{
  "name": "Photo and signature upload limits for exams, ID documents, passports and visas",
  "publisher": "ResizeImageTool",
  "url": "https://resizeimagetool.com/data/upload-limits/",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (credit \"ResizeImageTool\" with a link)",
  "checked": "2026-11-02",
  "note": "Always confirm against the official source before submitting an application.",
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": "neet-ug",
      "name": "NEET UG 2026",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "exam",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Passport-size photo",
          "kb": "10 to 200 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "background": "White",
          "notes": "Face about 80% of the photo, ears visible, no mask. No pixel size is set."
        },
        {
          "label": "Signature",
          "kb": "10 to 100 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        },
        {
          "label": "Finger and thumb impressions",
          "kb": "10 to 200 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "notes": "The bulletin also says 50 to 300 KB in another place."
        },
        {
          "label": "Postcard photo (4 × 6 in)",
          "size": "4 × 6 in",
          "notes": "Not uploaded. Printed copies are pasted on a form at the exam centre."
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "A live photo is also captured during the application and matched with your Aadhaar photo.",
        "Use the same passport photo for the upload and the printed copies you take to the exam.",
        "Photo, signature and impressions cannot be corrected after submission."
      ],
      "conflicts": "The 2026 bulletin lists impressions as 10 to 200 KB in one place and 50 to 300 KB in another; the thumb preset uses 50 to 200 KB, which satisfies both.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "NTA NEET UG 2026 Information Bulletin",
          "url": "https://neet.nta.nic.in/",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/neet-photo-signature-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "jee-main",
      "name": "JEE Main 2027",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "exam",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "kb": "10 to 200 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "background": "White",
          "notes": "Face at least 80% of the photo, ears visible. No pixel size set."
        },
        {
          "label": "Signature",
          "kb": "10 to 100 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        },
        {
          "label": "Class 10 certificate",
          "kb": "50 to 300 KB",
          "format": "PDF"
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "A live photo is captured during the application in addition to the uploaded photo."
      ],
      "conflicts": "The 2027 bulletin could not be read directly; these values come from the NTA notice of 24 October 2026 and match the NEET UG 2026 bulletin. Check the bulletin on jeemain.nta.nic.in.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "NTA notice, 24 Oct 2026",
          "url": "https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20261024220013.pdf",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/jee-main-photo-signature-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "ibps",
      "name": "IBPS PO and Clerk 2026",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "exam",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "size": "3.5 × 4.5 cm",
          "px": "200 × 230 (preferred)",
          "kb": "20 to 50 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "background": "Light, preferably white"
        },
        {
          "label": "Signature",
          "px": "140 × 60 (preferred)",
          "kb": "10 to 20 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "notes": "Black ink. Signatures in capital letters are not accepted."
        },
        {
          "label": "Left thumb impression",
          "size": "3 × 3 cm",
          "px": "240 × 240 at 200 DPI",
          "kb": "20 to 50 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        },
        {
          "label": "Handwritten declaration",
          "size": "10 × 5 cm",
          "px": "800 × 400 at 200 DPI",
          "kb": "50 to 100 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "notes": "In English, in your own handwriting, black ink, not in capitals."
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "A live photo is captured by webcam or phone during the application.",
        "Scan documents at 200 DPI or more.",
        "A declaration written by someone else, or in another language, makes the application invalid."
      ],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "IBPS CRP PO/MT-XVI notification",
          "url": "https://www.ibps.in/wp-content/uploads/Detailed-Notification_CRP-PO-XVI_Final_V1_30.06.2026.pdf",
          "official": true
        },
        {
          "label": "IBPS CRP CSA-XVI notification",
          "url": "https://www.ibps.in/wp-content/uploads/Notification_CRP_CSA_XVI-Final.pdf",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/ibps-photo-signature-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "sbi-po-clerk",
      "name": "SBI PO and Clerk 2026",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "exam",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "size": "3.5 × 4.5 cm",
          "px": "200 × 230 (preferred)",
          "kb": "20 to 50 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "background": "Light, preferably white"
        },
        {
          "label": "Signature",
          "px": "140 × 60 (preferred)",
          "kb": "10 to 20 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        },
        {
          "label": "Left thumb impression",
          "size": "3 × 3 cm",
          "px": "240 × 240 at 200 DPI",
          "kb": "20 to 50 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        },
        {
          "label": "Handwritten declaration",
          "size": "10 × 5 cm",
          "px": "800 × 400 at 200 DPI",
          "kb": "50 to 100 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "A live photo is captured during the application.",
        "Keep about 8 printed copies of the photo you upload."
      ],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "SBI PO 2026 detailed advertisement",
          "url": "https://sbi.bank.in/documents/77530/57941/18062026_1_Detailed_Adv.2026.pdf/1f1a9532-8a2f-6e59-08a0-616d62a497b",
          "official": true
        },
        {
          "label": "SBI Junior Associates 2026 advertisement",
          "url": "https://sbi.bank.in/webfiles/uploads/files_2627/08/JA_2026_Detailed_Advt_Eng.pdf",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/sbi-photo-signature-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "gate",
      "name": "GATE 2027",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "exam",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "px": "200 × 260 to 530 × 690",
          "kb": "5 to 600 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "background": "White",
          "notes": "Colour; width-to-height ratio 0.66 to 0.89; face 60 to 70% of the photo."
        },
        {
          "label": "Signature",
          "px": "250 × 80 to 580 × 180",
          "kb": "3 to 300 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "notes": "Width 2.75 to 3.75 times the height; signature fills 70 to 80% of the image; black or dark blue ink."
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "Registration uses a DigiLocker-verified account.",
        "Initials, all-capital signatures and digital signatures are not accepted."
      ],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "GATE 2027 (IIT Madras): Photograph and signature",
          "url": "https://gate2027.iitm.ac.in/photograph_and_signature",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/gate-photo-signature-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "india-post-gds",
      "name": "India Post GDS 2026",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "exam",
      "confidence": "low",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "px": "320 × 400 (recommended)",
          "kb": "30 to 100 KB (2026 guides) or under 50 KB (previous portal)",
          "format": "JPG",
          "background": "Plain white or light"
        },
        {
          "label": "Signature",
          "px": "300 × 120 (recommended)",
          "kb": "20 to 100 KB (2026 guides) or under 20 KB (previous portal)",
          "format": "JPG"
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "Fresh registration is required for each engagement round.",
        "Read \"Application Instructions\" on the GDS portal for the limits that apply to your round."
      ],
      "conflicts": "The previous official portal stated photo under 50 KB and signature under 20 KB; 2026 guides say photo 30 to 100 KB and signature 20 to 100 KB. Not verified against the 2026 notification.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "India Post GDS Online Engagement",
          "url": "https://indiapost.gov.in/gdsonlineengagement",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/india-post-gds-photo-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "upsssc-pet",
      "name": "UPSSSC PET 2026",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "exam",
      "confidence": "low",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "size": "3.5 × 4.5 cm",
          "kb": "Up to 50 KB (guides quote 5 to 50 or 20 to 50 KB)",
          "format": "JPG",
          "background": "White or light"
        },
        {
          "label": "Signature",
          "size": "3.5 × 1.5 cm",
          "kb": "Up to 20 KB (guides quote 5 to 30 or 10 to 30 KB)",
          "format": "JPG"
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "The presets use 20 to 50 KB and 10 to 20 KB, which fall inside every range quoted for this exam."
      ],
      "conflicts": "No official text was available; guides disagree on the KB ranges.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "UPSSSC official website",
          "url": "https://upsssc.gov.in/",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/upsssc-pet-photo-signature-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "voter-id-form6",
      "name": "Voter ID (Form 6)",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "document",
      "confidence": "low",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "size": "3.5 × 4.5 cm",
          "kb": "Not officially stated (10 to 20 KB passes every limit quoted online)",
          "format": "JPG",
          "background": "White",
          "notes": "Recent, unsigned colour photo, eyes open, both edges of the face visible."
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "The size and background come from the official Form 6 guidelines; the upload KB limit does not."
      ],
      "conflicts": "Online guides quote 10 to 20 KB, under 50 KB or under 100 KB for the upload. A file of 10 to 20 KB satisfies all of them.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "ECI Form 6 guidelines (PDF)",
          "url": "https://voters.eci.gov.in/guidelines/Form-6_en.pdf",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/voter-id-photo-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "upsc-cse",
      "name": "UPSC Civil Services 2026",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "exam",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "kb": "20 to 200 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "background": "Plain white"
        },
        {
          "label": "Signature (three times)",
          "px": "350 to 500",
          "kb": "20 to 100 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        }
      ],
      "rules": [],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "UPSC online portal instructions",
          "url": "https://upsconline.nic.in/",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/upsc-photo-signature-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "ssc-cgl-chsl",
      "name": "SSC CGL and CHSL 2026",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "exam",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "notes": "Captured live during the application; no photo file."
        },
        {
          "label": "Signature",
          "size": "6.0 × 2.0 cm",
          "kb": "10 to 20 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        }
      ],
      "rules": [],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "SSC official website",
          "url": "https://ssc.gov.in/",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/ssc-photo-signature-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "pan-protean",
      "name": "PAN card (Protean/NSDL)",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "document",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "size": "2.5 × 3.5 cm",
          "px": "About 197 × 276 at 200 DPI",
          "kb": "Up to 20 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        },
        {
          "label": "Signature",
          "size": "4.5 × 2 cm",
          "px": "About 354 × 157 at 200 DPI",
          "kb": "Up to 10 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        }
      ],
      "rules": [],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Protean PAN guidelines",
          "url": "https://tin.tin.proteantech.in/pan/form49Adsc.html",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/pan-card-photo-signature-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-visa",
      "name": "US visa photo (DS-160)",
      "country": "US",
      "kind": "visa",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Digital photo",
          "px": "600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 (square)",
          "kb": "Up to 240 KB",
          "format": "JPG",
          "background": "Plain white or off-white",
          "notes": "24-bit colour, sRGB."
        },
        {
          "label": "Printed photo",
          "size": "2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)",
          "background": "Plain white or off-white",
          "notes": "Head 1 to 1 3/8 in from chin to top of head."
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "Taken within the last 6 months.",
        "No eyeglasses, except in rare medical cases with a signed statement.",
        "No digital editing or filters."
      ],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "US State Department: Digital image requirements",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos.html",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/us-visa-photo-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-passport",
      "name": "US passport photo",
      "country": "US",
      "kind": "passport",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Printed photo",
          "size": "2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)",
          "background": "White or off-white",
          "notes": "Head 1 to 1 3/8 in (25 to 35 mm)."
        },
        {
          "label": "Digital photo (online renewal)",
          "kb": "54 KB to 10 MB",
          "format": "JPG, PNG, HEIC or HEIF",
          "background": "Plain white or off-white",
          "notes": "No pixel size is stated; the frame should reach the shoulders."
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "No glasses of any kind (a doctor's note is needed for medical exceptions).",
        "Taken within the last 6 months, on a plain background without shadows."
      ],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "US State Department: Passport photos",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/apply/help/photos.html",
          "official": true
        },
        {
          "label": "Online renewal: upload a digital photo",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/renew-replace/online/upload-digital-photo.html",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/us-passport-photo-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-passport",
      "name": "UK passport photo",
      "country": "GB",
      "kind": "passport",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Digital photo",
          "px": "At least 600 × 750",
          "kb": "50 KB to 10 MB",
          "background": "Plain, light-coloured",
          "notes": "Show head, shoulders and upper body. Do not crop it yourself; the service crops it."
        },
        {
          "label": "Printed photo",
          "size": "35 × 45 mm (commonly listed)",
          "background": "Plain, light-coloured",
          "notes": "Printed size not verified in this check; see gov.uk."
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "Taken in the last month.",
        "Plain expression, mouth closed, eyes open.",
        "Glasses only if needed, with no glare or tint."
      ],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "GOV.UK: Digital passport photos",
          "url": "https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports/digital-photos",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/uk-passport-photo-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "schengen-visa",
      "name": "Schengen visa photo",
      "country": "EU",
      "kind": "visa",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "size": "35 × 45 mm",
          "background": "White or light grey (varies by country)",
          "notes": "ICAO standard; face 70 to 80% of the photo; not older than 6 months."
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "Many consulates and VFS centres take the photo live at the biometrics appointment.",
        "Member states can add their own rules; check your consulate's checklist."
      ],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "European Commission: Applying for a Schengen visa",
          "url": "https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/visa-policy/applying-schengen-visa_en",
          "official": true
        },
        {
          "label": "VFS Global (Germany, India): photo specifications",
          "url": "https://visa.vfsglobal.com/one-pager/germany/india/new-delhi/english/pdf/photo-specifications-latest.pdf",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/schengen-visa-photo-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "indian-passport",
      "name": "Indian passport photo",
      "country": "IN",
      "kind": "passport",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Digital upload (abroad, ICAO)",
          "size": "3.5 × 4.5 cm",
          "px": "630 × 810",
          "kb": "Up to 250 KB",
          "background": "White",
          "notes": "Face 80 to 85% of the photo; full head; no glasses."
        },
        {
          "label": "Printed photo",
          "size": "3.5 × 4.5 cm",
          "background": "Plain white",
          "notes": "At Passport Seva Kendras in India the photo is taken live."
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "Applications at Indian missions abroad require ICAO-compliant photos (embassy notices give 1 December 2025 as the start date).",
        "Dark clothing on a white background; no computer-printed photos for paper forms."
      ],
      "conflicts": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Embassy of India, Bern: ICAO photo requirements",
          "url": "https://www.indembassybern.gov.in/page/notice-reg-icao-photo-requirements/",
          "official": true
        },
        {
          "label": "Passport Seva application instructions",
          "url": "https://www.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/pdf/ApplicationformInstructionBooklet-V3.0.pdf",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/indian-passport-photo-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "uae-visa",
      "name": "UAE / Dubai visa photo",
      "country": "AE",
      "kind": "visa",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Photo",
          "size": "3.5 × 4.5 cm",
          "background": "White",
          "notes": "ICAO compliant, not older than 6 months, face 70 to 80%, eyes open, no glasses frames. No official pixel or KB limit is published."
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "Use a recent colour photo on a white background."
      ],
      "conflicts": "Many agents and photo sites quote 43 × 55 mm; the official ICP guidance says 3.5 × 4.5 cm. If your sponsor or agent asks for 43 × 55 mm, enter it in Settings (unit mm).",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "ICP UAE: FAQ",
          "url": "https://icp.gov.ae/en/faq/",
          "official": true
        },
        {
          "label": "ICP UAE: ICAO photo guide (PDF)",
          "url": "https://icp.gov.ae/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/icao_english.pdf",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/uae-visa-photo-resizer/"
    },
    {
      "id": "canada-passport-visa",
      "name": "Canada passport and visa photo",
      "country": "CA",
      "kind": "passport",
      "confidence": "high",
      "items": [
        {
          "label": "Passport, printed",
          "size": "50 × 70 mm",
          "background": "Plain white or light",
          "notes": "Face 31 to 36 mm from chin to crown."
        },
        {
          "label": "Passport, online renewal",
          "px": "1200 × 1800 to 3000 × 4500",
          "kb": "200 KB to 5 MB",
          "format": "JPG"
        },
        {
          "label": "Visa / IEC upload",
          "size": "At least 35 × 45 mm",
          "px": "At least 420 × 540",
          "kb": "Ideally about 240 KB, at least 60 KB",
          "format": "JPG"
        }
      ],
      "rules": [
        "Different IRCC programmes use different photo specifications; follow the one for your application.",
        "Digital photos must not be altered."
      ],
      "conflicts": "For visa uploads IRCC says the file should be \"ideally 240 kB, but not less than 60 kB\"; 240 KB is a target, not a hard maximum.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Government of Canada: Passport photos",
          "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/photos.html",
          "official": true
        },
        {
          "label": "IRCC: IEC work permit application",
          "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/iec/apply-work-permit.html",
          "official": true
        }
      ],
      "tool": "https://resizeimagetool.com/canada-passport-visa-photo-resizer/"
    }
  ]
}