USCIS Photos

(USA Citizenship and Immigration Services photos)

OnlinePassportPhotos.com takes orders for following visa applications. When placing an order for your Visa Application photos, please select PhotoType as Visa Photos and Country as USA.
Note: USA Naturalization/Citizenship Photos, US Non-Immigrant Online Visa Photos (2x2 digital image), US Immigration Photos and USA Green-card Photos all now have the same size and other requirements so you can use this page to place your order for any of these photos.

US Visa Lottery (Diversity Visa) photo:

Unlike printed photos for most passport or visa applications, DV (Diversity Visa) photo aka Lottery Visa Photo needs to be submitted in digital format and needs to be uploaded online with your application. They test photos online to make sure the photo meets all of their guidelines. Most people have difficulty getting their photos were validated. If you are running into issues with DV/Lottery Visa photos, please visit this page and we will help you get a valid photo to upload with your application.

Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Applications-Digital Images for DS-160 and DS-1648

Unlike printed photos for most passport or visa applications, Non-Immigrant Visa Photo needs to be submitted in digital format and needs to be uploaded online with your application. They test photo online to make sure the photo meets all of their guidelines. This is a very tough test and your photo must meet all the requirements to be accepted. Most people have difficulty getting their photos validated. If you are running into issues with DS 160 Visa photo or a 2x2 digital image, please visit this page and we will help you get a valid photo to upload with your application.

For ordering your photos for any of the applications/Visa types below, please follow the 3 steps listed on the top.

* Validate your photo(s)

* Upload your photo(s)

* Make Payment

USCIS Is Making Photos Simpler

Old Three-Quarter Style Photo is no longer required.
Washington, DC - In accordance with the language specified in the Border Security Act of 2003, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a change in the photo requirements for all applicants from a three-quarter face position to a standard, full-frontal face position to take effect August 2, 2004.
All photos must be of just the person. Where more than one photo is required, all photos of the person must be identical. All photos must meet the specifications for full-frontal/passport photos. For more information on photo standards, visit the Department of State website at http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotos/index.html, or contact the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1 800 375 5283.

Sample of USCIS Photo- 2x2 inch photo with white or light background.

USCIS visa photo- sample

Applications and Petitions That Require Photos, and the Number Required

2 photos are required for the following forms:

I-90 - Renew or replace your Permanent Resident Card (green card)
I-131 - Re-entry permit, refugee travel document, or advance parole
I-485 - Adjust status and become a permanent resident while in the U.S.
I-765 - Employment Authorization/Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
I-777 - Replace Northern Mariana Card
I-821 - Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program
N-300 - Declaration of Intent (to apply for U.S. citizenship)
N-400 - Naturalization (to become a U.S. citizen)
N-565 - Replace Naturalization/Citizenship Certificate

3 photos are required for the following forms:

I-698 - Temporary Resident's application under the 1987 Legalization Program for permanent resident status - file 1 photo for your application, and bring the other 2 with you to your interview
N-600K - To apply for U.S. citizenship for a foreign-born child residing abroad with U.S. citizen parent

4 photos are required for the following forms:

I-817 - To apply for Family Unity Benefits
I-881 - NACARA - suspension of deportation or special rule cancellation

File the following with your photos and of others as shown below:

I-129F - Fianc�(e) Petition - file with 1 photo of you + 1 photo of fiance�(e)
I-130 - Relative petition - if filing for your husband or wife, file with 1 photo of you + 1 photo of your husband or wife
I-589 - Asylum - file with 1 photo of you + 1 photo of each family member listed in Part A. II that you are including in your application
I-730 - Relative petition filed by a person granted Asylum or Refugee status - file with 1 photo of the family member for whom you are filing the I-730
I-914 - 'T' nonimmigrant status - file with 3 photos of you + 3 photos of each immediate family member for which you file an I-914A supplement