Passport & Visa Photos
📍 55 Lake Road, Frankton, Hamilton
🕐 Mon–Fri 8:30–5:30 • Sat 10–3
Walk-ins welcome — no appointment needed
- Price starts from $25
- No appointment needed - walk-in's welcome
- Fully compliant with NZ Department of Internal Affairs standards
- Meets requirements for all international passports and visas
- We provide OCI and PCC services
- We provide the code for the UK Passport Photos
- We hold on to your photo for 3 months
Frequently Asked Questions
Prices start from $25
No — walk in anytime during opening hours.
The entire process takes approximately 10-15 minutes.
We're open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm, and Saturday 10am to 3pm.
You can find us at 55 Lake Road, Frankton, Hamilton NZ
Yes, we can email you a digital copy if you require.
Yes we can size your photo and give you as many prints as you need.
Yes, we can give you your photos in any format you need.
Yes, we specialize in passport photos for all ages, including infants and children.
We provide passport and visa photos compliant with requirements for all countries.
We hold onto your photo for 3 months, so we can resize it for other applications, reprint it or resend it.
Just give us a call or email with your name, date your photo was taken and your contact number and we can find your photo as long as it was taken within the last 3 months.
Glasses are generally not recommended. We'll advise you based on current requirements.
Everything You Need to Know Before Your Passport or Visa Photo
What Kinds Of Photos can you take?
ALL OF THEM!
We can work with any requirements.
Regular countries we take passports and visa for are New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, India, China, Japan, Netherlands and many MANY more.
The process
In New Zealand there are numerous tales of disappointment about passport photos. Frequent comments we hear are: “OMG I DON’T LOOK LIKE THAT DO I???”, “WOW where did all my hair go?”, “How fast can you do it?”…While we can’t really help all that much with the first two (we will try but a serious face just does not suit everyone and passport photos must have your “serious face”, the third one is a simple answer – a few minutes is all it normally takes!
Step One: You come in and we have a quick chat about the details needed for the photo.
Step Two: We take the photo (we do the work, you just stand there).
Step Three: We process the photo – resize it, print it, email it, dance with it. Whatever you need from us.
Typically the whole process from photo to print/file takes about 5-15 minutes, but please allow for minor delays if the day is particularly busy!
Requirements
There are some very stringent requirements and we cannot compromise on some things. Sometimes the difference between looking good and getting an acceptable passport photo clash and we have no option other than to portray you like the criminal you feel like when going through customs (hopefully it’s not just us that feels that way).
✔ Neutral expression
✔ Plain background
✔ Eyes & ears visible
✔ Meets NZ Dept. of Internal Affairs requirements
The basic requirements are neutral expression and plain clothes (we recommend something that isn’t the color of the background). The photo needs to show both eyes, eyebrows and your ears.