India visa photo: size and requirements

Requirements at a glance

Photo size	51 × 51 mm (2 × 2 in)
Pixels at 300 dpi	600 × 600 px
Head size	Head centred, about 50–69% of the photo height
Background	Plain white or off-white
Digital upload	e-Visa: square JPEG, at least 350×350 px, max 1 MB
Glasses	Avoid; no glare
Recency	Recent photo

Official source: Indian e-Visa portal. Rules change — always confirm on the official page before you submit.

Things people get wrong

• Background plain white or off-white.
• Face centred, full face visible from hairline to chin.
• e-Visa file: JPEG, max 1 MB, square.
• Use only the official portal (indianvisaonline.gov.in); unofficial sites charge extra fees.

Make one from a photo you take at home

1. Stand about 1–1.5 m from a plain wall, facing a window so light falls evenly on your face.
2. Have someone else take the photo at eye level (selfies distort the face and are often rejected).
3. Upload it to the StageZap studio, choose the ID photo tab, this size and background.
4. Check the result against the table above, then print at 300 dpi or upload the digital file.

StageZap retouches your own photo (background, framing, lighting). It does not change your face, and we cannot guarantee acceptance by any government or embassy.

Other sizes

Compare every country in our free passport photo size lookup, or read how to take a passport photo at home and common rejection reasons.