US visa (DS-160, DS-260): make your photo, signature and documents fit
United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs rejects uploads that break its rules. Drop your files here: each is cropped, resized and compressed to the rules below, checked, and named. Nothing is uploaded; it runs on your device.
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What US visa (DS-160, DS-260) asks for
| File | Format | Size | Pixels | And |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photograph | JPG | up to 240 KB | 600 × 600 px; 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 px |
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The Department of State’s own photo tool crops a picture to these rules; a consular officer makes the final decision on the photograph.
Where these rules come from
Read on October 27, 2026 from Digital image requirements for visa photos (Digital image requirements for the online visa application forms)
Portals change their rules without notice. If US visa (DS-160, DS-260) asks for something else now, tell us and the page is corrected within a day. Report a change
Frequently asked questions
- Why did US visa (DS-160, DS-260) reject my photo?
- Almost always the file: a format other than JPG, a size outside the window, or the wrong pixel dimensions. The table above lists what United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs states; the tool makes your file meet every line it can check and tells you which it cannot.
- Does my file leave my phone?
- No. The rules come with the page, and the cropping, resizing, compressing and checking run in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to us.
- The portal asks for a minimum size and my file is smaller. What happens?
- The picture is encoded sharper first. If it is still under the minimum, a comment that every reader skips is added inside the file so that it reaches the minimum; the picture itself does not change.
- Can you fix a blurred photo or a dark background?
- No. Software can crop, resize and compress; what the picture shows is for the camera. The card under each file names what US visa (DS-160, DS-260) asks of the picture itself.