India: photo requirements

Photo file upload · Published requirements checked

Pixels

Square; sample application specifies at least 350×350

File

JPEG; 10 KB–1 MB

Photo

Full face, light or white background, no glasses, shadows or borders

Export setting: 600 × 600 px, JPEG. Selected export settings are distinguished from official requirements above. Framing overlays are advisory.

• The portrait is separate from the passport biodata scan; do not crop it out of the passport.
• 600×600 is our export choice within the published requirements, not an official fixed size.

Research reviewed 7 September 2026. The application authority decides acceptance.

Photo file upload · Published requirements checked

Pixels

Square; 200×200 minimum, 900×900 maximum

File

JPEG/JPG; maximum 200 KB

Photo

Light background, explicitly not white; about 80% face coverage

Physical

FAQ specifies at least 51×51 mm

Export setting: 600 × 600 px, JPEG. Selected export settings are distinguished from official requirements above. Framing overlays are advisory.

• Signature is a separate image. Do not borrow the white-background eVisa rules.

Research reviewed 7 September 2026. The application authority decides acceptance.

Official live capture · Published requirements checked

Photo

Captured by the enrolment operator together with biometrics

• An exported portrait does not replace enrolment capture.

Research reviewed 7 September 2026. The application authority decides acceptance.

Upload route not confirmed · Some requirements need confirmation

Scope

Portal and application-route specifications need separate verification

• Do not derive PAN or ordinary passport requirements from eVisa/OCI.

Research reviewed 7 September 2026. The application authority decides acceptance.