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Photo size rules / United States / Visa lottery entry

DV Lottery photo size

The rules as U.S. Department of State words them, and a resizer set to them. Everything runs on your device; nothing is uploaded.

JPEG · up to 240 KB · 600 × 600 px

  • In JPEG (.jpg) file format
  • Equal to or less than 240 kB (kilobytes) in file size
  • In a square aspect ratio (height must equal width)
  • 600x600 pixels in dimension
  • In color
  • Head between 50% and 69% of the image height
  • Plain white or off-white background

U.S. Department of State — Photo Requirements, Diversity Visa section· checked 24 Oct 2026

Read on the Department's adoption.state.gov mirror of the same page, as travel.state.gov refuses automated readers.

“Photos must not be digitally enhanced or altered to change your appearance in any way.”

Cropping and resizing are allowed: the Department offers its own tool to crop a photo to exactly 600 × 600 pixels. So this page crops and resizes only; the white-background option is switched off.

set to JPEG · up to 240 KB · 600 × 600 px · cropping and resizing only

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  • No watermark
  • No sign-up

Questions people ask

What size should a DV Lottery photo be?

U.S. Department of State asks for: In JPEG (.jpg) file format; Equal to or less than 240 kB (kilobytes) in file size; In a square aspect ratio (height must equal width); 600x600 pixels in dimension; In color; Head between 50% and 69% of the image height; Plain white or off-white background. Source: U.S. Department of State — Photo Requirements, Diversity Visa section, checked 24 Oct 2026.

Can I edit the photo?

U.S. Department of State says: "Photos must not be digitally enhanced or altered to change your appearance in any way." Cropping and resizing are allowed: the Department offers its own tool to crop a photo to exactly 600 × 600 pixels. So this page crops and resizes only; the white-background option is switched off.

How does the resizer get it under the limit?

It crops to the exact pixel size, then saves the JPEG at the best quality that stays under 240 KB, measuring the real file each time. 240 KB is read as 240000 bytes, so it passes however the site counts a kilobyte.

Is my photo uploaded to WipeMark?

No. Everything runs in your browser, on your own device. The photo never leaves it.