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PHOTOGRAPHS FOR USE WITH U.S. NON-
IMMIGRANT VISAS

NOTE: The interview cannot take place until you have scanned in an appropriate photo. If you were unable to scan in the photo you need to bring an appropriate photo with you at the time of your visa interview appointment date. Please do not delay your interview by presenting an inadequate photo.

Photos must measure two inches by two inches (5 cm by 5 cm), with the head centered in the frame. The image size from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head (including hair) should measure between 1 inch (2.5 cm) and 1 3/8 inches (3,5 cm), with the eye level between 1 1/8 inches to 1 3/8 inches (2,8 cm to 3,5 cm) from the bottom of the photo.

The photographs must be on glossy photopaper and must have been taken within six months of the date of application. Photos must be in color and taken against a plain white background. They must show a full frontal view of the bearer, without glasses or head-coverings. Head-coverings are accepted only under very limited circumstances (e.g. religious reasons) and then only when the applicant's face is completely exposed.