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Indian passport (online)630 × 810 pixels
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- Please use a recent front-facing photograph with your eyebrows and both ears visible.
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Indian passport photo size: requirements
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- Required size
- 630 × 810 pixels
- This tool exports
- 630 × 810 pixels
- Print size
- 3.5 × 4.5 cm
- Background
- White background
- File size
- Not more than 250 KB
- File format
- JPG format
- Other requirements
- The photograph must be in colour and must not be altered by computer software.
- The face must take up 80% to 85% of the photograph, showing the head and the top of the shoulders.
- Spectacles should be removed to avoid reflections.
- The signature is uploaded separately, not more than 100 KB.
- Source
- Passport Seva, Ministry of External Affairs: Guidelines for ICAO Compliant Photographs for Passport Applications
- Passport Seva, Ministry of External Affairs: Global Passport Seva Portal: photograph upload instructions
- Passport Seva, Ministry of External Affairs: Instructions for Filling of Passport Application Form
- Passport Seva, Ministry of External Affairs: Guidelines for Capturing Photographs for Minors below 4 Years of Age
These requirements apply to passport applications made online through the Global Passport Seva Portal at Indian Missions and Posts abroad. At a Passport Seva Kendra or Post Office Passport Seva Kendra in India, the photograph is taken at the Kendra and you need not bring one. For a child below 4 years of age, bring a recent colour photograph, 3.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm high, with a white background.
Questions
- Do I need to bring a photograph to the Passport Seva Kendra?
- No. The application instructions state that a photograph is not required at a Passport Seva Kendra or Post Office Passport Seva Kendra; it is taken at the Kendra. Bring one only for a child below 4 years of age: 3.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm high, in colour, with a white background.
- What is the Indian passport photo size in pixels?
- 630 × 810 pixels, in colour, with a white background, as a JPG file of up to 250 KB. This applies to applications uploaded through the Global Passport Seva Portal.