The specification, and its source
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Size | 630 × 810 px |
| Background | white |
| Face | 80–85% of the photo, head and top of shoulders |
| Output on this page | JPEG, white checked in the file |
Source: Consulate General of India, Auckland — specifications for passport photos, checked 2026-10-18. Check the portal you are using before you upload.
How to get a clean result
Start from a photo taken straight on against a plain wall, with even light and no shadow behind the head. Press the person model on the Cut panel (6.2 MB, once) — it finds hair and shoulders against a busy wall far better than the colour solve. Then look at the result on the near-black backing on the Edge panel: a rim of the old wall around the hair shows up there and disappears on white, which is why it is easy to miss.
On the Frame panel the box is tight to the person with a little breathing room, grown to the 7:9 shape and scaled to 630 × 810. If the person in your photo has fewer pixels than that, the page centres them at their own size rather than enlarging, and the checks say so.
- No biometric checks. Face size, eyes, expression, glasses and head tilt are not measured here.
- Face position is not adjusted. The frame is built around the whole person, not the face. Crop the photo closer before opening it if the face is small.
Questions about passport photos
Is 630 × 810 the right size?
It is the pixel size Indian missions list for an online passport photo upload, following the ICAO guideline: a white background, with the face taking 80–85% of the photo and showing the head and the top of the shoulders. Rules change; check the portal you are uploading to, and use the custom size on the Frame panel if it asks for something else.
Does the background have to be pure white?
The specification says white. This page lays the cutout on exactly 255, 255, 255 and the receipt decodes the saved JPEG and reports the share of background pixels that are exactly white, so you know before you upload.
Will this pass the face checks?
This page does not check biometrics. It does not detect faces, measure the face size, or look for closed eyes, expression, glasses glare or shadows — those decide acceptance as much as the background does, and they are your responsibility to check against the official portal.
Is the photo uploaded anywhere?
No. The cutout, the white background and the JPEG are all made in this browser tab. If you press the person model, the model file comes to your browser; your photo goes nowhere.
My hair has a dark halo against the new white.
The page starts with one pixel of halo shrink and 50% fringe clean-up for exactly that reason. Raise the fringe clean-up on the Edge panel, or press the person model on the Cut panel for a better first boundary around hair.
Related
- Add white background to photoThe cutout laid on pure white, 255, 255, 255, square, as a JPEG — and the saved file checked to prove the white is exact.
- Signature for online formsInk lifted off the paper, laid on white and sized to the IBPS, SSC, UPSC or PAN limits in pixels and kilobytes.
- Remove background around hair and furA wider uncertain band and a softer ramp, set that way before you arrive.
- AI background remover on your devicePerson, hair and studio models that run in your browser, downloaded only when you press for one, with the size printed first.
