United States Digital upload
U.S. Visa DS-160 - Digital Upload
U.S. Visa DS-160 - Digital Upload source-backed photo requirements, examples, retake guidance, and local privacy notes. Use this as local guidance, then verify current official instructions before submitting.
- Dataset version
- 15c3c1a4
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-22
- Output
- Digital upload
Official Sources
- U.S. Department of State reviewed 2026-05-22
- U.S. Department of State reviewed 2026-05-22
Examples
- 51 x 51 mm Digital upload for U.S. Visa DS-160 - Digital Upload.
- Background example: white.
- File examples: JPG, maximum 240 KB.
Retake Guidance
- Use a plain background (white) with even front lighting.
- Keep the face centered, phone level, and shoulders square to the camera.
- Retake if chin-to-crown height is outside 22-35 mm.
- Retake instead of using filters, retouching, portrait mode, background replacement, or AI alteration when the source warns against edits.
- Acceptance remains at the discretion of the U.S. embassy or consulate.
Data Flow
No photo bytes leave this browser for the local capture, validation, crop, report, and download flow unless you explicitly choose a future upload feature.
FAQs
Is this U.S. Visa DS-160 - Digital Upload page an official service?
No. This page summarizes maintained official-source guidance from U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State and links to the sources so you can verify the current rule text.
Can this page promise acceptance?
No. Use the app result as guidance only. The final decision always belongs to the document authority or upload workflow.
Does local validation upload my photo?
No photo bytes leave this browser in the default local flow. Camera frames, uploads, checks, reports, and downloads stay local unless you choose an explicit upload feature later.