Aadhaar photo with a white background

Aadhaar update portals want a plain background with the face filling most of the frame. You can convert any photo into one that passes the check in about two minutes.

Steps

1. Take a clear front-facing photo. Even lighting, no glasses.
2. Upload it to the tool. Set the output to White, not Transparent.
3. Download the JPEG and check the file size.
4. Crop to the portal spec — around 200 by 230 pixels, under 50KB.

Things that help

• Stand a metre from the wall if you are shooting a new photo. It removes shadows on the background.
• Do not use a selfie. Phone cameras warp facial features at close range.
• If the portal rejects the file size, open the result in the editor and export at 80 percent quality.

Read the full Aadhaar guide for the detailed workflow.