US Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) Photo Requirements.
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Note: USA
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Unlike printed photos for
most passport or visa applications, DV (Diversity Visa) photo aka Lottery
Visa Photo needs to be submitted in digital format and needs to be uploaded
online with your application. They test photos online to make sure the
photo meets all of their guidelines. Most people have difficulty getting
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Unlike printed photos for
most passport or visa applications, Non-Immigrant Visa Photo needs to
be submitted in digital format and needs to be uploaded online with
your application. They test photo online to make sure the photo meets
all of their guidelines. This is a very tough test and your photo must
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USCIS Is Making Photos Simpler
Old
Three-Quarter Style Photo is no longer required.
Washington, DC In accordance
with language specified in the Border Security Act of 2003, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a change in the photo requirements
for all applicants from a three-quarter face position to a standard,
full-frontal face position to take effect August 2, 2004.
All photos must be of just
the person. Where more than one photo is required, all photos of the
person must be identical. All photos must meet the specifications for
full-frontal/passport photos. For more information on photo standards,
visit the Department of State website at http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotos/index.html,
or contact the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1 800 375 5283.
Sample of USCIS Photo- 2x2 inch photo
with white or light background.

Applications and Petitions That Require
Photos, and the Number Required
2 photos are required for the following
forms:
- I-90 Renew or replace your Permanent Resident Card (green card)
- I-131 Re-entry permit, refugee travel document, or advance parole
- I-485 Adjust status and become a permanent resident while in
the U.S.
- I-765 Employment Authorization/Employment Authorization Document
(EAD)
- I-777 Replace Northern Mariana Card
- I-821 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program
- N-300 Declaration of Intent (to apply for U.S. citizenship)
- N-400 Naturalization (to become a U.S. citizen)
- N-565 Replace Naturalization/Citizenship Certificate
3 photos are required for the following forms:
- I-698 Temporary Residents application under the 1987 Legalization
Program for permanent resident status file 1 photo for your application,
and bring the other 2 with you to your interview
- N-600K To apply for U.S. citizenship for foreign-born child residing
abroad with U.S. citizen parent
4 photos are required for the following forms:
- I-817 To apply for Family Unity Benefits
- I-881 NACARA suspension of deportation or special rule cancellation
File the following with your photos
and of others as shown below:
- I-129F Fiancι(e) Petition file with 1 photo of you + 1 photo
of fiancι(e)
- I-130 Relative petition if filing for your husband or wife,
file with 1 photo of you + 1 photo of your husband or wife
- I-589 Asylum file with 1 photo of you + 1 photo of each family
member listed in Part A. II that you are including in your application
- I-730 Relative petition filed by a person granted Asylum or Refugee
status file with 1 photo of the family member for whom you are filing
the I-730
- I-914 T nonimmigrant status file with 3 photos of you + 3
photos of each immediate family member for which you file an I-914A
supplement
All photos must be of just the person. Where more than one photo
is required, all photos of the person must be identical.
All photos must meet the specifications for full-frontal/passport
photos. For more information, visit official website at www.uscis.gov,
or call our customer service at 1 800 375 5283.
Special Instructions for Form I-589
"Application for Political Asylum"
For applicants filing Form
I-589 "Application for Political Asylum" with the USCIS on or after
March 29, 1998:
1. Do not submit a completed
fingerprint card (FD-258) or fingerprint fee with your application.
Your application will be accepted without the fingerprint card attached.
If you submit a completed fingerprint card with your application on
or after March 29, 1998, the card will be rejected and you will be re-fingerprinted
by USCIS.
2. You are exempt from the
$70 biometric fee.
3. After USCIS receives your
application, USCIS will provide you with an appointment letter with
the location of the nearest USCIS authorized fingerprint site. Please
read the instructions in the appointment letter, and take it to the
USCIS authorized fingerprint site when you go to your fingerprint appointment.
Exception: * Applicants and
petitioners residing abroad who are fingerprinted at a United States
consular or military installation abroad do not need to be fingerprinted
by USCIS and are exempt from the $70 biometric fee. These applicants
and petitioners must file their completed card at the time their application
or petition is filed.
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