🇮🇳 India
India Passport Photo
2 × 2 in · 51 × 51 mm · 600 × 600 px
Last verified: Jun 5, 2026Official source: passportindia.gov.in
Official requirements
- Size
- 2 × 2 in · 51 × 51 mm
- Digital
- 600 × 600 px
- Background
- Plain white.
- Head size
- Head covers 50 – 70% of photo height.
- Face position
- Frontal, centered, ears visible.
- Expression
- Neutral expression, mouth closed, both eyes open.
- Glasses
- Allowed if no glare and eyes visible.
- Head covering
- Not permitted unless worn daily for religious or medical reasons; face must be fully visible.
- Image quality
- Sharp focus, no blur, pixelation, filters or red-eye. Even lighting.
- Digital
- JPEG, square.
- 2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm).
Example photos
Common mistakes
Wrong size or head ratio
The head must be head covers 50 – 70% of photo height.
Shadows on the background
Stand away from the wall and face a window.
Glasses or glare
Allowed if no glare and eyes visible.
Smiling or open mouth
Neutral expression, mouth closed, both eyes open.
Low resolution
Minimum 350 × 350 px.
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