🇺🇸 Free US DV Lottery Photo Size and Requirements

✓ Verified specSource: U.S. Department of State · verified 2026-08-08

Requirements

Canvas

2 × 2 in @ 300 dpi

Head height

25–35 mm

Background

White or off-white

Digital file

min 600 × 600 px · max 240 KB

Prints needed

Also: 51 × 51 mm · 5.1 × 5.1 cm · 600 × 600 px at 300 dpi · 1200 × 1200 px at 600 dpi

Good to know

•Glasses prohibited since Nov 2016 (medical exception needs signed physician statement)

•AI-altered, filtered or retouched photos are explicitly rejected; automated detection in use

•DV Lottery is stricter: exactly 600x600 px and 240 KB maximum

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