Indian passport photo, 2x2 inches
51x51 mm at 300 dpi, head measured and placed, without uploading your photo.
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This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and you can even turn off your internet connection before you start.
Example
Example: an Indian passport renewal photo from a phone picture, 2 × 2 inches on white
Ananya, in New Jersey, is renewing her Indian passport from the United States. Her husband takes an upright phone photo, 3000 × 4000 pixels, in front of a hall door, without glasses; from her chin to the top of her hair is 1000 pixels. Background: White.
- The head must be 1 to 1⅜ inches (25.4–34.9 mm); the tool aims for the middle, 30.15 mm, which is 356 of the 600 pixels.
- To make 1000 pixels of head into 356, a 1685 × 1685 pixel square is taken around her face and scaled to 600 × 600.
- Of the 244 pixels left in the height, 30% go above the hair (73 pixels, about 6.2 mm) and the rest below the chin (171 pixels, about 14.5 mm), with her shoulders.
- With White she is cut out and set on plain white, so the door and its shadow are gone.
| Indian passport (this page) | 35 × 45 mm “passport size” | |
|---|---|---|
| File | 600 × 600 pixels | 413 × 531 pixels |
| Chin to top of hair | about 30.2 mm | about 34 mm |
| Above the hair | about 6.2 mm | about 4.4 mm |
| Below the chin | about 14.5 mm | about 6.6 mm |
A JPG of 600 × 600 pixels at 300 dpi ending in “-india-photo.jpg”, which prints at 2 × 2 inches (51 × 51 mm). For a 35 × 45 mm print, run the portrait again on the Schengen setting of the main passport photo page rather than cutting this one down: the head must be bigger there.
How it works
- Drop a portrait taken from the front, in even light, with space above the head and around the shoulders.
- Choose White if the wall behind you will not do: a plain white background is what the form asks for.
- Press Make photo. The head is measured from the chin to the top of the hair and scaled to sit in the middle of the allowed range, framed the same way the US 2x2 photo is.
- Download the JPG: 600x600 pixels at 300 dpi, which prints at 2x2 inches (51x51 mm).
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Indian passport photo 2x2 inches?
- Yes, the passport application takes a 2x2 inch (51x51 mm) colour photo on a plain white background, with the face taking up most of the frame and a neutral expression. It is the same frame the United States uses, which is why the two pages make the same file.
- Is this the same as a passport size photo?
- Not quite. In everyday Indian use passport size photo usually means the 35x45 mm print that studios sell for forms and applications, while the passport application itself asks for 2x2 inches. If you need 35x45 mm, use the Schengen setting on the main passport photo page, which is that frame.
- Can I use it for an Indian visa application?
- The online visa application asks for a square photo, at least 350x350 pixels, on a light background, which this file satisfies at 600x600. Upload limits differ by portal; if the form refuses the file for its size, run it through Compress an image first.
- What gets a photo rejected?
- Usually the measurable things: the head too large or too small in the frame, a background that is not plain, shadows, or a photo that is not recent. The size and the head height are what this tool fixes. Take it against a plain white wall in daylight, facing the camera, without a cap or sunglasses.
- How do I print it at home or at a photo shop?
- Open Passport photo print sheet and choose 2×2 in (US passport and visa). A 4 × 6 inch print holds 2 copies with the safe 2 mm margins, or 6 edge to edge if it is printed borderless; a 5 × 7 inch print holds 6 and an A4 sheet 15. Print at actual size, not “fit to page”.
- Is my photo uploaded?
- No. The models run in your browser and the photo stays on your device.