Which photos do Indians in the UAE need?

Indian passport renewal: the upload: you take it. Indian passport renewal: the printed photo: you take it. Passport signature: you take it. OCI card (for a foreign spouse or child): you take it.

Can I take my Indian photo at home in the UAE?

Yes for Indian passport renewal, Passport signature, OCI card (for a foreign spouse or child). Picproved checks the size, background and face rules before you save. The office still makes the final decision.

Indians in the UAE: passport and ID photos

An example photo of a fictional person — Example: a fictional person

In the UAE, Indian passport applications are made on Passport Seva and handed in at BLS International centres, for the Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General in Dubai (Consulate General of India, Dubai: applying for a passport). From 1 September 2025 Indian missions accept only ICAO photos: colour, white background, the face 80 to 85% of the frame, no glasses. (Consulate General of India, Dubai: ICAO photograph guideline)

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: the printed photo You take it
A 51×51 mm colour print on white, stuck on the printed form.
Size: 51×51 mm, 602×602 px, white
Source: Consulate General of India, Dubai: applying for a passport
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 (for a foreign spouse or child) You take it
A square JPEG uploaded on the OCI form.
Size: 51×51 mm, 600×600 px, off-white or light grey
Source: ociservices.gov.in: OCI FAQ

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 the UAE

Register and fill in the form on Passport Seva at Indian Embassies and Consulates (embassy.passportindia.gov.in), submit it and print it. (Consulate General of India, Dubai: applying for a passport)
Stick a 51×51 mm photo on the printed form and add copies of the passport's first and last pages and your UAE residence visa page. (Consulate General of India, Dubai: applying for a passport)
Book a BLS appointment and sign the form in front of BLS staff. (Consulate General of India, Dubai: applying for a passport)

Tip: Glasses off, mouth closed, and the head filling most of the photo, as the ICAO rules ask.

Make it at home. Free while we launch. After that, one payment of US$7.99 covers one person's photo in every size on this page. The Indian passport pack, with the prints and page copies, is US$7.99. 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 the UAE

Document	Size
UAE Emirates ID photo	35×45 mm, 413×531 px, white
UAE Visa (ICP, GDRFA) photo	35×45 mm, 413×531 px, white

Indian document packs

Questions

Which photos do Indians in the UAE need?: Indian passport renewal: the upload: you take it. Indian passport renewal: the printed photo: you take it. Passport signature: you take it. OCI card (for a foreign spouse or child): you take it.
Can I take my Indian photo at home in the UAE?: Yes for Indian passport renewal, Passport signature, OCI card (for a foreign spouse or child). Picproved checks the size, background and face rules before you save. The office still makes the final decision.