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US visa · DS-160

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A US visa

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.

A photo as taken, against a grey wall
Your photo
The same photo on a plain white background
What you get

Your photo on a plain white background, cropped and sized for the DS-160. Face, hair and clothes stay as taken.