The published rule for this document’s photograph — from Ministry of External Affairs, as it was read on 2026-08-20 — and a way to make one that meets it without sending your face to anybody.
# Photo requirements: Passport, India
The published rule for this document’s photograph — from Ministry of External Affairs, as it was read on 2026-08-20 — and a way to make one that meets it without sending your face to anybody.
Last updated 2026-08-20
## The figures
| What is measured | What this rule publishes |
| --- | --- |
| Print size | 51 x 51 mm at 300 dpi |
| Head, chin to crown | 49.0% to 68.6% (25–35 mm) |
| Eye line, from the bottom | 54.9% to 68.6% (28–35 mm) |
| Background | Plain white |
| Upload rule | none published — this one is a print |
[Make this photo](https://abox.tools/id-photo/#in-passport) Opens the photo tool with this rule already chosen. It runs in your browser: the photograph is never uploaded, and there is no account and no watermark.
## What else this rule says
- Passport Seva asks for a 2 x 2 inch photograph on a plain white background, the same frame the United States uses.
- A 35 x 45 mm print is what most Indian forms mean by "passport size", and it is a separate entry in this list - the two are not interchangeable.
## Where these figures come from
Transcribed from Ministry of External Affairs — Passport Seva, photo specifications. Checked 2026-08-20. Rules change; the figures above are what to check against the form in front of you.
## What the tool does with them
- Locks the crop to this document’s shape, and draws the head and eye bands inside it, so you can see the rule on your own photograph instead of reading about it.
- Finds the crown, the chin and both pupils by measuring the picture — no face model is downloaded — and says in millimetres whether the head is too large or too small for this rule.
- Reads the background colour and how evenly it is lit, and says which of the two is the problem when there is one.
- Writes the print at the exact millimetres with the resolution in the file, a sheet of them with cut marks, and the upload file at the pixel and file size this rule states.
## Other documents, India
- [Visa](https://abox.tools/id-photo/in-visa/) — 600 x 600 px
- [e-Visa](https://abox.tools/id-photo/in-evisa/) — 600 x 600 px
- [SSC / UPSC online form photo](https://abox.tools/id-photo/in-exam-photo/) — 200 x 230 px
[Every country and document in the photo tool](https://abox.tools/id-photo/)
The figures
What is measured
What this rule publishes
Print size
51 x 51 mm at 300 dpi
Head, chin to crown
49.0% to 68.6% (25–35 mm)
Eye line, from the bottom
54.9% to 68.6% (28–35 mm)
Background
Plain white
Upload rule
none published — this one is a print
Make this photoOpens the photo tool with this rule already chosen. It runs in your browser: the photograph is never uploaded, and there is no account and no watermark.
What else this rule says
Passport Seva asks for a 2 x 2 inch photograph on a plain white background, the same frame the United States uses.
A 35 x 45 mm print is what most Indian forms mean by "passport size", and it is a separate entry in this list - the two are not interchangeable.
Where these figures come from
Transcribed from Ministry of External Affairs — Passport Seva, photo specifications. Checked 2026-08-20. Rules change; the figures above are what to check against the form in front of you.
What the tool does with them
Locks the crop to this document’s shape, and draws the head and eye bands inside it, so you can see the rule on your own photograph instead of reading about it.
Finds the crown, the chin and both pupils by measuring the picture — no face model is downloaded — and says in millimetres whether the head is too large or too small for this rule.
Reads the background colour and how evenly it is lit, and says which of the two is the problem when there is one.
Writes the print at the exact millimetres with the resolution in the file, a sheet of them with cut marks, and the upload file at the pixel and file size this rule states.