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OCI card photo size and requirements
OCI card (Overseas Citizen of India)
The OCI upload is a square JPEG of 200 to 900 pixels, at most 200 KB. The background must be plain and light, but not white. Off-white or light grey is safest. Each child needs their own application and photo.
Requirements
- Printed photo
- 51 × 51 mm (2.01 × 2.01 in)
- Digital file
- Square, 200 to 900 px, up to 200 KB, JPEG
- Head height
- 25 to 35 mm (0.98 to 1.38 in); in a digital file 49.1 to 68.6 % of the photo height, chin to the top of the hair
- Eye height from the bottom
- 28.6 to 34.9 mm (1.13 to 1.37 in); in a digital file 56.1 to 68.4 % of the photo height
- Background
- Plain and even: off-white, light grey
- Glasses
- Glasses are fine without glare, eyes clearly visible
- Expression
- Neutral
- Selfies
- Not stated. A photo someone else takes is safest
- How recent
- Taken in the last 6 months
- Print sheets in PassPic
- 4 × 6 in, 10 × 15 cm, A4, Letter
Source: ociservices.gov.in, last checked 14 October 2026.
“must be in JPEG/ JPG format with max size 200 KB”
Babies and young children
- A baby's eyes may be closed.
- Young children don't need a perfectly neutral expression.
Common mistakes
- A head that is too small or too large. It must be 25 to 35 mm (0.98 to 1.38 in); in a digital file 49.1 to 68.6 % of the photo height, chin to the top of the hair.
- A busy or uneven background, or one that isn't off-white or light grey.
- Glare on glasses, or frames that cover the eyes.
- An expression that isn't neutral.
- An old photo. It must be taken in the last 6 months.
- A file of the wrong size or type. It must be: square, 200 to 900 px, up to 200 KB, JPEG.
- A photo that was retouched, filtered or had its background replaced.
PassPic can't measure some things, so check them yourself: glasses, head coverings and hair over the eyes.
How PassPic helps
PassPic checks your photo against these rules on your phone and marks each check Passed, Check or Fix, with a one-line tip. It crops and scales the photo to size and never changes your face or your background. Your photo is checked on your phone and never uploaded.
PassPic is coming to Google Play.
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We can't promise that any office will accept a photo; the issuing authority decides. Rules change, so read ociservices.gov.in before you send your photo. PassPic is an independent app. Not affiliated with any government.