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India regular visa photo: check and make yours

Your India regular visa photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to upload or print. Official size: 51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 inches). Digital photo: 350 to 1,000 pixels wide, 350 to 1,000 pixels tall. Background: plain light coloured or white (portal); plain white, no borders (High Commission in Ottawa). Rules read on indianvisaonline.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 and a print sheet

Free check. Your India regular visa photo, €6.99, only once it passes: the ready file and print sheet, unlimited retakes for 30 days. Refund if the authority rejects it.

Your photo: 1000 x 1000 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.
  • Eyes open, facing the camera.

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.

This is the photo for India's regular (paper) visa, applied for on indianvisaonline.gov.in and handed in at an Indian mission or visa centre, not the e-Visa. The portal takes a square JPEG of 350 to 1000 pixels and 10 to 300 KB; missions also want the same photo printed 2 x 2 inches for the form. Check the page of the mission where you apply: some ask for more.

The rules at a glance

For the Indian regular (paper) visa photo: digital upload on indianvisaonline.gov.in and the print pasted on the signed form, as the official rules state them.

Size
51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 inches)
The file we make
1,000 x 1,000 pixels
Background
Plain light coloured or white (portal); plain white, no borders (High Commission in Ottawa).
Head size
50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head
Expression
Eyes open, facing the camera.
Edits
Background and light only: we never change your face. The official pages quoted don't forbid editing; we limit ourselves to the background and overall light.
All the official rules and sources
Printed size
51 mm wide, 51 mm tall (2 x 2 inches)
Digital photo
350 to 1,000 pixels wide, 350 to 1,000 pixels tall
File
JPEG; 10 KB to 300 KB
This page makes
A 1,000 x 1,000 pixel JPEG file
Head height
50% to 69% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head
Eye line
at least 56% of the photo's height, measured up from its bottom edge
Background
plain light coloured or white (portal); plain white, no borders (High Commission in Ottawa)
Glasses
Not stated on the official page
Expression
full face, front view, eyes open
Head covering
Not stated on the official page
Colour
Colour only
  • square: height and width equal; 350 x 350 to 1000 x 1000 pixels; JPEG; 10 KB to 300 KB
  • full head from top of hair to bottom of chin, centred in the frame
  • no shadows on the face or background; no borders
  • the uploaded photo and the printed photo pasted on the form must be the same (High Commission in Ottawa)
  • print 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm); Ottawa also asks for dark clothing
  • photo may come from a digital camera or webcam, or a scanned print; the portal guide shows cropping it in Paint

For: regular/paper visa application form on indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa (photo uploaded in the form); printed and signed application form handed in at an Indian Visa Application Center or Indian mission (photo pasted on the form).

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

Online India Visa Application allows the Applicant to upload a digital photograph of self to complete the regular visa application.
The digital photograph to be uploaded along with the Visa application should meet the following requirements:
Minimum 10 KB
Maximum 300 KB
The height and width of the Photo must be equal.
Photo should present Full face, front view, eyes open.
Center head within frame and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
Background should be plain light colored or white background.
No shadows on the face or on the background.
Without borders.
Make sure that photo presents full head from top of hair to bottom of chin. Head should measure 1 inch to 1-3/8 inches (25mm to 35mm). Make sure eye height is between 1-1/8 inches to 1-3.

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

Online Visa Photo Upload Process
Through digital camera/ webcam
By scanning the physical photograph.
Image Format – JPEG
Size of Image – Minimum 10 KB – Maximum 300 KB
The minimum dimensions are 350 pixels (width) x 350 pixels (height).
The maximum dimensions are 1000 pixels (width) x 1000 pixels (height).
User when cropping the image size according to the Photo guideline of Online Visa Process, can view the dimensions in the “Status Bar” section.
All these are the mandatory condition to upload photo, if any of these condition is not fulfilled during photo uploading then, the application will shows an appropriate error message.

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

Once the form is filled and submitted, applicant must print the completed application form and sign and submit the physical copy along with the supporting documents and the Passport to the concerned Indian Visa Application Center (IVAC) or directly at the Indian Mission on the scheduled appointed date.
The applicants are also requested to visit website of the Indian Mission concerned for detailed information about Indian visa.

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

One color photo as per below specification is required to be uploaded online with the visa application.
Photograph uploaded online must be the same as the physical photograph pasted on your visa application form:
(i) Size – 2 inch x 2 inch(51 mm x 51 mm)
(ii) Background –Background should be plain white colored without borders
(iii) Clothes – Dark colour
https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/VSS_IMAGE.pdf

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

Fill out the application, upload photo, submit the application and take a printout of the visa application.
6. Two 2X2 inches photographs as per specifications available at https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/.

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, or the print sheet to print at 100% on 4 x 6 inch photo paper.

Questions

What size is the India regular visa photo?
Printed, 51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 inches). As a digital photo, 350 to 1,000 pixels wide, 350 to 1,000 pixels tall. The file: JPEG; 10 KB to 300 KB. The head takes 50% to 69% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026. This page makes a 1,000 x 1,000 pixel JPEG file.
What background does the India regular visa photo need?
Plain light coloured or white (portal); plain white, no borders (High Commission in Ottawa).
What expression does the India regular visa photo need?
Full face, front view, eyes open.
Can I take my India regular visa 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.
How do I print it?
Save the print sheet: a 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo at 300 dpi with as many copies as fit and thin lines to cut along. Have it printed at 100% (actual size) on 4 x 6 inch photo paper at a photo lab or shop, then cut out the copies you need.
What does buying your India regular visa photo add?
Your India regular visa photo, €6.99: the exact 1000 x 1000 px file, the 4 x 6 in print sheet, 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.