India photo checker — e-Visa verified, passport in manual mode
Two different Indian documents, two different honesty situations. The e-Visa rules below are quoted from the official e-Visa site and checked automatically. For the passport, the web is full of contradictory numbers we could not verify against an official page — so that checker runs in manual mode, and we would rather tell you that than invent a spec.
We measure, we don’t certify. IDPhotoCheck checks your photo against the published measurements — the issuing authority makes the final decision, and no tool can promise approval.
India e-Visa — official rules, automatic check
| Pixel dimensions | Square — height and width equal |
|---|---|
| File | JPEG, minimum 10 KB, maximum 1 MB |
| Background | Plain light-coloured or white background, no shadows, no borders |
The official e-Visa instructions ask for the full head — top of hair to bottom of chin — centred in the frame; they do not publish a head-height percentage, so this checker measures the file rules and background, and shows your framing without grading it against an unpublished number.
Source: Government of India — e-Visa photo requirements (indianvisaonline.gov.in) (official page). Values checked 2026-11-08. If the official page and this table ever disagree, the official page wins — please tell us.
What this tool will not do to a US photo
The official US rule requires your original, unedited photo: no filters, no retouching, and no software-changed backgrounds. So this checker measures and crops — and refuses to replace the background or “beautify” a face — for US documents. If your background is not white, the honest fix is a retake against a plain white wall or sheet. Why we refuse to edit your photo →
Tap to choose a photo, or drop it here
JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC — processed on your device, never uploaded
We measure, we don’t certify. IDPhotoCheck checks your photo against the published measurements — the issuing authority makes the final decision, and no tool can promise approval.
India passport — manual mode, and why
What happened: when this site’s specifications were verified (8 November 2026), the official Passport Seva photo guidance could not be read from an official page from our verification environment, while commercial photo sites publish mutually contradictory values for the Indian passport photo — different print sizes (35×45 mm vs 51×51 mm), different pixel dimensions, different kilobyte windows, and even claims of a recent specification change that none of them source to an official document.
What we do instead: no official values are printed for the Indian passport on this site. Enter the print size and file limits from your own application instructions below, and the tool measures your photo against the values you entered. When the official values are verified, this page will print them with their source like every other document here.
What this tool will not do to a US photo
The official US rule requires your original, unedited photo: no filters, no retouching, and no software-changed backgrounds. So this checker measures and crops — and refuses to replace the background or “beautify” a face — for US documents. If your background is not white, the honest fix is a retake against a plain white wall or sheet. Why we refuse to edit your photo →
Tap to choose a photo, or drop it here
JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC — processed on your device, never uploaded
We measure, we don’t certify. IDPhotoCheck checks your photo against the published measurements — the issuing authority makes the final decision, and no tool can promise approval.
Questions
What are the India e-Visa photo rules?
From indianvisaonline.gov.in: JPEG format, minimum 10 KB and maximum 1 MB, square (height and width equal), full face front view with eyes open and no spectacles, head centred, plain light-coloured or white background, no shadows, no borders.
Why is the India passport checker in “manual mode”?
Because we could not read the current official Passport Seva photo values from an official page when this site was verified, and other websites publish contradictory numbers (35×45 mm here, 2×2 inches there, several different pixel and KB claims). Rather than copy a rival’s numbers, the India passport checker lets you enter the values from your own application instructions and measures against those.
Is 35×45 mm or 2×2 inches right for an Indian passport?
We genuinely do not print an answer we cannot source. Check the instructions issued with your own application (Passport Seva / your PSK) and enter those values in manual mode — the measurement tools work the same either way.
How the rest of this site’s numbers are sourced: how we check. Spot an official Passport Seva photo page we should cite? Tell us — with the official link, and we will verify and update this page.