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OCI and Indian Visa Photos for Harrow
Our studio is in Northwood, about 3 miles from Harrow and one Metropolitan line ride away. Walk in for OCI and visa photos, no appointment.
The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU · about 3 miles from Harrow · Mon to Sat 10:30 to 18:00, Sun 13:00 to 18:00 · no appointment needed
The short answer
Where can I get OCI photos near Harrow?
Our studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU is about 3 miles from Harrow and takes OCI and Indian visa photos without an appointment. The OCI photo is a 2 by 2 inch square with its own rules for head size and background, and we take it to that standard, check it and print it while you wait, with a digital file for the online application. From Harrow-on-the-Hill the Metropolitan line runs to Northwood Hills without a change, and the studio is two minutes' walk from the station.
I had an amazing experience today when getting my passport picture done. Very professional service and lovely customer service!! Will defo be back again 😀
Amazing service!!! I went to take some passport photos and the process was so quick and simple, no faffing around as I've experience this from places. Would highly recommend to everyone!!
I am really very thankful for their service. We needed my daughter's passport size photo and I requested them to come early if possible because we had an appointment on the same day. Kaushikbhai came very early and helped us, we got the photos and because we got our photos immediately, we could attend our appointment on time. Very nice service and highly recommended. Thanks.
One trip, done properly
Avoiding a rejected OCI upload
The most common reasons an OCI or Indian visa photo is refused are a background that is not plain and pale enough, a face too small within the square, and shadows behind the head. All three are easy to get wrong at home and easy to avoid with studio lighting and a photographer who measures the frame.
If you have a rejection already, bring the wording with you, and if you are not sure which document you are applying for, bring the guidance from the portal.
The whole family
Photographing everyone in one visit
Families from Harrow often need photos for several people at once, from grandparents to a new baby. Coming together means one journey, and each person's photo is sized to their own document, whether that is an OCI card, an Indian visa, a UK passport or a PAN card.
Babies are photographed on a plain sheet so the background stays clean, and older children are given a moment to settle before the frame is taken.
From Harrow
Getting to the studio from Harrow
The Metropolitan line stops at Harrow-on-the-Hill, opposite St Anns Shopping Centre. Take a train towards Uxbridge or Watford and get off at Northwood Hills, with no change; the studio is on the Joel Street parade beside the station.
By car it is about 3 miles, with parking close by. Bus routes 282, 331 and H11 between them connect Northwood Hills with Harrow and the areas around it, which some families find easier with a pushchair.
Who it is for
Who it suits
Indian visa applicants
Tourist, business and other visas, each to the current rules.
Other destinations
US, Schengen and many more, if Harrow families are travelling elsewhere.
Take home
What you take back to Harrow
Printed copies
Square OCI prints or the size your visa requires.
The digital file
Ready to upload, so you do not need to resize anything.
Confidence
A photo already checked against the specification.
Practical details
From Harrow: address, hours and travel
- Address: The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, about 3 miles from Harrow. Get directions
- By Tube: the Metropolitan line from Harrow-on-the-Hill to Northwood Hills without a change, then two minutes' walk
- By bus and car: routes 282, 331 and H11 between them link Northwood Hills with Harrow, and there is parking close by
- Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 18:00, Sunday 13:00 to 18:00
- No appointment: walk in during opening hours
- Prices: given on request by phone or WhatsApp
Good to know
OCI and visa photos for Harrow: questions answered
Our studio is in Northwood, about 3 miles from Harrow, and takes OCI photos without an appointment.
Take the Metropolitan line from Harrow-on-the-Hill to Northwood Hills, with no change, then walk two minutes to Joel Street.
2 by 2 inches, square, with its own head-size and background rules.
Yes. A US visa photo is 51mm square on white, and Schengen uses 35 by 45mm.
Yes. We can photograph the whole family in one visit.
Prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383.
Kaushik Bathia, FBIPP and FMPA, photographs every session personally and has done so from the Northwood studio since 2001, with five European Kodak Gold Awards along the way.
Before you travel
Not sure which photo you need?
Tell us the country and the document, and we will reply before you come from Harrow.