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I-129F photo: check and make yours

Your I-129F photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to print. Official size: 51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 inches). Background: white to off-white. Rules read on uscis.gov on 4 November 2026.

  1. Take or choose a photo
  2. We check it against the official rules and frame it
  3. Download the exact file and a print sheet

Free check. Your I-129F photo, €6.99, only once it passes: the ready file and print sheet, unlimited retakes for 30 days. Refund if the authority rejects it.

Your photo: 602 x 602 px

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

Before you take it

  • Stand a step in front of a plain white wall, with nothing behind you.
  • Face a window or soft light: even light on the face, no shadows on it or behind.
  • Phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away: ask someone, or hold it at arm's length.

Check and make your photo

The first photo loads the face finder and the background outline from this site, about 15 MB, once.

The face finder and the background outline run in this page from files served by this site (sources and licences). They find where a face is in the photo; they never recognise who it is.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.

USCIS asks for one 2 x 2 inch colour passport-style photo of you, the petitioner, and one of your fiancé(e) or spouse with Form I-129F, taken within 30 days of filing, printed on thin glossy paper, unmounted and unretouched. This page only frames and resizes each photo to 2 x 2 inches; it never retouches it or changes its background, so take it against a plain white or off-white wall. Make one page for each person, print the sheet on glossy photo paper and cut out the photo. Form I-129F is filed on paper at the USCIS Dallas lockbox.

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The rules at a glance

For the Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), Form I-129F (K-1 fiancé(e) or K-3 spouse) photos of the petitioner and the beneficiary, as the official rules state them.

Size
51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 inches)
The file we make
602 x 602 pixels
Background
White to off-white.
Head size
50% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head
Taken
In the last 1 month
Edits
None allowed by the official rules (“Unretouched means the photos must not be edited or digitally enhanced.”): we only frame and resize.
All the official rules and sources
Printed size
51 mm wide, 51 mm tall (2 x 2 inches)
This page makes
A 602 x 602 pixel JPEG file (the printed size at 300 dpi)
Head height
50% to 69% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head
Eye line
56% to 69% of the photo's height, measured up from its bottom edge
Background
white to off-white
Glasses
Not stated on the official page
Expression
Not stated on the official page
Head covering
head bare unless wearing headwear required by a religious denomination of which you are a member
Taken
In the last 1 month
Colour
Colour only
  • one colour passport-style photo of the petitioner and one of the beneficiary (fiancé(e) or spouse), 2 x 2 inches, full face, frontal view
  • taken within 30 days of filing the petition
  • printed on thin paper with a glossy finish; unmounted
  • unretouched: not edited or digitally enhanced
  • name and A-Number (if any) lightly printed on the back in pencil or felt pen
  • filed on paper only, at the USCIS Dallas lockbox

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).

Official source: www.uscis.gov, checked on 4 November 2026.

Form I-129F Instructions 01/20/25
When you file your petition, you must submit all evidence and supporting documents listed in the What Evidence Must You Submit and/or Specific Instructions sections of these Instructions.
You must submit one color passport-style photograph of yourself and one color passport-style photograph of the beneficiary taken within 30 days of filing this petition.
The photos must have a white to off-white background, be printed on thin paper with a glossy finish, and be unmounted and unretouched.
The color passport-style photos must be 2 by 2 inches.
The photos must be in color with full face, frontal view on a white to off-white background.
Head height should measure 1 to 1 3/8 inches from top of hair to bottom of chin, and eye height is between 1 1/8 to 1 3/8 inches from bottom of photo.
Your head must be bare unless you are wearing headwear as required by a religious denomination of which you are a member.
Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name and A-Number (if any) on the back of the photo.
USCIS may require you to appear for an interview or provide biometrics (fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature) at any time to verify your identity

Official source: www.uscis.gov, checked on 4 November 2026.

01/20/25. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.
One color passport-style photograph of yourself and one for your fiancé taken within 30 days of you filing this petition;
File Form I-129F at the USCIS Dallas lockbox.

Official source: www.uscis.gov, checked on 4 November 2026.

ALERT: Please remember that photos submitted to USCIS must be unmounted and unretouched.
Unretouched means the photos must not be edited or digitally enhanced.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.

How to use it

  1. Stand facing the camera in front of a plain, light wall, with even light on your face.
  2. Tap Take the photo and follow the outline and the tips on screen, or choose a photo you have. The page finds your face and frames it to the rules.
  3. Fix anything the page lists, each with its own tip. Adjust the framing if you need to, and move Top of head if the dashed line is not at the top of your head.
  4. Tick what only you can confirm.
  5. Save the file, or the print sheet to print at 100% on 4 x 6 inch photo paper.

Questions

What size is the I-129F photo?
Printed, 51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 inches). The head takes 50% to 69% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026. This page makes a 602 x 602 pixel JPEG file (the printed size at 300 dpi).
What background does the I-129F photo need?
White to off-white.
Can I wear a head covering in my I-129F photo?
Head bare unless wearing headwear required by a religious denomination of which you are a member.
How recent must my I-129F photo be?
Taken in the last 1 month. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
Can I take my I-129F photo at home?
The official rules, as checked on 4 November 2026, ask for no photographer or studio, so a photo taken at home can meet them if it meets every rule on this page.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The photo is read and checked in your browser, and any file is saved on your device. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.
How is the head measured?
The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.
Will my photo be accepted?
Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 4 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.
How do I print it?
Save the print sheet: a 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo at 300 dpi with as many copies as fit and thin lines to cut along. Have it printed at 100% (actual size) on 4 x 6 inch photo paper at a photo lab or shop, then cut out the copies you need.
What does buying your I-129F photo add?
Your I-129F photo, €6.99: the exact 602 x 602 px file, the 4 x 6 in print sheet, the acceptance report, the Detail check, unlimited retakes and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects it. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more if you choose to send it the photo. Without buying you can check any photo and save a small preview with a watermark.