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Indian passport photo: check and make yours

Your Indian passport photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to upload. Official size: 35 x 45 mm. Digital photo: 630 pixels wide, 810 pixels tall. Background: plain white. Rules read on passportindia.gov.in on 4 November 2026.

  1. Take or choose a photo
  2. We check it against the official rules and frame it
  3. Download the exact file

Free check. Your Indian passport photo, €6.99, only once it passes: the ready file, unlimited retakes for 30 days. Refund if the authority rejects it.

Your photo: 630 x 810 px

Your photo stays on your device: nothing is uploaded, and no face is recognised.

Before you take it

  • Stand a step in front of a plain white wall, with nothing behind you.
  • Face a window or soft light: even light on the face, no shadows on it or behind.
  • Phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away: ask someone, or hold it at arm's length.
  • Take your glasses off.
  • A neutral face, eyes open.

Check and make your photo

The first photo loads the face finder and the background outline from this site, about 15 MB, once.

The face finder and the background outline run in this page from files served by this site (sources and licences). They find where a face is in the photo; they never recognise who it is.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.

For a baby or young child: Indian baby passport photo

Applying in India? No photo is needed at a Passport Seva Kendra, where it is taken, and photos printed on a computer are not accepted on paper forms. This page makes the 630 x 810 pixel file Indian missions abroad ask for. Some missions want photos unaltered by software: check yours before you replace the background.

The rules at a glance

For the Indian passport (paper form at DPC/SPC/CSC in India; ICAO digital upload for applications through Indian missions abroad), as the official rules state them.

Size
35 x 45 mm
The file we make
630 x 810 pixels
Background
Plain white.
Glasses
Not allowed
Expression
A neutral face, eyes open.
Edits
None allowed by the official rules (“Photos should be unaltered by computer software.”): we only frame and resize.
All the official rules and sources
Printed size
35 mm wide, 45 mm tall (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm (35 mm wide x 45 mm high))
Digital photo
630 pixels wide, 810 pixels tall
File
Not stated; up to 250 KB
This page makes
A 630 x 810 pixel JPEG file
Background
plain white
Glasses
Not allowed
Expression
natural/neutral; no grinning, frowning or raised eyebrows; eyes open; mouth not open
Head covering
religious reasons only; facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of the face clearly visible; turban must not cover forehead and face
Colour
Colour only
  • full frontal face, head centred, both ears visible, head not tilted
  • print: good quality photo paper, continuous-tone; no computer prints; not signed; not smaller than the 4.5 x 3.5 cm box; no group-photo cut-outs; no damage
  • no dark background, no uniform, dark-coloured clothing recommended
  • no shadows on face or background; uniform lighting; no flash reflection; no red eye
  • full head from top of hair to bottom of chin visible
  • ICAO guideline: taken from about 1.5 m (not too close); not blurred

For: applications at District Passport Cell / Speed Post Centre / Citizen Service Centre in India (1 pasted print); passport applications abroad through Indian missions (digital upload in the applicant portal).

Official source: www.passportindia.gov.in, checked on 4 November 2026.

Photograph is NOT REQUIRED for applications submitted at Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK).
Paste your recent passport size photograph (4.5 cm length x 3.5 cm width) in colour in the box meant for affixing the photograph
Background of the photograph should be plain white, and the dress should be in dark colour
Expression of the face should be natural (no grinning, frowning or raised eyebrows)
Head should be in the centre of the frame and both ears should be visible
Do not paste black and white photographs
Photograph in computer print will not be accepted
Photograph with dark background or in uniform, or with eyes hidden under coloured or dark glasses will not be accepted
Glares on eyeglasses should be avoided with a slight upward or downward tilt of the head
Head coverings are not permitted except for religious reasons, but the facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of the face must be clearly visible

Official source: indianembassyberlin.gov.in, checked on 4 November 2026.

Here are the photograph guidelines as per ICAO standards to be adhered to capture photograph or upload in the passport application.
1. Close up of the head and top of the shoulders such that the face takes up 80-85% of the photograph.
2. The photograph should be in color and dimensions should be 630*810 Pixels.
3. Photos should be unaltered by computer software.
4. Background of the photograph should be White.
7. Photo should be present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
9. There should not be any distracting shadows on the face or in the background (should not have reflection of the glasses; glasses to be taken off to avoid reflections).

Official source: indembkwt.gov.in, checked on 4 November 2026.

For the new chip-enabled Indian passport booklets, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)-compliant photographs are mandatory.
b. Approximately 85% of the photo should be covered by the applicant’s face.
c. Pixel size should be 630x810.
d. The maximum file size of the photograph must not exceed 250 KB.

Official source: www.indembassybern.gov.in, checked on 4 November 2026.

It is mandatory for the applicants to upload ICAO-compliant photograph along with the requisite documents with effect from 1 December, 2025 for Passport and Visa Applications.
In the event, an applicant is unable to visit a professional studio for photograph, he can use paintbrush or other similar tools to modify the photograph to make it ICAO-compliant.
(iii) The pixel size should be 630x810 for better quality.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.

How to use it

  1. Stand facing the camera in front of a plain, light wall, with even light on your face.
  2. Tap Take the photo and follow the outline and the tips on screen, or choose a photo you have. The page finds your face and frames it to the rules.
  3. Fix anything the page lists, each with its own tip. Adjust the framing if you need to, and move Top of head if the dashed line is not at the top of your head.
  4. Tick what only you can confirm.
  5. Save the file.

Questions

What size is the Indian passport photo?
Printed, 35 x 45 mm. As a digital photo, 630 pixels wide, 810 pixels tall. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026. This page makes a 630 x 810 pixel JPEG file.
What background does the Indian passport photo need?
Plain white.
Can I wear glasses in my Indian passport photo?
No: the official rules do not allow glasses in the photo. If you cannot take them off, see the official page.
Can I smile in my Indian passport photo?
Natural/neutral; no grinning, frowning or raised eyebrows; eyes open; mouth not open.
Can I wear a head covering in my Indian passport photo?
Religious reasons only; facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of the face clearly visible; turban must not cover forehead and face.
Can I take my Indian passport photo at home?
The official rules, as checked on 4 November 2026, ask for no photographer or studio, so a photo taken at home can meet them if it meets every rule on this page.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The photo is read and checked in your browser, and any file is saved on your device. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.
How is the head measured?
The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.
Will my photo be accepted?
Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 4 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.
What does buying your Indian passport photo add?
Your Indian passport photo, €6.99: the exact 630 x 810 px file, the acceptance report, the Detail check, unlimited retakes and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects it. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more if you choose to send it the photo. Without buying you can check any photo and save a small preview with a watermark.