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US visa · DS-160
US visa · DS-160
The digital photo you upload to the DS-160 form on CEAC.
- Size
- 600 to 1200 px, square
- File
- JPEG, under 240 KB
- Background
- White or off-white
From travel.state.gov, 3 October 2026.
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The check is free. Your photo is $9.95, paid only when it passes.
Your photo on a plain white background, cropped and sized for the DS-160. Face, hair and clothes stay as taken.