Official document photos in an India
India has more photo formats than any other country in this catalogue. The passport is the square 2 × 2 inch print with the head filling 35 to 41 millimetres of it, the online Passport Seva form takes a 630 × 810 pixel file, PAN cards use a small 25 × 35 mm portrait, driving licences use 35 × 45 mm, and the NEET and UPSC exam forms have sizes of their own. Read the form before you print. The Ministry of External Affairs publishes the passport standard.
- Official authority
- Ministry of External Affairs — Passport Seva
- Common print paper
- 10 × 15 cm
Documents in an India
Pick the document you are applying for — the photo is cut to its own specification, not to a general size.
- Indian Passport PhotoVerifiedan India · 51×51 mm
- India Driving licence PhotoStandardan India · 35×45 mm
- India FRRO (Foreigner Registration) PhotoStandardan India · 35×35 mm
- India NEET Passport photo 2.5x3.5 Inch PhotoStandardan India · 2.5×3.5 in (63.5×89 mm)
- India NEET Post card photo 4.25x6.5 Inch PhotoStandardan India · 4.25×6.5 in (108×165 mm)
- India OCI Passport PhotoStandardan India · 51×51 mm
- India Online driving licence PhotoStandardan India · 420×525 px
- India Pan card PhotoStandardan India · 25×35 mm
- India Pan card online PhotoStandardan India · 213×213 px
- India Passport for BLS USA Application PhotoStandardan India · 51×51 mm
- India Passport (from Thailand) PhotoStandardan India · 35×35 mm
- India Passport online PhotoStandardan India · 630×810 px
- India PCC / Birth Certificate PhotoStandardan India · 35×35 mm
- India Photo for UPSC exam PhotoStandardan India · 110×140 px
- India PIO (Person of Indian Origin) PhotoStandardan India · 35×35 mm
- India Police clearance certificate (PCC) PhotoStandardan India · 51×51 mm
- India Stamp Size Photo PhotoStandardan India · 25×20 mm
- India Unofficial Passport Photo PhotoStandardan India · 45×35 mm
- India Visa PhotoStandardan India · 51×51 mm
- India Visa Online PhotoStandardan India · 350×350 px
Questions about an India photos
What photo size do an India documents use?
Most an India documents in the catalogue use 51×51 mm. Passports, visas and ID cards are not always the same, so each document page states its own size in millimetres and in pixels.
Can I take a an India document photo with my phone?
Yes. Take it in even daylight against a plain wall, and we crop it to the exact size, replace the background and run twelve checks before you pay anything.
Which an India documents can I make a photo for?
We cover 20 documents for an India, including Indian Passport Photo, India Driving licence Photo agus India FRRO (Foreigner Registration) Photo. Open one to see its size, its head height, its background and the official source behind it.
Guides that help with your an India photo
- How to take a passport photo with an iPhoneWhere to stand, which camera to use, and why portrait-mode blur costs you the photo.
- Taking the photo at home without helpA door, a window and a timer are enough. Here is the setup that works in an ordinary room.
- Six mistakes that get a photo rejectedA shadow behind the head, a slight smile, glare on glasses — what reviewers actually look at, and the check that catches each one.