A worked example
A 3024 × 4032 portrait photo with the US preset is cropped to a 3024 × 3024 square — drag up or down to keep the head in the frame — and resampled to 600 × 600. The JPG is searched for the best quality at or under 240 000 bytes; a typical photo lands well under that at quality 88, and the exact bytes are printed beside Save.
| Preset | Pixels | File size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| US visa (DS-160) | 600 × 600 (up to 1200 × 1200) | up to 240 KB, JPG | State Department |
| Indian e-Visa | square, 350 to 1000 px | 10–300 KB, JPG | Indian e-Visa instructions |
When another page here fits better
For a printed passport-size photo in millimetres, use the passport page. For an exam or recruitment form, the exam-form page carries those presets.
What stays on your device
A face photo for a visa is opened, cropped and saved in this tab. Nothing is uploaded here; the only upload is the one you make to the application yourself.
This page sizes the file. It does not judge whether the photo would be accepted — head size, background and expression are for you to check against the official page.
Questions people ask here
Is 2 × 2 inches the same as 600 × 600?
For the US visa, yes: the State Department page asks for a square of 600 to 1200 pixels, and a 2 × 2 inch print scanned at 300 pixels per inch is exactly 600 × 600. This page saves 600 × 600; type a larger square if you have one.
Does this check the background or the expression?
No. It meets the file's numbers — pixels, kilobytes, format — and makes no claim about the photo itself. Read the official page for the rules about the face, light and background.
Where do the numbers come from?
The US preset from the State Department's digital image requirements, the e-Visa preset from the Indian e-Visa photo instructions, both linked from the preset and checked on 18 October 2026. Requirements change; the official page wins.