United States: official photo & upload specifications
Every United States photo and document upload rule we have an official source for: print sizes, pixel sizes, kilobyte limits, formats and backgrounds. A dash means the official page states no value — nothing here is estimated.
5 records · values checked 25 October 2026 · part of the Siliph open dataset (CC BY 4.0)
Official requirements
What each official page states, with the page linked and the date it was read.
| Document | Print size | Pixels | File size | Format | Background | Official source | Matching Siliph tool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PassportPrinted photo | 51 × 51 mm | — | — | — | plain white or off-white | fr.usembassy.govchecked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
| VisaOnline upload | — | 600–1200 px a side | up to 240 KB | JPEG | — | be.usembassy.govchecked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
| VisaPrinted photo | 50 × 50 mm | — | — | — | white | tr.usembassy.govchecked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
Siliph presets built from these rules
The exact file our free photo resizer makes for each rule — for example a size picked inside an officially stated range. Each preset cites the official page it was built from.
| Document | Print size | Pixels | File size | Format | Background | Official source | Matching Siliph tool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passport — PhotoSiliph preset | 51 × 51 mm | — | — | — | — | U.S. Embassy in France: passport photos (State Department rules)checked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
| Visa — PhotoSiliph preset | 51 × 51 mm | 600 × 600 px | 53 KB – 240 KB | — | — | U.S. Embassy in Belgium: photos (State Department digital image requirements)checked 25 October 2026 | Make this file |
Use this data
These records are part of the Siliph photo & document upload specifications dataset, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Siliph (siliph.com). Download it as JSON or CSV. For any single value, the official source linked in its row is the authority.