Taking a selfie at home and getting a compliant Indian Passport photo

35×45 mm · white background

Indian Passport Photo

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Take a selfie at home and get a compliant Indian Passport photo in under a minute.

500K+photos processed
166countries supported
99.8%acceptance rate
ICAO 9303compliant
AIvalidated pre-submission
14-daymoney-back guarantee
500K+photos processed
166countries supported
99.8%acceptance rate
ICAO 9303compliant
AIvalidated pre-submission
14-daymoney-back guarantee
Hand holding a phone capturing a passport photo

Done before your coffee

Shoot at home in minutes. No drive, no line.

Caught before rejection

Measured against your country’s exact consulate spec — before you submit.

Smiling man giving an OK hand sign

Rejected? Reshoot free.

Fourteen days of free resubmissions. Refunded if it still fails.

Indian Passport specifications

Size
35 x 45 mm
Pixels
630 × 810 px
Resolution
457 dpi
Head size
Head covers 75% of the photo
Background
White
Digital file size
10–100 KB (JPEG)
Not permitted
Hats and caps (except religious), Sunglasses, Heavy makeup, Eye glasses
Official site
www.passportindia.gov.in
Convert 35×45 mm to inches & pixels
Indian Passport photo requirements: size and head position

How it works

One photo at home. The rest is automatic.

  1. A woman takes a selfie at arm’s length by a window at home
    • Selfie or a friend
    • Face a window
    • Look straight

    Take your photo

    A selfie at arm’s length, or ask someone.

  2. The photo as taken, with the face located
    • Eyes open
    • Neutral expression
    • Head straight
    • ICAO 9303
    • ISO/IEC 19794-5

    AI checks it

    Against Indian Passport rules, in seconds.

  3. The photo on the plain background
    The same photo with the original background
    • White background

    Background replaced

    Your face stays untouched.

  4. A print sheet of Indian Passport photos
    A single Indian Passport photo
    • 35×45 mm
    • Print-ready sheet
    • Digital file

    Cropped to size

    Ready to print or upload.

Print it the same day, or get it by mail

At a pharmacy

Walgreens, CVS or Walmart. No appointment.

About 1 hourabout $0.39

Or have your prints mailed to you

One glossy 4×6 sheet of photos you cut apart along the guides, mailed tracked to US addresses. Add it to your $11.95 photo on the order page after checkout.

Overnight shipping*from $7.47

*Overnight is $35.02, delivered within 3 business days of your order. Budget is $7.47, 3–6 business days after it ships.

Good to know

Indian Passport rules, reviewed by Sandra Chen · Sep 2026

Submit to
Passport Seva — Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)Official site →

Snap2Pass never edits your face. It replaces the background and crops the photo to size, nothing else.

Also worth knowing

  • Rule change · since Sep 2025
    Only ICAO-compliant photos accepted since September 2025

    From 1 September 2025, Indian missions accept only ICAO-compliant photographs for passport applications, and applicants must upload one with the online application. A photo that was accepted before the change may no longer be.

    Source ↗
  • Paperwork
    Applying from the US?

    In the US, passport applications are submitted to VFS Global, in person or by mail, and the Embassy processes them. Check the VFS checklist for the printed photo it asks for, which is separate from the digital photo on the online form.

    Source ↗
  • Related document
    Applying for an Indian e-Visa?

    The e-Visa uses a square photo on a different portal, with a different specification.

    Indian visa photo →
  • Related document
    Applying for an OCI card?

    OCI applications go through ociservices.gov.in and use a square photo with their own specification.

    Indian OCI photo →

Common questions, answered

Everything you need to know before you upload. Tap any question to expand.

Supported documents, worldwide

Every country · current 2025 regulations · ICAO compliant