Online Visa Photo Upload Process
1. Filling Online Visa Application Form
1. For online Visa registration User enters the URL
https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/ , and then the following screen appears as
shown in Fig.1
Fig. 1
2. User then click on the “Online Visa Application Registration” Link, then the
registration form opens as shown in Fig.2
Fig.2
3. User After entering all the details click on “Continue To Next Page” button ,
the second page of registration opens, user enters the details in the second
page , then again clicks on “Continue To Next Page” button this will redirect
user on the third page of registration process.
4. The third page contains the applicant “Photo Upload” option.
2. Photo Uploading Process
a) The photo of the applicant can obtained by two modes:-
Through digital camera/ webcam
By scanning the physical photograph.
b) Photograph Parameters guideline for uploading Photo in Online Visa Registration
Process
Image Format – JPEG
Size of Image – Minimum 10 KB – Maximum 300 KB
The height and width of the Photo must be equal.
o The minimum dimensions are 350 pixels (width) x 350 pixels
(height).
o The maximum dimensions are 1000 pixels (width) x 1000
pixels (height).
c) How to check the parameters of the Photograph that needs to be uploaded
By right click on the Photograph, then, click on the “Properties” link.
A window opens contains the information about the photograph. As
shown in Fig.3
Fig.3
User clicks on “Details” tab to view the dimension, Height and width
of the image. As shown in Fig. 4
Fig.4
d) How to change the Parameters of the Photograph and make them according to
Parameters guideline.
1. To change the parameter of the Photograph user first Right Click on the
image, then click on “Open With” option then click on “Paint”.
2. Then that image will opens in the paint , as shown in Fig.5
Fig. 5
3. In paint user click on “View” tab , as shown in Fig.6
Fig.6
User clicks
on the view
tab.
4. User then check the “Status Bar” check box if it is unchecked, so as to show the
status bar below the image. As shown in Fig. 7
Fig.7
5. User clicks on select icon as shown in the below image and change the
photograph size according to the guideline. As shown in Fig 8.
Fig.8
6. User when cropping the image size according to the Photo guideline of Online
Visa Process, can view the dimensions in the “Status Bar” section. As shown in
Fig.9
User clicks on select
icon to change the
Height & Width of Photo
User checks
the check box
of status bar.
This is the
status bar.
Fig.9
7. When the crop size matched with the guideline, user save the image by clicking
on the icon as mention in the below in fig.10
Fig.10
8. User clicks on this icon then “Save As” link is appears , user then click on “JPEG
Picture” link to save the image in JPEG format, as shown in fig.11
Status Bar shows the
crop size of the
image.
Fig. 11
9. After clicking the following screen appears as shown in Fig.12
10. User enters the name of the image in “File Name” text box and then clicks on
“Save” button to save the image.
Fig.12
e) How to upload the photograph in Online Visa Registration process.
1. User must follow the above mention parameters details to upload the photo.
2. Now, in Online Visa Registration process the third page contains the applicant
“Photo Upload” section as shown in Fig. 13
Enter the mane
of the image
User click on the
Save button
Fig.13
3. User Clicks on “Upload Image ” button , then the following screens opens as
shown in Fig. 14
Fig.14
4. This page contains some guideline for photo uploading.
Image Format – JPEG
Size of Image – Minimum 10 KB – Maximum 300 KB
The height and width of the Photo must be equal.
o The minimum dimensions are 350 pixels (width) x 350 pixels
(height).
o The maximum dimensions are 1000 pixels (width) x 1000
pixels (height).
5. All these are the mandatory condition to upload photo, if any of these
condition is not fulfilled during photo uploading then, the application will
shows an appropriate error message.
6. User clicks on “Browse” button to select the photo of the applicant to be
uploaded.
7. If uploaded photo is not in the JPEG format then a pop window will opens
contains a message “Only JPEG files can be uploaded”, as shown in Fig. 15
Fig. 15
8. Now, user clicks on the “OK” button and start uploading the photo again.
9. Once the photo gets uploaded it appears in the photo window as shown in
Fig. 16.
Fig.16
10. If user wants to upload the photo again, then clicks on “Upload Photo Again”
button.
11. If user wants to Confirm the photo then clicks on “Confirm” button.
Once the confirm button is pressed , then a pop window opens
contains a message “Confirm You want to upload the photo”
as shown in the fig.17
User clicks on the “OK” button to upload the photo or
“Cancel” button to cancel the process.
Fig. 17
12. On clicking on the “OK” button the photo gets uploaded and shown in the
registration form in the photo section. As shown in the Fig. 18
Fig.18
13. Applicant(s) need to fill the application on-line as per the instruction
provided in the online visa form. Applicant should ensure that all fields are
filled-up correctly as withholding/wrong/ incomplete information would
lead to rejection of the application by the Embassy of India and forfeiture of
the visa application fee.
14. After filling the form and submitting it, the system shall automatically generate a
Web File number.
Fig.19
15. Applicant prints the application form.
Fig.20
II. Stage 2 – Online Application submission at the Visa Service Centre
(VSC)/Embassy of India
(i) Afghan visa applicants with ordinary passports would be required to register
the visa applications at the website https://indianvisaonline/gov.in and thereafter
are required to submit the visa applications at the Visa Outsourcing Agency, M/s
Shahir Travel Agency, Shahr-e-Naw, Charahi Haji Yaqub, Police Station No.10
Street, House No.5, Kabul.
(ii) Afghan Service and Diplomatic passport holders are required to fill up their
forms onine and are required to submit printout of the online visa application form
directly at the Consular Wing of the Embassy along with Note Verbale of Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan and other support documents.
(iii) Non-Afghan foreigners holding ordinary passports are required to register
the visa applications online and submit printout of the online visa application form
and supporting documents at the Consular Wing of the Embassy.
(iv) Non-Afghan foreigners holding Service and Diplomatic passports are
required to fill up their forms online and are required to submit their visa
applications at the Consular Wing of the Embassy along with Note Verbale from
the respective Mission.
It may please be noted that unless the visa applicant submits the visa
application at the Embassy/VSC, the application would not be processed.