India e-Visa photo requirements
The India e-Visa form needs a square JPEG photo between 10 KB and 1 MB, with a plain white background and your full face, front view, eyes open. A square of 350 to 1000 pixels on each side is the usual accepted range.
Your photo never leaves your phone
- Stand about 1.5 m in front of a plain, light wall.
- Face a window or a bright light so both sides of your face are lit.
- Ask someone to take it with the phone at your eye level. Selfies are often rejected.
- Glasses off, hair away from your eyes, mouth closed, no smile.
Ready offline. Turn on airplane mode and it still works, which shows your photo isn't uploaded.
Line up your head and shoulders with the outline. Keep the phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away.
Finding your face…
These rules haven't been checked against the official page yet. Please check them there before you apply.
India e-Visa photo rules
- Square JPEG, height and width equal
- File size between 10 KB and 1 MB
- Plain white background, no shadows or borders
- Full face, front view, eyes open, head centred
- Face from forehead to chin clearly visible
Source: Indian Visa Online (official e-Visa portal). SkipTheBooth helps you meet these rules but can't guarantee your photo will be accepted.
Questions
My India e-Visa photo upload keeps failing. Why?
The most common reasons are a file outside 10 KB to 1 MB, a photo that isn't square, or a background that isn't white. SkipTheBooth checks all three before you download.