Undergone a significant amount of weight loss or gain.Added or removed numerous/large facial piercings or tattoos.Undergone significant facial surgery or trauma.embassy or consulate will request that you provide a new photo with your application.Īpplicants will be requested to obtain a new photo if they have: If your photo(s) or digital image does not reflect your current appearance, even if it is not older than 6 months, the U.S. Please review the additional photo requirements for: In addition, snapshots, magazine photos, low quality vending machine or mobile phone photos, and full-length photographs are not acceptable. Photos copied or digitally scanned from driver’s licenses or other official documents are not acceptable. Review the Photo Examples to see examples of acceptable and unacceptable photos. If you normally wear a hearing device or similar articles, they may be worn in your photo.There must not be shadows or refraction from the eyeglasses that obscures the eye(s).There must not be glare on eyeglasses that obscures the eye(s).The frames of the eyeglasses must not cover the eye(s).If the eyeglasses are accepted for medical reasons: A medical statement signed by a medical professional/health practitioner must be provided in these cases. Eyeglasses are no longer allowed in new visa photos, except in rare circumstances when eyeglasses cannot be removed for medical reasons e.g., the applicant has recently had ocular surgery and the eyeglasses are necessary to protect the applicant's eyes.
Sized such that the head is between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches (22 mm and 35 mm) or 50% and 69% of the image's total height from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head.