Ministry of Home Affairs / Indian Missions, Government of India

India regular visa online photo upload requirements

The regular (sticker) Indian visa application on indianvisaonline.gov.in takes a photo upload with tighter limits than the e-Visa on the same domain: a JPEG between 10 KB and 300 KB, square, from 350×350 up to 1000×1000 pixels.

The two Indian visa uploads are easy to mix up. The e-Visa accepts up to 1 MB with no pixel range; this regular-visa upload caps at 300 KB and pins the pixel range. Uploading an e-Visa-sized file here fails on size, and a small e-Visa crop can fail the 350-pixel minimum.

The official upload guide says the photo can be cropped in the portal's own tool, so the checker below is in fix mode: it crops to a square, resizes into the 350–1000 pixel range and compresses under 300 KB. It checks file size, dimensions, aspect ratio and format only — the background and face rules on the visa instruction page are yours to confirm.

Official source: indianvisaonline.gov.in — Online Visa Photo Upload Process (VSS_IMAGE.pdf)

Application window: Year-round

Official source checked on 2026-08-24. This records when we compared our summary to the linked government page — not when the tool was QA-tested. Requirements can change; always confirm the current rules on the official page before you apply.

Reviewed by the ExactPic Editorial Team against the official source above. See how we verify requirements.

Specifications

File format
JPEG
File size
Minimum 10 KB, maximum 300 KB
Minimum dimensions
350 × 350 px
Maximum dimensions
1000 × 1000 px
Shape
Height and width must be equal (square)
Cropping
The portal's upload tool can crop the photo

Every value in this table is summarized from indianvisaonline.gov.in — Online Visa Photo Upload Process (VSS_IMAGE.pdf) (Ministry of Home Affairs / Indian Missions, Government of India), checked 2026-08-24. Confirm the current values on the official page before you apply.

Check and fix your photo

The tool below is set to the official digital limits. Drop your photo in to check it and download a version that fits.

Set to the VSS_IMAGE.pdf limits: JPEG, 10–300 KB, square, 350–1000 px each side. Fix mode centre-crops to 1:1, outputs 1000 × 1000 px and compresses under 300 KB; a source smaller than 1000 px is enlarged and the tool says so.

Private by design. Your files never leave your device

Drop an image here, or click to browse

JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC (Safari/iOS only) — or paste / take a photo

Tip: Ctrl+V / ⌘V to paste

Publishers: embed this checker on your site with one iframe.

Auto-checked and fixable
File size, pixel dimensions, aspect ratio, and file format.
You must verify yourself
Head size and position, background, lighting, expression, and colour profile — the tool cannot judge these.

Compliance note. This checks the regular-visa upload's format, file-size range, pixel range and square shape only. It does not judge head position, expression, lighting, background, or whether the Indian mission will accept your photo.

Reviewed by ExactPic editorial against the official source on 2026-08-24. Spotted something out of date or wrong? Report an incorrect requirement.

Step by step

  • Start from a front-facing photo

    Use a clear, recent photo of your face. The upload guide itself states no background rule; follow the visa instruction page for pose and background.

  • Check and fix below

    The checker crops to a square, fits the 350–1000 px range and compresses under 300 KB in your browser; a result under 10 KB is reported, not padded.

  • Upload in the online visa form

    Use the portal's own crop tool if the framing needs adjusting, then continue the application.

Private by design. Any photo you check here is processed entirely in your browser and never uploaded. ExactPic is not affiliated with Ministry of Home Affairs / Indian Missions, Government of India and does not guarantee acceptance — always follow the official guidance.

Source change log

  • 2026-08-25 — Page created from the Online Visa Photo Upload Process guide (VSS_IMAGE.pdf) on indianvisaonline.gov.in.

Other portals

India e-Visa photo and passport-page upload requirements

View requirements→

Passport Seva (India) photo upload requirements

View requirements→

US visa digital photo requirements

View requirements→

Frequently asked questions

What is the photo size for the Indian visa online application?
A JPEG between 10 KB and 300 KB, square, at least 350 × 350 pixels and at most 1000 × 1000 pixels, according to the portal's Online Visa Photo Upload Process guide.
Is the Indian visa photo the same as the e-Visa photo?
No. The e-Visa accepts a square JPEG of 10 KB to 1 MB with no stated pixel range. The regular visa upload is 10–300 KB and 350–1000 pixels square. Prepare the file for the application you are actually filling in.
Can I crop my photo inside the Indian visa portal?
Yes. The official upload guide says the photo can be cropped in the portal's upload tool. Cropping it to a square beforehand, as the checker on this page does, avoids surprises.

Keep going

All passport & visa portals

Browse verified photo requirements for every country and document we cover.

Check your photo against custom rules

Enter any form's KB, dimension, and format limits and diagnose your photo privately.

Passport photo maker

Crop to 2×2 inch, 35×45mm, and other passport presets in your browser.

How we verify requirements

Our sourcing, review cadence, and correction policy for government specs.

Official source checked: 2026-08-24