India Passport & Visa Photo Maker
Create the 2×2 inch photo used for Indian visas and OCI, or a 35×45 mm photo for Indian passport applications abroad, with a clean white background.
The AI runs in your browser. Your photo is never uploaded. The model (about 44 MB) downloads once and is then cached.
How to use India Passport & Visa Photo Maker
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Upload a photo
Front-facing, even light, any background.
- 2
Pick the document
Choose India visa & OCI (2×2 in) or India passport, applying abroad (35×45 mm). The background turns white.
- 3
Download
Save the photo for the online form or print a sheet at 100%.
Indian visa and OCI photos (2×2 in)
- Size: 2 × 2 inches (51 × 51 mm), square.
- Head: 25–35 mm (1–1⅜ in) from the bottom of the chin to the top of the hair.
- Background: plain white or very light, no shadows.
- Digital upload (e-Visa): JPEG, square, between 350 × 350 and 1000 × 1000 pixels and 10–300 KB. The single download here is 600 × 600 px; if it is larger than 300 KB, run it through Compress to 200 KB.
Indian passport photos when applying abroad (35×45 mm)
- Size: 35 × 45 mm, colour, white background with no border.
- Head: a close-up of the head and top of the shoulders, with the face filling most of the frame.
In India, the photo for a passport is normally captured at the Passport Seva Kendra during your appointment. Sources: Timpson – India photo sizes; always double-check the instructions of your mission or VFS centre.
How to take the photo at home
- Stand about 1–1.5 m from the camera, with the camera at eye level. Ask someone else to take it or use a timer: selfies distort the face.
- Face a window or use two soft lights so there are no shadows on your face. The background does not matter: the AI replaces it.
- Look straight at the camera with a neutral expression, mouth closed and both eyes open. Push hair away from your eyes.
- Wear normal clothes in a colour that contrasts with the background (avoid white for white backgrounds).
Printing
Download the print sheet and print it at 100% / actual size (turn off “fit to page”) on glossy or matte photo paper, at home or at a photo kiosk. A 4×6 in (10×15 cm) print costs a few cents and holds several photos.