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Nepal Passport Photo Checker
If you're applying for a Nepal passport, getting the photo right on the first try saves you days — sometimes weeks. The Department of Passports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal enforces strict biometric rules, and even photos that "look fine" to the human eye are routinely rejected by automated checkers. Our Nepal Passport Photo Checker runs the same compliance tests right in your browser, in under 5 seconds, completely free.
Nepal uses 35×45 mm passport photos with a white background, issued by the Department of Passports. Nepali passport photos require a neutral expression and clear frontal view. For US visa applications, the 51×51 mm square format is required. That detail matters — most consumer photo apps still ship with generic templates that ignore these specifics. Upload your image above and we'll measure dimensions, sample the background, run face detection, and tell you exactly what to fix before you submit.
Everything happens locally on your device. Your photo never touches a server, which means no privacy risk — and no upload speed bottleneck for big files.
Official Nepal passport photo rules we check
- Required size: 35×45 mm (413×531 px at 300 DPI)
- Required background: White
- Issuing authority: Department of Passports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
- Print dimensions: 35×45 mm (1.38×1.77 inches)
- Digital size: 413×531 px at 300 DPI
- Background: White
Common Nepal passport rejection reasons
- Nepal-specific: Submitting portrait-orientation 35×45 mm photos — Nepal's MRP uses 45×35 mm landscape.
- Nepal-specific: Dhaka topi worn too low, covering the eyebrows.
- Nepal-specific: Uploading photos with EXIF rotation the portal misinterprets as sideways.
- Aspect ratio drifted from 35:45 after a careless crop
- Soft focus or motion blur from a handheld phone shot in low light
- Background that looked white to your eye but reads as cream or grey to a calibrated scanner
How to pass the checker
Re-shoot in flat, even lighting
Stand 1.5 m from a plain wall matching the required white background. Use two soft light sources (or window light through a thin curtain) on either side of your face to eliminate the shadow that triggers most Nepal rejections.
Crop precisely to 35×45 mm
Use our free image cropper to pull the exact 35:45 ratio. Position your eyes near the upper third of the frame and leave roughly 5 mm of headroom above the hair — the proportions Department of Passports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal expects.
Replace the background if it's the wrong colour
If our checker flags the background as the wrong shade, run the image through our background remover and place it on the exact white Nepal requires. This single fix resolves about 30% of all rejections we see.
Verify face coverage with the checker
Re-upload the corrected photo and confirm the face coverage score lands between 60–80%. If it's still low, crop in tighter; if too high, add headroom. Nepal biometric matchers explicitly check this.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Nepali passport photo size?
45×35 mm in landscape orientation on white background for the MRP — different from the portrait orientation used elsewhere. The newer e-passport uses live capture at the Department of Passports in Tripureshwor.
Can I wear a dhaka topi in my Nepali passport photo?
Yes. The traditional Nepali cap is accepted provided it does not shadow the forehead or hide the eyebrows. The face from chin to hairline must remain fully visible.
How accurate is this Nepal passport photo checker?
Our checker runs the same compliance tests automated systems at the Department of Passports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal use — dimensions, aspect ratio, background uniformity, sharpness, face detection (powered by Google's MediaPipe), face coverage and centering. A "compliant" verdict here is a strong indicator your photo will pass; a "fail" verdict effectively guarantees rejection. The only checks we cannot perform are colour calibration on your specific monitor and physical paper finish.
Does ImageGates upload my photo to a server?
No — every check runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. Your photo never leaves your device. That is unique among most online checkers and is why the tool also works offline once loaded.
What file formats does the checker accept for Nepal photos?
JPG, JPEG, PNG and WebP up to 20 MB. Nepal's Department of Passports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal ultimately accepts only JPEG for digital uploads, so if your file is currently PNG or WebP, use our free converter after the check passes.