2×2 in · white background
USCIS Photo Tool
Meets All USCIS Requirements · AI-Verified
Crop, resize, and verify your photo against USCIS specifications, ready for I-485, I-751, I-131, and more.
Prints by mail, overnight shipping available. Same-day at Walgreens / CVS, about $0.39.
Done before your coffee
Shoot at home in minutes. No drive, no line.
Caught before rejection
Measured against your country’s exact consulate spec — before you submit.
Rejected? Reshoot free.
Fourteen days of free resubmissions. Refunded if it still fails.
US USCIS specifications
- Size
- 2 x 2 inches
- Pixels
- 1200 × 1200 px
- Resolution
- 600 dpi
- Head size
- Head covers 65% of the photo
- Background
- White
- Digital file size
- 54–240 KB (JPEG)
- Not permitted
- Hats and caps (except religious), Sunglasses, Heavy makeup, Eye glasses
- Official site
- www.uscis.gov
How it works
One photo at home. The rest is automatic.
- Selfie or a friend
- Face a window
- Look straight
Take your photo
A selfie at arm’s length, or ask someone.
- Eyes open
- Neutral expression
- Head straight
- ICAO 9303
- ISO/IEC 19794-5
AI checks it
Against US USCIS rules, in seconds.
- White background
Background replaced
Your face stays untouched.
- 2×2 in
- Print-ready sheet
- Digital file
Cropped to size
Ready to print or upload.
Print it the same day, or get it by mail
Or have your prints mailed to you
One glossy 4×6 sheet of photos you cut apart along the guides, mailed tracked to US addresses. Add it to your $11.95 photo on the order page after checkout.
Overnight shipping*from $7.47
*Overnight is $35.02, delivered within 3 business days of your order. Budget is $7.47, 3–6 business days after it ships.
Good to know
US USCIS rules, reviewed by Sandra Chen · Sep 2026
Most common rejection reasons
- 1Retouched or mounted photosUSCIS says retouched or mounted photos delay processing and may lead it to ask you to attend an Application Support Center appointment to verify your identity.
Snap2Pass never edits your face. It replaces the background and crops the photo to size, nothing else.
Also worth knowing
- Rule change · since Dec 2025USCIS no longer uses self-submitted photos
Since December 12, 2025, USCIS does not use or reuse self-submitted photos, and reuses its own photo only if it is less than three years old. Forms I-485, I-90, N-400 and N-600 always need a new photo, taken at your biometrics appointment.
Source ↗ - PaperworkForms whose instructions still ask for photos
Current instructions still ask for two identical passport-style photos with Forms I-485 and I-765, and with I-131 for advance parole, TPS travel or a refugee travel document. Form N-400 asks only if you live outside the US; Form I-90 does not ask.
Source ↗ - Related documentFiling for a green card?
The green card (I-485) photo follows the same USCIS instructions as the other forms.
US green card photo → - Related documentIs your passport photo enough?
A US passport photo is a similar passport-style photo, but the State Department sets its own rules. USCIS instructions ask for a photo "taken recently" and do not state a period.
US passport photo →
Common questions, answered
Everything you need to know before you upload. Tap any question to expand.
Supported documents, worldwide
Every country · current 2025 regulations · ICAO compliant