Originally Posted by
desi
As per CKGS, you CAN NOT use passport picture that is identicle to what is on your passport (logic? Mera Bharat Mahan)
It specifies that background has to be WHITE color.
They receive the actual paper photograph as part of the paper application.
This photograph has to be same as one uploaded on GoI website as party of GoI part of the unnecessarily convoluted process.
GoI part of application state sthat Phot background CAN NOT be WHITE.
So how are other people handling this conflict?
I can only share my wife's experience last year... her US passport and OCI have the same photo, that too with a white background!