🇮🇳 India Visa Photo Maker
Free India visa photo maker: upload any portrait and get a 51 × 51 mm visa size photo with a plain white or light background, checked against the India rules and ready to print. Runs in your browser — your photo is never uploaded.
1Choose the document
- Photo size
- 51 × 51 mm
- Head height
- 25–35 mm
- Background
- Plain white or light
- Output
- 1200 × 1200 px · 600 dpi
Official requirements
- Colour photo, 51 × 51 mm (2 × 2 in)
- Head from top of hair to chin: 25–35 mm
- Eye line 29–35 mm above the bottom edge
- Plain white or light background
- Full face, front view, looking straight at the camera
- Eyes open, level and clearly visible — no hair across the eyes
- Natural expression with the mouth closed
- Even lighting — no shadows on the face or the background
- Colour photo, sharp, printed on photo paper with no retouching
- Glasses: not allowed — the e-Visa instructions say 'no spectacles'
- Head coverings: only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead
- Taken within the last 6 months
2Upload your photo
3Compliance check & download
Upload a photo and it will be cropped to the exact size, then checked against every measurable rule for the document you chose.
India visa photo requirements
The tool measures the first four rules for you and checks lighting, pose, expression, sharpness and background automatically. The rest are listed so you can check them by eye.
- ✓Colour photo, 51 × 51 mm (2 × 2 in)
- ✓Head from top of hair to chin: 25–35 mm
- ✓Eye line 29–35 mm above the bottom edge
- ✓Plain white or light background
- ✓Full face, front view, looking straight at the camera
- ✓Eyes open, level and clearly visible — no hair across the eyes
- ✓Natural expression with the mouth closed
- ✓Even lighting — no shadows on the face or the background
- ✓Colour photo, sharp, printed on photo paper with no retouching
- ✓Glasses: not allowed — the e-Visa instructions say 'no spectacles'
- ✓Head coverings: only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead
- ✓Taken within the last 6 months
Specific to India
- Online / digital submission: Square JPEG only (height equals width), at least 350 × 350 px and at most 1000 × 1000 px, no borders. The e-Visa portal accepts 10 KB to 1 MB; the regular sticker-visa portal caps files at 300 KB.
- Printed copies: None for the e-Visa (upload only); 2 × 2 × 2 in prints for a regular visa through VFS or BLS
- Full head from top of hair to chin inside the frame, centred, no shadows on the face or background.
Source: Indian Visa Online – Photo instructions. Last reviewed 2026-09-20. Always confirm against your application form — the issuing authority has the final say.
How to make an India visa photo at home
- 1
Take the photo
Stand 0.5–1 m in front of a plain light wall, face a window, camera at eye level 1.5–2 m away. Neutral expression, mouth closed.
- 2
Upload it here
The face is detected, the head is levelled and the crop is set so the head measures 31 mm — inside the 25–35 mm range.
- 3
Fix anything flagged
Each check tells you what is wrong in millimetres — zoom, move, or retake. The background is replaced with the required colour.
- 4
Download & print
Save the single photo, the file for online forms or the 4 × 6 sheet (6 photos) and print at 100% on photo paper.
Full details in the photo-taking guide and the accepted vs rejected examples.
India visa photo — questions
What size is an India visa photo?＋
51 × 51 mm (2 × 2 in). The head, measured from the top of the hair to the chin, must be 25–35 mm, with the eyes 29–35 mm above the bottom edge.
What is the India visa photo size in pixels?＋
At 300 dpi a 51 × 51 mm photo is 600 × 600 px; at 600 dpi it is 1200 × 1200 px. This tool exports at 600 dpi. For online submission: Square JPEG only (height equals width), at least 350 × 350 px and at most 1000 × 1000 px, no borders. The e-Visa portal accepts 10 KB to 1 MB; the regular sticker-visa portal caps files at 300 KB.
What background colour is required?＋
Plain white or light. The tool replaces your background with the required colour automatically, or you can switch that off and it will check your real background instead.
Can I wear glasses in an India visa photo?＋
Not allowed — the e-Visa instructions say 'no spectacles'.
Are head coverings allowed?＋
Only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead.
How do I print India visa photos at home?＋
Download the 4 × 6 inch sheet — it holds 6 photos with cut lines — and print it at 100% / actual size on photo paper, then cut along the grey lines. The file carries 600 dpi so it prints at the true size.
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