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Check the exact india passport photo requirements and create a correctly sized photo online. This guide covers the photo dimensions, face position, background, expression, and file rules shown below. Always compare the final result with the latest guidance from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India — Passport Seva Programme before submitting.
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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India — Passport Seva Programme
- Photo size
- 630 × 810 pxalso expressed as 35 × 45 mm
- Head height (crown to chin)
- 80–85% of photo height
- Eye line (from bottom of photo)
- 55–65% of photo height
- Background
- White
Plain white background, confirmed identically across both the Passport Seva instruction booklet and the ICAO-compliant photograph guidelines.
- Glasses
- Allowed, if lenses are clear and glare-free
- Headwear
- Allowed for religious purposes only
- Expression
- Natural expression (no grinning, frowning, or raised eyebrows); mouth closed; full face/front view with direct gaze; head centered and not tilted; both ears visible; no shadows or red-eye. Dark-coloured clothing is recommended against the white background.
- File format
- JPEG
- Resolution
- 300 DPI
- File size
- No published limit
Good to know
- 35mm x 45mm is the pasted-print size stated in the Application Form Instruction Booklet for paper (DPC/SPC/CSC) applications ("4.5 cm length x 3.5 cm width"); 630x810px is the exact digital dimension stated in the separate ICAO-compliant photograph guidelines (630:810 = 7:9, consistent with the 35:45 mm ratio). Both are included here since both are current, confirmed, official figures for different channels of the same document.
- Glasses policy is more nuanced than the widely-repeated 'glasses banned since 2020' narrative: the two official documents reviewed explicitly ban only tinted/dark glasses ('eyes hidden under coloured or dark glasses will not be accepted') and ask applicants to avoid glare via head-tilt, but do not contain a blanket ban on clear prescription glasses or a stated medical-exception/documentation process.
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