India e-Visa photo requirements
An India e-Visa photo is a square JPEG, 10 KB to 1 MB, with a white background. No pixel size is published; Studioless makes 600 × 600 px. India’s e-Visa service publishes no head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range of 50–69% of the photo’s height. Source: India’s e-Visa service, checked October 9, 2026.
Source: indianvisaonline.gov.in, checked October 9, 2026.
The rule
| Rule | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Digital file | No pixel size published; 10 KB to 1 MB |
| Head height | Not published; we use 50–69% of the photo’s height |
| Background | Plain light-colored or white; we check for white, the safer choice |
| Glasses | Not allowed |
| Other rules |
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Source: Indian Visa Online, e-Visa: photo and document requirements (opens in a new tab) (indianvisaonline.gov.in). Checked .
Notes
Two separate uploads
India’s e-Visa page asks for your photo as a square JPEG of 10 KB to 1 MB, and for your passport bio page as a separate PDF of 10 KB to 300 KB.
Its photo section allows a plain light-colored or white background with no shadows and no borders. Its document list asks for a recent front-facing photograph with a white background, so white is the safer choice.
Source: e-Visa photo and document requirements, Indian Visa Online, checked October 9, 2026.
What we check, and what we can’t
On your device, we measure the head size and where it sits, the eye line, the wall behind you, the light on your face, the pose and the sharpness against this rule, and we crop the photo to its size. We level, resize and crop it, and nothing else.
We can’t tell how recent the photo is, whether it still looks like you, or what the office’s own reviewer will see on the day. The office that takes your application decides whether to accept it.
Why a real photo matters
The India e-Visa rule on editing
India’s e-Visa photo instructions don’t mention editing.
We read Indian Visa Online, e-Visa: photo and document requirements.
Start with your original camera photo. Check the document’s rules, including whether your head fills 50–69% of the photo’s height, the range we use.
We don’t generate your photo. We level, scale and crop your original pixels to 600 × 600 px, then show you the head height and the margins before you pay.
Our guides cover AI and passport photos and changing a photo’s background.
The files
studioless-in-evisa-digital
.jpg India e-Visa upload: square JPEG, 10 KB to 1 MB. The e-Visa page publishes no pixel size; we export 600 × 600 px. The passport bio page is a separate PDF upload.
600 × 600 px JPEG
Your check results come with the files, and everything is deleted 7 days after your order.
Sources
Changes to this page’s rule
- Added 7 documents (Indian passport, India e-Visa, Chinese passport, Vietnam e-visa, Brazil eVisa, German passport and NZeTA), each checked against its official pages on October 9; Brazil’s photo guide and VFS Global’s Indian passport checklist were read from archived copies, because their live pages block automated access.
Every document’s rules in one table: passport and visa photo sizesEvery change to the rules we check
Questions
Can I use ChatGPT or an AI app for my India e-Visa photo?
Start with an original camera photo, rather than a generated or retouched portrait. India’s e-Visa photo instructions don’t mention editing. Confirm permitted edits with the issuing authority; a chatbot’s answer does not establish acceptance. We only level, scale and crop the photo you take.
Can I wear glasses in an India e-Visa photo?
No. Glasses aren’t allowed in this photo, so take them off before you take it. We ask you to confirm it before you pay.
What do I get for $9.95?
You get a 600 × 600 px JPEG for the online form, within its file-size limit.
Where do I get my files?
On your order page after you pay, with no account to make.
