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 51×51 mm prints You take it
Two recent 51×51 mm prints on white, one stuck on the form with your signature below it. The Embassy asks you to check the size carefully.
Size: 51×51 mm, 602×602 px, white
Source: Embassy of India, Berlin: passport re-issue checklist - 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 of 200×200 to 900×900 pixels, under 200 KB, uploaded on the OCI form, and a 51×51 mm print with the face about 80% of the frame.
Size: 51×51 mm, 600×600 px, off-white or light grey
Source: Embassy of India, Berlin: OCI general information
Check: Berlin's OCI page asks for a light but not white background on the print, while the passport photo must be white. Ask the Embassy which it wants before you print the OCI photo. - OCI signature You take it
A 3:1 JPEG under 200 KB; a child who can't sign gives a left thumb impression.
Size: 600×200 px
Source: Embassy of India, Berlin: OCI general information - 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 Germany
- Fill in the passport form for your mission online, upload the photo and signature, print it and sign below the photo and on the last page. (Embassy of India, Berlin: passport re-issue checklist)
- Add a copy of your passport, your residence permit or visa, and your Anmeldung (Meldebestätigung) as proof of where you live. (Embassy of India, Berlin: passport re-issue checklist)
- Hand it in with the original passport, or post it with proof of the bank transfer and a return envelope carrying €4.25 in real stamps. (Embassy of India, Berlin: passport re-issue checklist)
Tip: Since May 2025 German offices take the photo for German passports and ID cards themselves, so the Indian 51×51 mm print is the one photo you make at home.
Make it at home. Free while we launch. After that, one payment of €6.99 covers one person's photo in every size on this page. The Indian passport pack, with the prints and page copies, is €6.99. 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 Germany
| Document | Size |
|---|
| Germany Passport and ID card (info only) photo | Taken at the office, not at home. Since 1 May 2025 German passport and ID card photos are only accepted as digital photos sent by a certified photographer or taken in the office's own booth (about €6); printed or uploaded photos are refused. |
Indian document packs
Questions
- Which photos do Indians in Germany need?
- Indian passport renewal: the upload: you take it. Indian passport renewal: two 51×51 mm prints: 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 Germany?
- 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
