What are the requirements for visa photos in the United States?

What are the requirements for visa photos in the United States?

In Chinese mainland, students call studying in Hongkong and Macau studying abroad, because these areas have different education systems. The following are the requirements for visa photos in the United States. Welcome to refer to them!

The United States announced new rules for visa application photos.

The State Council, USA, particularly emphasizes that passport photos must conform to the regulations. The State Council received more than 200,000 invalid passport photos last year, which delayed the application and may affect travel. These? Not acceptable? The main problems of passport photos include: the photos are too bright, too dark or have shadows on the face, the photos are old for more than half a year, the photo size does not meet the requirements, they are taken too close or too far, or they are blurred, rough, with low pixel resolution, or printed on low-quality paper.

Glasses often reflect light, so whether the camera has a flash is a big problem. The State Council said that in the future passport photos can no longer wear glasses.

The State Council suggested that if you must wear glasses, wear contact lenses to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Attachment: US passport and visa photo requirements

American passport applicants are required to submit 1 identity photo. Photos must meet the following basic requirements, otherwise the application will not be accepted.

1. The photos must be taken within the last 6 months.

2. The photo size is 2x2 inches (5x5cm).

3. The vertical dimension of the applicant's head must be between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inch (2.5-3.5cm).

4. The photo must have a white background.

You must face the camera and show your ears.

The photo of each passport or visa applicant must be a recent (recent 6 months) bareheaded photo. ? Head? Taking pictures means that the applicant should face the camera when taking pictures. Applicants should not bow their heads or squint, and their faces should account for 50% of the whole photo. Although it's hard to be strict because of different hairstyles or headscarves? Face? Definition, but generally refers to the applicant's head, including face and hair, from top to bottom to chin, left and right to both sides of hairline. You might as well show your ears. The key requirement is that the applicant can be clearly identified by photos.

The size of the photo is 2x2 inches (a square with a side length of about 50 mm), and the head is in the center. The head (from the top of the head to the chin) is between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inch (that is, 25mm to 35mm), and the distance from the eyes to the bottom of the photo is between 1 to18 inch and 1 3/8 inch (that is, 28mm to 35mm) Color or black-and-white photos with white background are required. Photos should be borderless. Photos should be bound or pasted on DS-82 (PDF-303KB) or DS-1(PDF-380 KB) (US passport application), or the corresponding DS- 156 (non-immigrant visa application) (PDF- 159KB). If the photo is bound, the nails must be as far away from the applicant's face as possible. Photos with messy background, patterns or patterns, or dark colors are not acceptable.

Only headscarves or hats that must be worn for religious reasons are accepted. Even so, they cannot cover any part of the applicant's face. Don't accept sunglasses or other decorations that cover your face unless it is necessary for medical reasons (such as an eye mask). If the person in the photo wears a traditional mask or veil, which makes his face illegible, such a photo will not be accepted. Photos of soldiers, airlines or other personnel wearing hats are not accepted. Photos of applicants wearing traditional tribal or ethnic costumes or other headdresses with no obvious religious nature will not be accepted.

American visa process

1. To apply for a US visa, the applicant needs to prepare the appointment materials first and make an appointment for an interview through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The required materials are as follows:

1, List of visa items for going abroad (? Black watch? ) 2 copies

2. 1 original approval for overseas mission.

3. Two copies of the interview appointment form (required to be printed)

4. 1 invitation letter.

5. Provide 1 copy of the schedule of visiting the United States in a fixed format (collected at the visa window).

6. Passport (valid for at least six months longer than the applicant's expected stay in the United States)

2. After submitting the appointment materials, the applicant will be informed of the specific interview time in about one week. While waiting for an interview, the applicant should prepare the following materials:

Necessary materials

1. passport (valid for at least six months longer than the applicant's expected stay in the United States)

2 invitation letter (including the information of the invitee, the time, purpose, itinerary and expenses of the visit to the United States, etc.). )

3. Photo (a bareheaded color photo with white background, 5 1 mm x 5 1 mm)

4.DS- 160 Confirmation Page of Non-immigrant Visa Application Form (fill in online)

5. Detailed visit schedule

6. I bought two' American visa application fees' from China CITIC Bank (the original was posted on the bar code at the bottom of the confirmation page of DS- 160 non-immigrant visa application form, and the second one was used by the company for reimbursement).

7. Remarks and interview appointment form of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (when there are both official passports and ordinary official passports in the mixed group, there will be two different interview times in the interview appointment form, so you can go to the embassy for an interview according to the appointment time of your respective passports, and the remarks and interview appointment form of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be copied).

(Note: Items 1 and 7 will be returned to the applicant during the interview. )

Supplementary materials. As follows:

1, professional and social status materials, such as work permit and business card.

2. Papers, monographs, English resumes and other learning experience materials.

(Note: The above materials are not required, and are only used as supplementary materials when the visa officer makes special requests to ensure the normal visa application. )

3. The applicant prepares the interview materials and goes to the American Embassy in China for an interview on the specified date. The specific interview procedures are as follows:

1. Bring all visa materials on the day of the interview and arrive at the embassy gate at least 30 minutes in advance.

Please wait in line outside the embassy when you arrive.

Please don't take any electronic products or headphones with you when you accept the security check. Don't bring pens, backpacks, suitcases, briefcases, etc. , only materials related to visa application can be brought.

4. Submit visa materials in the designated window, waiting for fingerprint scanning and interview.

If the visa application is approved, the passport with the visa will be returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the interview, and the staff of our visa office will go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to get it back. (Some special circumstances, such as background check and supplementary information requested by the embassy, may affect the visa application process and delay the issuance of visas. )

Fourth, matters needing attention in the interview

1, the interviewer should make full preparations before the interview. Bring relevant materials to understand the details of the visit and fully understand the members of the delegation, the purpose of the visit, the inviter, the source of expenses, the length of stay and the city to be visited.

2. Dress neatly during the interview, pay attention to politeness, be neither humble nor supercilious, be not nervous when answering questions, be simple and clear, and never answer irrelevant questions. At the same time, we should pay attention to keeping state secrets.

Leave immediately after the interview, don't stay, and don't communicate with others too much. If the interview is rejected, you don't have to get excited. You should keep calm and explain the situation to the interviewer calmly. If the other party doesn't listen, you don't have to pester you to do something that harms the dignity and personality of the country, because visa officers face many interviewers every day, and most of them don't want to hear too many explanations.

4. Pay attention to feedback, and timely feedback the final results of the interview and the important situations encountered to our visa office.

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