US Diversity Visa lottery Photograph resizer
Photograph
≤240 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Source: U.S. Department of State — Digital Image Requirements ↗
Current requirement
Official requirement- Size
- 600–1200 × 600–1200 px
- File size
- Up to 240 KB
- Format
- JPEG
- Background
- Plain white
This authority publishes its own photo checker. The State Department provides an entry photo validator and a cropping tool. Use them to confirm; use this to fix a file that failed.
Requirement verified August 11, 2026 · Source: U.S. Department of State — Digital Image Requirements ↗
Requirements change with each notification cycle. Always check your own notification before you submit. We cannot guarantee acceptance.
How to prepare it · Common reasons this gets rejected
How to prepare it
- Start from the original photo or scan, not a screenshot of one.
- Use a plain, evenly lit background with no shadow behind you.
- Leave a little space above the head — we crop to the required shape for you.
- Do not add filters, borders or text — portals reject altered images.
Common reasons this gets rejected
- The file is larger than the Up to 240 KB limit.
- The file is not JPEG.
- A phone photo uploaded sideways because of its orientation tag.
- A patterned or dark background where a plain one is required.
Did the portal accept your file?
No account needed. We record the answer, not your file.