India passport and visa photo requirements
The passport photo and the visa photo are separate rules, for different people. Every figure below was read on an official India government page; the page and the date are beside it. "Not stated" means the page does not say, and we will not fill the gap.
India passport photo
For India's own citizens applying for or renewing a India passport.
- Printed size
- 45 x 35 mm (4.5 cm length x 3.5 cm width) passportindia.gov.in · read
- Digital size
- 630 x 810 px mportal.passportindia.gov.in · read
- Head size
- face 80-85% of photo mportal.passportindia.gov.in · read
- Eye line
- Not stated on the official page
- Background
- white mportal.passportindia.gov.in · read
- Glasses
- take glasses off to avoid reflections mportal.passportindia.gov.in · read
- Digital file
- Not stated on the official page
- How recent
- recent (no number of months stated) passportindia.gov.in · read
Official page: mportal.passportindia.gov.in
India visa photo
For visitors applying for a visa or permit to travel to India.
- Printed size
- Not stated on the official page
- Digital size
- square; regular visa 350x350 min to 1000x1000 max. e-Visa: square only, no pixel range stated indianvisaonline.gov.in · read
- Head size
- Not stated on the official page
- Eye line
- Not stated on the official page
- Background
- Not stated on the official page
- Glasses
- Not stated on the official page
- Digital file
- Not stated on the official page
- How recent
- Not stated on the official page
Official page: indianvisaonline.gov.in
A photo that matches every published figure can still be refused. The issuing authority decides, at the time you apply.
Newest read 4 October 2026. Check every figure against the government page.