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US visa photo resizer (DS-160, 2 × 2 inch)
The DS-160 photo must be a square colour JPEG between 600 and 1200 pixels a side and no larger than 240 KB. This preset makes a 600 × 600 one.
Private by design. Your photos never leave your device.
- Nothing is uploaded
- Nothing is stored
- Works offline once loaded
1.Pick your form
US visa · DS-160 and U.S. passport photo
Output: 600 × 600 px · up to 240 KB · JPG · 300 DPI
White background, no glasses, head fills 50–69% of the height
2.Add your photo
or drop it here, or paste it. JPG, PNG, WebP, any size.
Processed on your device. Never uploaded.
3.Download
Your ready-to-upload file appears here, with its exact size.
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US visa photo and signature size
Covers DS-160 and U.S. passport photo. Checked against the latest notices in October 2026. Requirements can change between notifications, so always compare with yours on the CEAC DS-160 site. If anything differs, use Custom size.
| Upload | Pixels | Print size | File size | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS-160 photoWhite background, no glasses, head fills 50–69% of the height | 600 × 600 px | 2 × 2 in @ 300 DPI | up to 240 KB | JPG |
Tips to get it accepted first time
- Position your head so it fills 50–69% of the height, with your eyes a little above the middle. Zoom and drag in the frame until it looks right.
- No glasses, a neutral expression, and a plain white or off-white background. The photo must be from the last 6 months.
- Your photo, signature and thumb impression are exactly what someone needs to impersonate you on a form. This resizer never uploads them: everything runs on your device.
US visa upload FAQ
What is the US visa ds-160 photo size?
600 × 600 px (2 × 2 in), up to 240 KB, JPG. White background, no glasses, head fills 50–69% of the height. These are the specifications as of October 2026; always confirm against your notification on the CEAC DS-160 site.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. The resizer runs entirely inside your browser using your device's own processor. Your photo is never sent to a server, never stored and never seen by us. Once the page has loaded you can switch on airplane mode and it keeps working.
My form needs at least 20 KB but the file comes out smaller. What do I do?
Nothing: the resizer handles it. Small images such as a 140 × 60 signature are naturally only a few KB. When a form sets a minimum, the resizer saves at top quality and, if that's still too small, pads the JPG with harmless filler data inside the file. The picture is unchanged and the file meets the limit.
Does 50 KB mean 50,000 or 51,200 bytes?
Portals don't agree, so the resizer aims inside both readings: under the maximum counted in thousands, and over the minimum counted in 1,024s. A file shown as 20–50 KB here passes either way.