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United States passport, visa and immigration photo requirements

WinPhoto ID covers 18 United States documents, and the 14 with a photo size on record have the same one: 51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 inches). Of the 18, this site checks your photo and makes the file for 14 and gives the rules only for 4, where there is no photo to prepare. Find your document in the table: each name opens its own page, with the official source and the date it was read.

Your photo stays on your device: nothing is uploaded, and no face is recognised.

Official rules read between 4 November 2026 and 11 November 2026. Each document's page gives its own date and source. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Only the issuing authority decides whether it accepts a photo.

United States photo rules, document by document

An empty cell means the document's official page states no such rule, or there is no photo to prepare. The document's own page says which.

Document	Photo size	Background	Head size	Glasses	Its page
I-589 photo					Rules only
DACA photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches	White to off-white.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head		Makes the file
DV lottery photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches (scanned prints and selectee interview prints)Digital photo: 600 pixels wide, 600 pixels tall	Plain white or off-white.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head	Not allowed	Makes the file
DV lottery photo for a child	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches (scanned prints and selectee interview prints)Digital photo: 600 pixels wide, 600 pixels tall	Plain white or off-white; for a baby, a plain white or off-white sheet, or a car seat covered with one.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head	Not allowed	Makes the file
ESTA photo					Rules only
Green Card renewal photo					Rules only
I-485 green card photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches	White to off-white.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head		Makes the file
I-129F photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches	White to off-white.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head		Makes the file
I-130 photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches	White to off-white.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head		Makes the file
I-751 photo					Rules only
N-600 photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches	White to off-white.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head		Makes the file
N-400 photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches	White to off-white.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head		Makes the file
US passport photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches	Plain white or off-white, free of shadows, textures, objects or lines.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head	Not allowed	Makes the file
US baby passport photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches	Plain white or off-white, free of shadows, textures or objects; for a baby, a plain white or off-white sheet, or a car seat covered with one.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head		Makes the file
I-131 photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches	White to off-white.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head		Makes the file
US visa photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inchesDigital photo: 600 to 1,200 pixels wide, 600 to 1,200 pixels tall	Plain white or off-white.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head	Not allowed	Makes the file
US visa photo for baby	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inchesDigital photo: 600 to 1,200 pixels wide, 600 to 1,200 pixels tall	Plain white or off-white; for a baby, a plain white or off-white sheet, or a car seat covered with one.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head	Not allowed	Makes the file
US work permit photo	51 x 51 mm2 x 2 inches	White to off-white.	50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head		Makes the file

Makes the file: the page checks your photo, frames it to the rules and makes the exact file. Checks your photo: the page checks the photo you have and never changes it. Rules only: there is no photo to prepare, so the page states the rules and has no tool.

Which one do I need?

What each document's photo is for, from the official rules as we read them.

Asylum application photos, Form I-589 (Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal) For: Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal (no photos are sent with it); biometrics appointment at a USCIS Application Support Center for the applicant and the spouse and children listed on the application (fingerprints and photograph taken there).
DACA request photos (Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, filed with Form I-765) For: Form I-821D DACA renewal (or initial) request by mail, filed with Form I-765 under category (c)(33) and Form I-765WS (two identical printed photos); DACA renewal filed online in a USCIS account with Forms I-821D, I-765 and I-765WS (the printed photos scanned or photographed with a phone and uploaded).
Diversity Visa (DV, green card lottery) entry digital photo For: Electronic Diversity Visa (E-DV) online entry (digital upload); DV selectees: two 2x2 prints at the interview.
Diversity Visa (DV, green card lottery) entry digital photo for a child or baby listed on the entry For: Electronic Diversity Visa (E-DV) online entry: a photo of each child listed (digital upload); DV selectees: two 2x2 prints for each applicant at the interview.
ESTA (Visa Waiver Program travel authorization), selfie For: ESTA mobile app (live selfie with liveness check); ESTA website application (photo of the face uploaded, plus the passport page).
Green Card (Permanent Resident Card) renewal or replacement, Form I-90 For: Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, filed online in a USCIS account or by mail; biometric services appointment at a USCIS Application Support Center (photo, fingerprints and signature captured there).
Green Card application (adjustment of status), Form I-485 photos For: Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, by mail (two identical printed photos); Form I-485 filed online in a USCIS account, for the applicants who may file online (the printed photos scanned or photographed with a phone and uploaded).
Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), Form I-129F (K-1 fiancé(e) or K-3 spouse) photos of the petitioner and the beneficiary For: Form I-129F petition for a K-1 fiancé(e), mailed to USCIS (one printed photo of the petitioner and one of the beneficiary); Form I-129F petition for a K-3 spouse, mailed to USCIS (one printed photo of the petitioner and one of the beneficiary).
Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130 / I-130A, spouse petition photos (petitioner and spouse) For: Form I-130 spouse petition with Form I-130A, by mail (two identical printed photos of the petitioner, and two of the spouse beneficiary if in the U.S.); Form I-130 spouse petition filed online in a USCIS account (the printed photos scanned or photographed with a phone and uploaded).
Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Form I-751 (10-year Green Card) For: Form I-751 filed online or by mail from the United States (photo taken at a biometrics appointment at an Application Support Center); Form I-751 filed from abroad on U.S. military or government orders (two passport-style photos per petitioner and dependent, with FD-258 fingerprint cards).
U.S. Certificate of Citizenship photos, Form N-600, and replacement naturalization/citizenship document photos, Form N-565 (applicants living outside the U.S.) For: Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, filed by mail while the person the certificate is for lives outside the U.S. (two identical printed photos of that person); Form N-565, Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document, filed by an applicant living outside the U.S. (two identical printed photos).
U.S. naturalization photos, Form N-400 (Application for Naturalization), applicants residing outside the U.S. For: Form N-400 filed while residing outside the U.S. by a current member of the U.S. armed forces, their spouse, a former member who served during a designated period of hostilities, or the spouse of a U.S. citizen working for a qualified employer abroad (two identical printed photos); physical passport photos sent after filing, when USCIS mails a request for them with instructions.
U.S. passport (book or card) For: passport application in person (DS-11); renewal by mail (DS-82); online renewal (digital upload).
U.S. passport for a baby or young child (printed photo with Form DS-11) For: child passport application in person (Form DS-11).
U.S. travel document photos, Form I-131 (advance parole, TPS travel authorization, refugee travel document from abroad) For: Form I-131 advance parole document (filed inside the U.S.); Form I-131 TPS travel authorization document (filed inside the U.S.); Form I-131 refugee travel document filed from outside the U.S.; Form I-131 military parole in place (two passport-style photos listed in its evidence).
U.S. visa photo (DS-160 / DS-1648 nonimmigrant digital image; DS-260 immigrant visa prints) For: DS-160 online nonimmigrant visa form (digital upload); DS-1648; two 2x2 prints at the immigrant visa interview (DS-260); 1 print if the embassy asks at interview.
U.S. visa photo for a baby or child (DS-160 / DS-1648 digital image; DS-260 prints) For: DS-160 online nonimmigrant visa form for a child (digital upload); DS-1648; two 2x2 prints at a child's immigrant visa interview (DS-260).
U.S. work permit (Employment Authorization Document, EAD), Form I-765 photos For: Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, by mail (two identical printed photos); Form I-765 filed online in a USCIS account (the printed photos scanned or photographed with a phone and uploaded).

Rules change: check the official page, linked on each document's page, before you apply.