US visa photo: size and digital file rules

The US visa application asks for a square digital photo. The rules below are the ones the U.S. Department of State publishes for the digital image.

• Printed size: 2 × 2 inches (50.8 × 50.8 mm).
• Digital image: square, from 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 pixels.
• File: JPEG, in colour, no larger than 240 kB.

Source: U.S. Department of State, Digital Image Requirements (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/digital-image-requirements.html), checked 31 October 2026. Rules can change: confirm on the official page before you submit.

Make the photo free with no account: it is processed on your device and never uploaded. Voyalo is not a government agency; the authority decides whether it accepts your photo.