United States · Green card
Green card photo
USCIS forms that still ask for a photo use the same 2 x 2 inch standard as a US visa. Since December 2025, though, most filings (I-485, N-400, I-90 and similar) take your photo at the biometrics appointment instead. Check your form's own instructions first; if it still wants a photo, run it through the free check here.
The check is free and runs on your device. You pay only if you download the finished file — $4.99, or $6.99 with a 4 × 6 in print sheet.
The exact specification
The same numbers the checker applies.
- Printed size
- 2 × 51 × 51 mm
- Print rules
- Not covered by any of our guides. Check the form instructions you are filing.
- Digital file
- No online upload spec published
- Head size
- 25–35 mm chin to crown
- Eye line
- 28–35 mm from the bottom edge
- Background
- Plain white or off-white
- Glasses
- Eyeglasses have not been allowed in new US visa photos since 1 November 2016. We cannot reliably detect glasses, so we report this check as unverified rather than passing it.
Not fully verified. We have not published a verified green-card guide. These values are the US 2 x 2 visa standard reused as a best effort. Check your form's own instructions before submitting.
What the free check covers
We measure
- Head size against the published window
- Eye position, where the authority sets one
- Head tilt and rotation
- Background brightness and evenness
- Sharpness and exposure
Only you can confirm
- Glasses — we can't reliably detect them, so we flag rather than pass
- Expression and mouth position
- Red eye
- Filters, retouching or AI edits made before upload
We are an independent service, not affiliated with any government. The issuing authority always makes the final decision — a pass here means your photo meets the published measurements we can check.