OCI applicants
Adults, children and babies applying for or renewing an OCI card.
OCI and Visa Photos in Northwood, Sized by Country
OCI, Indian, US, Schengen and other visa photos taken on Joel Street, Northwood Hills, to the rules of the country you are applying to. Walk in.
The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU · on the Joel Street parade · 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 in Northwood?
At our studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, beside Northwood Hills station. Walk in without an appointment and tell us it is for an OCI card: the photo is square, 2 by 2 inches, with its own head-size and background rules, so we take it to that format rather than cropping a UK passport photo. You leave with printed copies and a digital file in the size and resolution the online form accepts, so the upload is ready when you are.
Very profesional! I got today my passport pictures taken and I left the place more than happy with the results! I truly recommend!
I came to this photography shop today to have passport photos taken for my daughter and me, and honestly, we had such a lovely experience. Kaushik was incredibly kind and patient, especially with my daughter, and did a wonderful job capturing her photos.
Needed quick photos for a documents for my kids. The picture taking as well as development was quick and smooth. He was great with the kids. Would recommend.
The online part
Getting the digital file right for the portal
OCI and Indian visa applications are made online, and the upload has to meet its own limits on dimensions and file size as well as looking right. We save the file to that specification, so you are not resizing a phone picture late at night before a deadline.
If the portal has already turned a photo down, bring the message or a screenshot. It usually names the fault, such as a shadow, the head too small in the square or an off-white background, and we correct exactly that.
Other countries
When the trip is not to India
The same counter handles United States visas and Green Cards, Schengen applications at 35 by 45mm, and Chinese, Australian and Canadian visas, each to its own size and background shade. Tell us the country and the document type when you come in.
A family travelling together can have every member photographed in one visit, and we photograph babies for visas just as patiently as for passports.
Finding the counter
Reaching us from Northwood
We are on the Joel Street shopping parade right next to Northwood Hills station, so from most of Northwood Hills you can walk. From the Green Lane side of Northwood, it is one stop south from Northwood station on the Metropolitan line, and routes 282, 331 and H11 serve both Northwood and Northwood Hills.
There is parking close by. If several of the family need photos, coming together saves trips, but there is no harm in calling in one at a time as people are free.
Who it is for
Who it suits
Indian visa and PAN applicants
Each photo sized to its own format.
Travellers further afield
US, Schengen, Chinese, Australian, Canadian and other visas.
Take home
What you take home
Prints to the right size
Square or rectangular, as the country requires.
An upload-ready file
Sized for the online application, ready to upload.
A second check
Head size and background compared with the specification.
Practical details
The studio in Northwood
- Address: The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, on the Joel Street parade. Get directions
- On foot and by Tube: two minutes from Northwood Hills station; Northwood station is the next stop north on the Metropolitan line
- By bus and car: routes 282, 331 and H11 serve Northwood and Northwood Hills, 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 in Northwood: questions answered
Yes. Walk into the Joel Street studio during opening hours; there is nothing to book.
Yes. You receive a digital file in the required format and resolution as well as the prints.
Yes. Babies and young children are photographed patiently, and the whole family can be done in one visit.
No. A PAN card photo uses a smaller format of its own, so tell us which you need.
Prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383, or at the counter.
Every session is photographed by Kaushik Bathia himself, FBIPP and FMPA, holder of five European Kodak Gold Awards, who opened the Northwood studio in 2001.
Before you apply
Checking a specification?
Tell us the country and the document, and we will reply before you call in.