🇺🇸 US Green Card / Permanent Resident photo requirements
Short answer
A US Green Card / Permanent Resident photo must be 51 × 51 mm (600 × 600 px at 300 DPI) with a plain white or off-white background, front-facing, taken recently. Head height 1 to 1⅜ inch (25–35 mm), roughly 50–69% of the frame, centered.
Specification
| Size | 51 × 51 mm |
| Pixels (300 DPI) | 600 × 600 px |
| Background | Plain white or off-white |
| Head size / position | Head height 1 to 1⅜ inch (25–35 mm), roughly 50–69% of the frame, centered. |
| Expression | Neutral expression, both eyes open. |
Rules & common mistakes
- •2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm), square.
- •Plain white or off-white background.
- •Recent photo (within 6 months), color, front-facing.
- •No glasses; no hats except for religious reasons.
Use your real photo — not an AI-generated face. Passport and visa authorities require a genuine, unaltered photograph of you and reject AI-generated portraits. Our free tool below is compliant because it only removes the background and crops your real photo to size — it never synthesizes your face. Still, always verify against the current official spec before submitting.
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