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🇮🇳 Free India OCI Photo Size and Requirements

✓ Verified specSource: OCI Services, Ministry of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-08
Requirements
Canvas
2 × 2 in @ 300 dpi
Head height
25–35 mm
Background
Plain light colour - NOT pure white
Digital file
min 200 × 200 px · max 200 KB
Prints needed
2
Also: 51 × 51 mm · 5.1 × 5.1 cm · 600 × 600 px at 300 dpi · 1200 × 1200 px at 600 dpi
Good to know
•Official OCI FAQ states the background must be a plain light colour, explicitly NOT white
•OCI process moved fully online from 1 May 2026
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