India Passport (Passport Seva) photo requirements
The exact size, ratio, file-size window and head tolerance set by Ministry of External Affairs — and a free tool below that frames your photo to match, entirely in your browser.
- Ratio
- 7:9 (630×810)
- Print size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Pixels
- 630×810
- File size
- 10 KB – 250 KB
- Head height
- 80–84%
- Passport Seva wants exactly 630×810 — not a range. We output that precise size.
- India asks for a tighter head crop than most countries: chin-to-crown 36–38 mm, with the face filling about 80–85% of the frame.
- The 250 KB ceiling with a 630×810 frame is comfortable; we do not inflate the file to reach the 10 KB floor.
Read this before you rely on an edited photo
Many immigration and passport authorities require a photograph that has not been digitally altered. Replacing a background, smoothing skin, enhancing with AI, or applying a camera filter can all be treated as manipulation and can get an application refused or disqualified — regardless of whether the file passes an automated size check. Reframing, rotating and resizing are not alteration; changing the content of the picture is.
Background replacement is switched onhere so the result is usable straight away, and you can turn it off in Auto-fix if your authority requires an unaltered photograph — for a US passport, DS-160, DS-260 or DV entry, we would. Exposure correction stays off. Whatever you choose, look at your own photo for filters or “portrait” beautification your phone may have applied on its own — the safest fix for a bad background or bad lighting is always to retake it.
Your photo is reframed to the document’s tolerances, then audited.
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India Passport (Passport Seva) photo questions
What size photo is needed for a India Passport (Passport Seva)?+
A India Passport (Passport Seva) photo is 7:9 (630×810), printed at 35 × 45 mm. Digitally it must be exactly 630×810 pixels, in JPEG format, between 10 KB and 250 KB.
How large should the head be in a India Passport (Passport Seva) photo?+
The head must measure 80% to 84% of the total image height, from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head including hair. The background must be plain white or off-white.
Where do these India Passport (Passport Seva) figures come from?+
Passport Seva / mPassport digital upload: JPEG at exactly 630 × 810 pixels, 10 KB–250 KB, 35×45 mm equivalent, pure white background, no filters. Applied to every new and renewal application under the MEA instructions effective 16 February 2026.