Green card

If you were born in a country from the "LIST OF COUNTRIES QUALIFIED FOR GREEN CARD" and you have successfully completed secondary education, you qualify for the DV lottery.

GREEN CARD PHOTO REQUIREMENTS

It is very important to submit all required photos. Your application will be disqualified if all required photographs are not submitted. Recent photographs of the following people must be submitted with the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form:

• Your photo
• Photo of your spouse (if you are married)
• You have to provide photos also for each unmarried child under 21 years old, including all legally adopted children and stepchildren, even if a child no longer resides with you or you do not intend for a child to immigrate with you under the DV lottery program.

You do not need to submit a photo for a child who is already a US citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident. Group or family photographs will not be accepted; there must be a separate photograph for each family member.

If you don't provide all the required photos or they don't meet the requirements listed below your visa application will be disqualified from the Green card electronic lottery.

• HEAD POSITION
  
  • The photographed person must face directly into the camera;
  • The head position of the person should NOT be tilted up, down, left or right. Should be straight to the camera;
  • The head height or facial region size (measured from the top of the head, including the hair, to the bottom of the chin) must be between 50 percent and 69 percent of the image's total height. The eye height (measured from the bottom of the image to the level of the eyes) should be between 56 percent and 69 percent of the image's height.
• BACKGROUND
  
  • The person being photographed should be in front of a neutral, light-colored background;
  • Dark or patterned backgrounds are not acceptable.
• FOCUS
  
  • The photograph must be in focus.
• DECORATIVE ITEMS
  
  • Photographs in which the person being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other items that detract from the face will not be accepted in the green card lottery.
• HEAD COVERINGS, HATS
  
  • Photos of applicants wearing head coverings or hats are only acceptable if the head is covered for religious beliefs; even then, the head covering may not cover any part of the face of the applicant. Photographs of military, airline, or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted.
• TECHNICAL PHOTO SPECIFICATIONS
  
  • Image File Size: The maximum image file size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).
  • Image File Format: The image must be in the JPEG format.
  • Image Resolution: Minimum acceptable dimensions are 600 pixels (width) x 600 pixels (height). Image pixel dimensions must be in a square aspect ratio (meaning the height must be equal to the width), 300 dpi;
  • Image Color Depth: 24-bit color. Color photographs are required [Black and white, monochrome images (2-bit color depth), 8-bit color, or 8-bit grayscale will not be accepted].

If you send larger photos we will optimize them to the correct size required by the DV Lottery program.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE DV LOTTERY.

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