Online United States Visa Photo Maker

Do I Need A U.S. Visa if I Am A Canadian Citizen?

In most circumstances, Canadian citizens do not require visitor, business, transit, or other visas to enter the United States. However, all Canadians entering the U.S. by air require passports, and Canadians entering the U.S. by land or sea must have a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)-compliant travel document. Nevertheless, some Canadian still need to apply for a U.S. visa if they are:

• Treaty traders and investors (requires E Visa);
• Foreign citizen fiancé(e) (K-1 Visa), as well as the fiancé(e)'s children (K-2 Visa);
• A U.S. citizen's foreign citizen spouse traveling to reside in the U.S. while awaiting final completion of the process of immigration (K-3 Visa), as well as the spouse's children (K-4 Visa);
• Spouses of lawful permanent residents (V-1 Visas), as well as the spouse's children who are traveling to reside in the U.S. while awaiting final completion of the process of immigration (V-2 Visas);
• Non-immigrants traveling to the United States for work (Non-Immigrant Visas), including:
• Canadian government officials (A Visas), if entering the U.S. for temporary or permanent assignment;
• Officials and employees of international organizations (G Visas), if entering the U.S. for temporary or permanent assignment; and
• NATO officials, representatives, and employees, only if they are being assigned to the U.S. (as opposed to an official trip).

General Requirements for The U.S. Visa Photos

It is widely known that applicants should collect all the required documents before applying for a visa. Two identical U.S. visa photos taken within the last 6 months are one of the mandatory documents. However, obtaining a standard U.S. visa photo can not be treated casually, and people who take it for granted are likely to get an unqualified photo. Therefore, it is necessary to bear the basic photo requirements in mind before you take one.

• Size. The size of the U.S. visa photo should be 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm). The Head size of the applicant should be between 1 and 1 3/8 inches (22mm and 35mm).
• Age of the photo. The picture should be taken recently (preferably within the last 6 months).
• Background. The U.S. visa photo requires a plain white background.
• Photo color. Your photo should be in color without shadows.
• Pose and facial expressions. The applicant should look directly into the camera, with a neutral facial expression. Smiling is not allowed.
• Photo quality. The photo should be of high quality, without any grain, underexposure, overexposure, etc.
• Alteration. The photo can not be retouched in any way.
• Accessories. No worn electronic devices (like headphones), although a hearing aid and similar accessibility devices are permitted. The applicant's head must not be covered by other items. Besides, the hairline must be visible unless the person wears a headdress daily for religious purposes.

Am I Allowed to Wear Glasses When Taking My U.S. Visa Photo?

Wearing glasses in a U.S. visa photo has been prohibited since 2016. However, in rare situations, such as the applicant can not put off the glasses for medical reasons like undergoing an ocular surgery and the eyeglasses are necessary to protect the applicant's eyes. In this case, the applicant should provide a medical statement signed by a medical professional/health practitioner to explain the reasons. Besides, when taking the picture with glasses on, the frames can not cover the applicant's eyes and there should be no shadows or reflections caused by the glasses lenses on his or her face.

Sunglasses or tinted glasses are not permitted to wear in any case. Therefore, please remember to remove your glasses before taking a U.S. visa photo. Otherwise, your picture can hardly escape the fate of being an unqualified one.

Don'ts in U.S. Visa Photos

There are some commonly made mistakes for you to avoid.

• Do not tilt your head or look away from the camera when you pose.
• Do not wear uniforms except for religious purposes.
• Do not dress in white or a color that is similar to white.
• Do not let other people or objects show up in your picture.
• Do not submit photos with the wrong size and inappropriate background.

What Type of Paper Should I Print My U.S. Visa Photo on?

If you do not apply for your U.S. visa online, you are required to print your pictures out. The U.S. visa photos must be printed on photo-quality paper. The photo quality paper can be either matte or glossy photo paper. Make sure that your printed picture should be of high quality and with no ink, mark, or crease.

How to Make My U.S. Visa Photo A Qualified One?

Nowadays, there is a popular way to get a U.S. visa photo -- take it at home. However, most people should take care of the compliance of their pictures by themselves if they choose to do so. So how to adjust the photo conveniently? The answer is to use an online photo editor. Thanks to the fast development of AI technology, we are accessible to many excellent photo generators, and AiPassportPhotos is one of them.

If you upload your picture to our website ( you do not need to download any software), we will help you check the compliance of your photo first. Provided that it fails to live up to the requirements concerning the size or the background, AiPassportPhotos will crop the picture and remove the wrong part of the background and replace a standard one for you automatically. All you need to do is to wait for it to finish the adjustment job and save your printable photo.