Official document photos in Indland
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 Indland
Pick the document you are applying for — the photo is cut to its own specification, not to a general size.
- Indian Passport PhotoVerifiedIndland · 51×51 mm
- India Driving licence PhotoStandardIndland · 35×45 mm
- India FRRO (Foreigner Registration) PhotoStandardIndland · 35×35 mm
- India NEET Passport photo 2.5x3.5 Inch PhotoStandardIndland · 2.5×3.5 in (63.5×89 mm)
- India NEET Post card photo 4.25x6.5 Inch PhotoStandardIndland · 4.25×6.5 in (108×165 mm)
- India OCI Passport PhotoStandardIndland · 51×51 mm
- India Online driving licence PhotoStandardIndland · 420×525 px
- India Pan card PhotoStandardIndland · 25×35 mm
- India Pan card online PhotoStandardIndland · 213×213 px
- India Passport for BLS USA Application PhotoStandardIndland · 51×51 mm
- India Passport (from Thailand) PhotoStandardIndland · 35×35 mm
- India Passport online PhotoStandardIndland · 630×810 px
- India PCC / Birth Certificate PhotoStandardIndland · 35×35 mm
- India Photo for UPSC exam PhotoStandardIndland · 110×140 px
- India PIO (Person of Indian Origin) PhotoStandardIndland · 35×35 mm
- India Police clearance certificate (PCC) PhotoStandardIndland · 51×51 mm
- India Stamp Size Photo PhotoStandardIndland · 25×20 mm
- India Unofficial Passport Photo PhotoStandardIndland · 45×35 mm
- India Visa PhotoStandardIndland · 51×51 mm
- India Visa Online PhotoStandardIndland · 350×350 px
Questions about Indland photos
What photo size do Indland documents use?
Most Indland 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 Indland 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 Indland documents can I make a photo for?
We cover 20 documents for Indland, including Indian Passport Photo, India Driving licence Photo og 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 Indland 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.