India Passport Photo
413 × 531 pixels, with the head-height rule applied.
The specification
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Printed size | 35 × 45 mm |
| Pixels at 300 dpi | 413 × 531 |
| Head height | Face centred, occupying roughly 70–80% of the frame width |
| Background | Plain white or light background |
| Used for | An Indian passport or visa application |
Converting millimetres to the pixels you upload
The printed requirement is 35 × 45 mm, and the pixel figure comes from the standard 300 dpi that print services use: 413 pixels across matches 35 mm. Uploading a file sized to these pixels with the physical size recorded in its header is what lets a lab print it correctly without further instruction.
Framing it so it is not rejected
Size alone is not enough. Face centred, occupying roughly 70–80% of the frame width. Crop so the head occupies that proportion of the frame with a small margin above the hair and the eyes in the upper third of the image. Indian passport applications sometimes accept two sizes — 35 × 45 mm or 51 × 51 mm — so confirm which the specific portal is asking for before you resize.
Two accepted sizes, and the portal decides which
India accepts either 35 × 45 mm or 51 × 51 mm depending on the portal, and the two are not interchangeable — passport and visa applications have asked for different formats at different times. The measured figure here is face width rather than head height, at roughly 70 to 80 percent of the frame, so a crop produced for a US or UK application will normally be rejected on proportion alone.
Compliance is verified by the issuing authority, not by this page. Requirements change, and some offices add local conditions. Check the current published rules for an indian passport or visa application before you submit.
Why this runs in your browser
The file is read from your disk by the browser, decoded with the browser's own codecs, and re-encoded in this tab. No upload request is made, nothing is queued on a server, and closing the tab leaves no copy anywhere. You can verify this in the network panel while it works.
How to use it
- Start with a straight-on portrait against a plain background.
- Select India Passport Photo to apply the 413 × 531 pixel frame.
- Adjust the crop so the head height rule is satisfied.
- Download, and print at 35 × 45 mm if you need a physical copy.
Worth knowing
- India Passport Photo photos print at 35 × 45 mm, which is 413 × 531 pixels at 300 dpi.
- Head height requirement: Face centred, occupying roughly 70–80% of the frame width.
- Background: Plain white or light background.
- Source requirement: within the last six months, unretouched, neutral expression.
Limitations
- This page sizes and crops; it cannot certify compliance.
- Low-resolution sources cannot be enlarged to 413 pixels without visible softness.
- Phone portrait-mode and beauty filters can be grounds for rejection.
- Print accuracy depends on the lab honouring the physical size.