Every photo you need, and who takes it
- Indian passport renewal: the upload You take it
Upload it to Passport Seva: exactly 630×810 pixels, JPEG, under 250 KB.
Size: 35×45 mm, 630×810 px, white
Source: VFS Global: Passport Seva photo and signature upload instructions (Nov 2025) - Indian passport renewal: two printed photos for BLS You take it
Two prints on a white background, the same photo as the upload.
Size: 35×45 mm, 630×810 px, white
Source: BLS International Canada: passport re-issue checklist and information booklet (Vancouver)
Check: BLS Canada's older checklists ask for 51×51 mm (2×2 inch) photos. Its current booklet says 35×45 mm; check your centre's checklist before printing. - Passport signature You take it
A JPEG under 100 KB, uploaded with the photo.
Size: 600×200 px
Source: VFS Global: Passport Seva photo and signature upload instructions (Nov 2025) - OCI card You take it
A square JPEG uploaded on the OCI form, and a 51×51 mm print pasted on page 1 of the printed form, the same photo as the upload. BLS prints it for a fee if you'd rather.
Size: 51×51 mm, 600×600 px, off-white or light grey
Source: BLS International Canada: checklist and information booklet for OCI (Toronto)
Check: BLS Canada's OCI booklet asks for one 51×51 mm print on white, off-white or a light colour; its dated checklists differ, so confirm the count at your centre. - OCI signature You take it
A 3:1 JPEG under 200 KB. For a child who can't sign, BLS Canada's OCI booklet doesn't say what to give instead; ask when you book.
Size: 600×200 px
Source: BLS International Canada: checklist and information booklet for OCI (Toronto) - Indian e-Visa (no OCI yet) You take it
A square photo, 350×350 to 1000×1000 pixels, uploaded on the e-Visa form.
Size: 51×51 mm, 600×600 px, white
Source: indianvisaonline.gov.in: e-Visa instructions
From each office's own website, checked October 2026. Lines marked Check are ones the office doesn't fully settle. Rules change, so confirm before you apply.
Renew an Indian passport from Canada
- Fill in the form on Passport Seva for your mission (Ottawa, Toronto or Vancouver, by province), upload the photo and signature, and print it. (BLS International Canada: passport re-issue checklist and information booklet (Vancouver))
- Sign Annexure E, and attach self-attested proof of your Canadian address and status: PR card and landing paper or COPR, or a work, study or visitor permit. (BLS International Canada: passport re-issue checklist and information booklet (Vancouver))
- Bring the original passport with self-attested copies of its first two and last two pages, and two printed photos, to the BLS centre for your province. (BLS International Canada: passport re-issue checklist and information booklet (Vancouver))
Tip: A Canadian passport photo is 50×70 mm from a commercial photographer. The Indian one is 35×45 mm on white, taken by you, so don't reuse the Canadian print.
Make it at home. Free while we launch. After that, one payment of C$9.99 covers one person's photo in every size on this page. The Indian passport pack, with the prints and page copies, is C$9.99. Picproved checks the size, background, head size and face rules before you save, and your photo stays on your phone. The office still makes the final decision. Make your India Passport photo
For life in Canada
Indian document packs
Questions
- Which photos do Indians in Canada need?
- Indian passport renewal: the upload: you take it. Indian passport renewal: two printed photos for BLS: you take it. Passport signature: you take it. OCI card: you take it. OCI signature: you take it. Indian e-Visa (no OCI yet): you take it.
- Can I take my Indian photo at home in Canada?
- Yes for Indian passport renewal, Passport signature, OCI card, OCI signature, Indian e-Visa (no OCI yet). Picproved checks the size, background and face rules before you save. The office still makes the final decision.
Indians in other countries
