U.S. visa photo 2x2

The stored frame on this route is 2×2 in (about 50.8×50.8 mm).

Aim for head height around 72%. The recommended band on this page is 64% to 80%. Leave about 8% above the head, with an allowed range of 5% to 12%.

The page also stores 600×600 px. If your source image is larger, solve the difference with crop and proportional scaling only; never stretch the portrait to hit the frame.

• Physical requirement: 2×2 in / 50.8×50.8 mm
• Frame ratio: 1:1
• Head-height band: 64% to 80%
• Stored pixels: 600×600 px
• Background guidance: Use a plain light background with even tone, no visible texture, and no distracting objects.

This route can support both print and digital use. For visas, the portal, consulate, or service variant still decides the final rules.

When the destination system expects a stored pixel variant, keep the export close to 600×600 px and about 40-10240 KB.

• Preferred format: JPG
• Allowed formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG
• Stored file-size window: about 40-10240 KB
• Reuse one crop for print and digital only if both endpoints still accept it.

Visa routes often fail because the applicant chose the wrong visa variant or ignored portal-specific technical rules even though the crop looked acceptable.

A source link from U.S. Department of State is attached to this route, but the page still only covers what is stored in the data model and visible on screen.

• 2×2 in also appears on nearby pages, so confirm that U.S. visa photo 2x2 is the route you need.
• Background rule on this route: Use a plain white or light neutral background with an even tone.
• Technical target on this route: 600×600 px and about 40-10240 KB.
• Manual review still matters for expression and eye visibility: Keep a neutral expression and look directly at the camera.
• File-size limits and JPEG artifacts matter more here than they do in many print-first profiles.

On highly similar routes, the usual pattern is choosing the wrong page first and then trying to rescue the file with edits.

• Replacing this route with another 2×2 in page just because the paper size looks the same.
• Forcing the portrait into 2×2 in by stretching instead of cropping to the right ratio.
• Getting the crop right but exporting a different technical variant than the stored 600×600 px / about 40-10240 KB.
• Assuming that a similar document category automatically follows the same route.

This page is most useful when you open the editor from here, keep the same preset active, and finish the route requirements before any risky retouching.

1. Open the editor from this page so U.S. visa photo 2x2 loads as the active preset instead of a nearby route.
2. Upload a source portrait with some room around the head and shoulders so the final ratio can be solved with crop, not distortion.
3. Adjust the crop until head height is close to 72% and the top margin is near 8%.
4. Check the measurable rules, file settings, and destination workflow before export.

• Preview and export should stay on the same crop geometry.
• If the route stores 600×600 px and about 40-10240 KB, keep those settings through export instead of resizing the downloaded file again.

Use the linked U.S. Department of State source as the final reference for anything this page does not measure directly, especially service wording, print-lab rules, or late portal changes.

This route is marked strict with reviewed confidence. That is useful context, but it is still not the same thing as official approval.

• Strictness: strict
• Confidence: reviewed
• Last reviewed: April 14, 2026
• Double-check: the portal pixel, file-size, and format limits on the destination system.
• File-size limits and JPEG artifacts matter more here than they do in many print-first profiles.