main Roads). Renewing your licence: living in a remote area qld.gov.au. Checked 1 November 2026.
- Queensland Government (Department of Transport and Main Roads). Renewing your licence: travelling interstate or overseas qld.gov.au. Checked 1 November 2026.
Requirements can change, so always confirm with Queensland Government (Department of Transport and Main Roads) before you apply. WorldPhotoSpecs is independent and not affiliated with any government.
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