35×45 mm · white background
Indian Passport Photo (online form and VFS)
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Take a selfie at home and get a compliant Indian Passport photo in under a minute.
Prints by mail, overnight shipping available. Same-day at Walgreens / CVS, about $0.39.
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.
Rejected? Reshoot free.
Fourteen days of free resubmissions. Refunded if it still fails.
Which Indian photo do I need?
| Photo | Size | File limit |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Passport Photo (online form and VFS)Indian passport: the online form and the print for VFS | 35 × 45 mm · 630 × 810 px | Up to 94 KB |
| Indian Visa Photo (not for passport)Visa to India: e-Visa or paper visa | 2 × 2 in · 600 × 600 px | Up to 300 KB |
| Indian OCI Card Photo (not for passport)OCI card | 2 × 2 in · 600 × 600 px | Up to 200 KB |
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
- 10–94 KB (JPEG)
- Not permitted
- Hats and caps (except religious), Sunglasses, Heavy makeup, Eye glasses
- Official site
- www.passportindia.gov.in
How it works
One photo at home. The rest is automatic.
- Selfie or a friend
- Face a window
- Look straight
Take your photo
A selfie at arm’s length, or ask someone.
- Eyes open
- Neutral expression
- Head straight
- ICAO 9303
- ISO/IEC 19794-5
AI checks it
Against Indian Passport rules, in seconds.
- White background
Background replaced
Your face stays untouched.
- 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
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 · Oct 2026
Snap2Pass never edits your face. It replaces the background and crops the photo to size, nothing else.
Also worth knowing
- Rule change · since Sep 2025Only 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 ↗ - Online applicationUploading the photo: 630 × 810 pixels, under 100 KB
Applying through an Indian mission, you upload the photo as a JPEG of 630 × 810 pixels. Mission notices give a maximum of 200 to 250 KB, but in August 2026 the portal refused a photo just over 100 KB. Keep the file under 100 KB.
Source ↗ - Online applicationUploading your signature
The mission's online form also asks for your signature as a separate file. Sign in black or dark blue ink on plain white paper, scan or photograph it, crop close so the signature fills most of the box, and save it as a JPG of up to 100 KB.
Source ↗ - PaperworkApplying from the US?
In the US, passport applications are submitted to VFS Global, in person or by mail, and the Embassy processes them. The VFS USA checklist asks for one photo: the one you upload on the online form, printed. It says the uploaded photo and the physical photo must be identical.
Source ↗ - Related documentApplying for an Indian e-Visa?
The e-Visa uses a square photo on a different portal, with a different specification.
Indian visa photo → - Related documentApplying 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