US visa photo resizer & size

The US visa (DS-160) upload rules, and a tool set to them: exact size, KB range, DPI.

Rules checked September 2026 · always confirm in your official notice

1 Which exam are you applying for?

2 What are you uploading?

Choose your exam first, and we'll show what it asks for.

3 Upload your file

Drop files here or click to browse Files are deleted right after JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, AVIF, GIF, TIFF · you can also paste an image

White backgroundReplaces what's behind you with plain white

Name on photo Photo date

Sizekeep as it isEdit

Width Height Units DPI Minimum (KB) Maximum (KB)

You get a JPG at the exact size, inside the KB range, with the DPI saved in the file.

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US visa photo & signature size at a glance

Document	Size	File size	Also
Photo	600 × 600 px	up to 240 KB · JPG	white background

Common US visa upload errors, and the fix

Photo over 240 KB

US visa refuses a photo above 240 KB. Phone photos are usually 2–5 MB, so compress it to around 192 KB rather than right at the limit.

Wrong photo size or shape

The US visa photo should be 600 × 600 px. A photo in a different shape gets squashed or refused, so crop it to that shape before shrinking; the tool above does both.

Background isn't plain white

US visa wants a plain white or light background. A coloured wall, curtain or room behind you can get the photo rejected at verification, weeks later. Turn on White background and it's replaced for you.

Not a real JPG

The US visa portal takes JPG files. iPhone photos are HEIC and screenshots are PNG, and renaming a file to .jpg doesn't convert it. Drop the original into the tool: it always saves a genuine JPG.

US visa photo size

US visa asks for the photo as a JPG: 600 × 600 px · up to 240 KB · white background. Square, 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 px, colour, taken in the last 6 months, no glasses.

Checklist for your US visa application

Prepare 1 file: Photo (600 × 600 px · up to 240 KB · white background). Apply only on the official website, ceac.state.gov.

Tips for US visa

The DS-160 photo must be square, 600 × 600 up to 1200 × 1200 pixels, under 240 KB, taken in the last six months, with no glasses and no filters. The State Department's photo tool rejects anything else.

How it works

Drop your files in the box, or paste an image.
US visa is already selected; pick the document.
Press Prepare and download the result. Your files are deleted from the server straight away.

Questions

What is the US visa photo size in KB?

600 × 600 px · up to 240 KB · white background. Check the latest US visa notice before uploading.

Why was my US visa photo or signature rejected?

The usual reasons: photo over 240 KB; wrong photo size or shape; background isn't plain white; not a real JPG. Each one, and how to fix it, is explained on this page.