Indian visa photo for the e-Visa, checked first

For the e-Visa, the Government of India asks for a JPEG with equal height and width, 10 KB to 1 MB, showing your full face from the front with eyes open and without spectacles, the full head from top of hair to bottom of chin centered in the frame, on a plain light colored or white background with no shadows and no borders.

Square (equal height and width), from 10 KB to 1 MB. The e-Visa page doesn't give a pixel size. Our file is 600×600 pixels and under 240 KB.

Plain light colored or white, with no shadows on your face or the background. Our check asks for a plain white or off-white wall, which meets that.

No. The e-Visa page asks for a photo without spectacles. Take them off before the photo: our check can't see glasses yet.

No. The scan of your passport's bio page is a separate upload: a PDF of 10 KB to 300 KB. The photo is the square JPEG.

The e-Visa page sets rules for the photo itself and doesn't ask for a studio. Take it on your phone in front of a plain white wall, facing a window, from about 4 feet away.

Not yet. The OCI portal asks for a plain light colored background that is not white, and our check is built for white backgrounds, so we can't promise an OCI photo will meet its rules.

No. The U.S. Department of State says not to change your photo using computer software, phone apps or filters. We only check your photo and crop it to the official size. We never smooth skin, change the background or alter your face.

No. Your photo is checked and prepared on your own phone or computer. It is never uploaded to our servers.