U.S. Visa Photo
Take a U.S. visa photo correctly the first time
Live camera guidance before you pay. We never alter your face — only crop, resize, and clean the background. From $5.99 per photo, no account.
Take a photo
Use your camera with live coaching — arrows show you exactly what to fix (tilt, lighting, head size, background) in the viewfinder. Already have a photo? You can upload one too.
Pay only if it works
From $5.99. No subscription, no account. Card details stay with Stripe — never with us.
Ready in about 5 minutes
Most photos finish in 3–5 minutes — we'll email you when yours is ready. Get a 600 × 600 px digital photo, optional 2 × 2 inch printable version, and a compliance report.
No charge until your photo passes our check.
See the transformation
From everyday selfie to U.S. visa-ready photo
One upload. Four fixes in one pass.
Drag the handle on the slider to compare. Every submitted photo runs through the same checks, in the same order:
- Background — Removed clutter, normalized to plain white.
- Crop & head size — Re-centered with head at 50%–69% of frame, per State Department spec.
- Lighting — Even, no harsh shadows across the face.
- Sharpness & dimensions — Exported as 600 × 600 px JPEG, under 240 KB.
Our advantage
Take the right photo, the first time
Live arrows show you exactly what to fix — tilt, lighting, head size, background, shadows — before you tap shutter. Most issues get caught in the viewfinder, not after upload. Everything runs in your browser, in real time.
Real-time face centering
468 facial landmarks tracked live as you frame — no upload, no waiting.
Real-time tilt warning
Tilt, off-center, too close? We tell you which way to correct, the moment you need to.
Exposure & shadow checks
Brightness, lighting balance, and shadows across the face — all checked before submit unlocks.
Everything runs in your browser. Your face never leaves your device until you submit.
Try the live cameraYour face stays your face
No AI face alteration. We process your photo, not your identity.
What we do
- Crop and resize to 600 × 600
- Replace background with plain white
- Normalize lighting and exposure
- Check compliance with State Department rules
What we don’t do
- Alter your facial features
- Smooth or retouch skin
- Modify eyes, nose, or mouth
- Change your identity
We crop, resize, adjust background, and check compliance. We do not change your facial features, skin tone, eyes, nose, mouth, or identity.
- 1Take or upload
- 2Pay
- 3Download
Step 1 — Take or upload your photo
We don't use AI to alter faces — only crop, resize, and background normalization.
U.S. visa photo requirements
The list below mirrors the U.S. Department of State photo requirements published at travel.state.gov. We check every measurable item automatically before delivery — head size, background, sharpness, lighting, and dimensions.
Image specifications
- Color
- Must be in color — black-and-white is not accepted
- Digital format
- JPEG (.jpg), file size 240 KB or less
- Digital dimensions
- Exactly 600 × 600 pixels, square aspect ratio
- Printable size
- 2 × 2 inches (51 × 51 mm) at 300 ppi
Composition
- Head size
- Between 1 inch and 1 3⁄8 inches (22–35 mm), or 50%–69% of the image height from chin to top of head
- Pose
- Full-face view, directly facing the camera
- Expression
- Neutral expression with both eyes open
- Background
- Plain white or off-white, no patterns, no shadows
Appearance
- Recency
- Taken within the last 6 months to reflect your current appearance
- Clothing
- Everyday clothing — no uniforms (daily-worn religious clothing is allowed)
- Head coverings
- Not allowed unless worn daily for religious reasons. Full face must be visible with no shadows from the covering
- Eyeglasses
- No longer allowed in new visa photos. Rare medical exception requires a signed medical statement
- Devices
- No headphones or wireless hands-free devices. Hearing aids are allowed
Note from the State Department: Acceptance of your digital image or photo is at the discretion of the U.S. embassy or consulate where you apply. A Department of State employee makes the final decision. Our promise is to deliver a photo that meets every published technical requirement.
Scope: This service is for U.S. visa photos only. U.S. passport photos have different requirements and are not supported here. If you need a passport photo, please use a different service.
Common reasons photos get rejected
- Head size outside the 50%–69% range — the most commonly missed requirement
- Background not plain white or off-white, or visible shadow behind the head
- Wearing eyeglasses (no longer allowed without a medical statement)
- Wearing a hat, uniform, or non-religious head covering
- Face not directly facing the camera, or eyes not fully open
- Photo is older than 6 months, or appearance has significantly changed
- Blurry, low-resolution, or taken with a low-quality phone or vending-machine camera
- Snapshot, full-length photo, or scanned from a driver's license or other document
U.S. visa photo guides
Specs, troubleshooting, and visa-type help — each guide has the photo tool embedded at the top.
Our guarantee
Your card is never charged until we deliver a photo that passes our compliance check. If a delivered photo is rejected by an embassy or consulate due to a photo compliance issue we should have caught, we'll reprocess it for free — see our refund policy for details. Photo acceptance is ultimately at the discretion of the U.S. Department of State, so we can't promise approval, but we do promise the photo we deliver will meet every published technical requirement.