What about flash light of the camera? I took it without flash in front of natural sunlight. The video I saw about taking the picture was of Brit Simon who claimed Gimp could be used to lighten the picture but I guess I won't use anything to be safe. I used a white board as background for the picture and took it with natural sunlight so without lights like in a studio. Even now I'm noticing while replying to this that it says I can upload something "accepted file types: jpg, jpeg," so maybe there's a difference? Are jpeg and jpg the same? When I take pictures I always notice they're in jpg format and not jpeg so I don't know if there's any difference or if it's just the same thing called in two different ways. (Signed, an arbitrary poster on the Internet.)
Scanned at a resolution of 300 pixels per inch (12 pixels per millimeter)Īlways go by the official instructions, not arbitrary posters on the internet. In a square aspect ratio (height must equal width)ĭo you want to scan an existing photo? In addition to the digital image requirements, your existing photo must be: Your digital image must be:Įqual to or less than 240 kB (kilobytes) in file size If you are entering the Diversity Visa (DV) Program online, you must upload your digital image as part of your entry. The 2x2 only applies to a printed photo that is scanned. (This is what we did, and were successfully selected.) A clear photo taken at home (according to specs/head size as proportion of photo, and against a light background) submitted via the uscis photo tool is perfectly fine. You shouldn’t be using anything to enhance/change colors etc, the instructions specifically tell you not to.