If you are married, then your spouse photo also must be uploaded along with her application form.
If you have eligible children, then each of their separate photos along with their entries must be uploaded in their birth order.
Group photos are not accepted.
All photos must be recently photographed ones. (Within 6 months on the date of application.)
If you didn't submit photos of the eligible members of your family including your spouse, your entry will be rejected.
You can take either a digital photograph by taking with a digital camera or scan a photo print according to the DV Lottery instructions.
When taking a photo for the Green Card lottery
The person must look the camera straight, and the head not tilted position, not wearing any glasses that may obstruct the eyes, Not wearing any head cover or caps (except for religious belief), the Back round behind the person must be a light colored wall or board.
The photo must be in good focus.
When taking a Digital Photo the submitted digital image must conform to the following compositional specifications or the entry will be disqualified.
The submitted digital photograph must conform to the following specifications or the system will automatically reject the Entry Form and we could try to modify the photo for it to be acceptable, but if we fail, we will notify you.
When taking a new digital image as dv lottery photo take notice of the following things. If a new digital image is taken, it must meet the following specifications:
Image File Format: The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.
Image File Size: The maximum image file size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).
Image Resolution: 600 pixels high by 600 pixels wide.
Image Color Depth: 24-bit color [Note: Color photographs are required. Black and white, monochrome images (2-bit color depth), 8-bit color, or 8-bit grayscale will not be accepted.]
Scan a photograph for the DV lottery submission purposes. Before a photographic print is scanned, it must meet the compositional specifications listed above. If the photographic print meets the print color and compositional specifications, scan the print using the following scanner specifications.
Scanner Resolution: Scanned at a resolution of at least 150 dots per inch (dpi).
Image File Format: The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.
Image File Size: The maximum image file size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).
Image Resolution: 600 by 600 pixels.
Image Color Depth: 24-bit color. [Note that black and white, monochrome, or grayscale images will not be accepted.]
Specimen of the kinds of photos accepted are posted below
If you have applied for your lottery application to be filed by us and paid your fee into our account, send in your photograph to our email to support your application.
