India Visa
India Visa Photos in Washington, DC
Indian visa photos in Washington, DC. Square 2x2 in, light background, 350–1000 px JPEG under 300 KB. Shot and upload-ready in 15 minutes.
Ready in about 15 minutes
Checked against the spec before you leave
1401 Florida Ave NW, Washington DC
The specification
What a India Visa photo has to be
Every figure below is quoted from the issuing authority, and the source is linked at the bottom of this section. Where the official sources do not agree, we say so instead of picking one.
| Photo size | 50–51 mm square · 2 x 2 in |
|---|---|
| Head height | 25–35 mm (1 – 1 3/8 in), top of hair to bottom of chin. Eye height 1 1/8 – 1 3/8 in from the bottom of the photo. |
| Eye position | Between 1 1/8 in and 1 3/8 in from the bottom edge |
| Background | Plain light colour or white, with no distracting shadows on the face or background. No borders. |
| Glasses | The official photo-spec PDFs permit clear, untinted glasses with no glare and no frame crossing the eyes. The official tourist checklist says "without glasses". We shoot without. |
| Expression | Full face, front view, eyes open, level and clearly visible; expression should look natural. An explicit neutral-expression rule is published only for children. |
| How recent | Not published officially: we verify it against your consulate at the session. |
| Digital file | JPEG. 350x350 px minimum, 1000x1000 px maximum. 10 KB – 300 KB. |
| Copies needed | Official sources conflict: the VFS tourist checklist says one photo affixed to the form; the Embassy of India in Washington DC says two. |
The official sources disagreeOfficial Indian sources disagree on three points: print size (VFS publishes both 50x50 mm and 51x51 mm), glasses (the checklist bans them, the photo-spec PDF permits clear ones), and the number of copies (one vs two). We shoot to satisfy the strictest reading of each and print two.
Note on the sizeSquare: "the height and width of the Photo must be equal". This is the rule people fail.
What gets photos rejected
The things that actually fail
Not general advice, just the specific traps in this document’s own rules.
- The square requirement is the single most common Indian visa rejection. A 35x45 mm European photo fails outright.
- There is an ATTIRE rule most people never read: wear coloured clothing: a medium blue shirt is the official example. Not patterned, not textured, and NOT pure white.
- The photo must not be stapled to the form.
- No retouching, enhancing or softening.
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Hold a time, and it’s yours.
Live availability straight from our studio calendar. A reserved appointment is $200 and always includes both the digital file and your prints. Same-day times show here when we have them.
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Get it right the first time.
We shoot it, check it against India Visa’s own specification, and you leave with a photo that passes. If it is ever rejected, we reshoot it free.