Check your DV lottery photo file here
Choose a photo or take one. It’s checked on this phone.
Free check. $9.95 if it passes: the file.
Full refund if it’s rejected. Conditions
The file you upload
The price, if your photo passes: $9.95
- E-DV entry file, 600 × 600 px
- included
The rule, and how the camera keeps you in it
| Head height | 50–69% of the photo height The camera tells you to move closer or back. |
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| Eye line | 56–69% of the height, from the bottom |
| Digital file | 600 × 600 px JPEG, 240 KB or less We crop to it. |
| Background | White or off-white The camera reads your wall before it takes the photo. We don’t edit it. |
| Glasses | Not allowed We ask before you pay. |
| Expression | Neutral Auto waits until your eyes are open. |
| Editing | Digitally altered photos are not accepted, and scanned or copied photos from other documents are rejected. |
More: Head coverings and other rules
| Head coverings | Only for religious purposes and worn daily; your full face must be visible with no shadows. |
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| Other rules |
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Sources: federalregister.gov, ecfr.gov and travel.state.gov, checked September 28, 2026.
Wall
Do: White Don’t: Beige Light
Do: Window Don’t: Yellow lamp Phone
Do: 4 ft away Don’t: Arm’s length Glasses
Do: Off Don’t: On
If your photo doesn’t pass, we show the one thing to fix, drawn on your photo, and the camera opens set up for it. Retakes are free.
1. First try
If your photo doesn’t pass, we show the one thing to fix, drawn on your photo, and the camera opens set up for it.
2. Second try
The same problem again: a change to the setup, such as a white sheet behind you, a helper or the timer, or a window’s light.
3. Third try
Other ways to finish: your phone’s camera instead of this computer’s, or a drugstore or post office photo counter. Retakes are free.
Before and after you pay
Before you pay
free check, retake as often as you like
After you pay
2 free new photos for 7 days
If it’s rejected
full refund
Send us the rejection notice within 60 days of receiving it, and within 6 months of your order. Conditions
Your photo
stays on your device until you tap Pay
Files deleted: 7 days after your order
- Your fileson the next page, and by email
- Refundto the card or wallet you paid with
- Who we areStudioless is a service of AboutUsAgency, Inc., a U.S. company.
- Questionssupport@getstudioless.com
Questions
Will my photo be accepted?
The State Department decides. We check your photo against the State Department’s published rule before you pay. If the office rejects it because of the photo, you get a full refund. Send us the rejection notice within 60 days of receiving it, and within 6 months of your order. Conditions
Do you edit my photo?
No. We level, resize and crop it, and nothing else.
The U.S. Department of State’s rule, in short: Digitally altered photos are not accepted, and scanned or copied photos from other documents are rejected.
So a wall that isn’t white or off-white means a new photo. The camera helps you take it.
I don’t have a white wall. What can I use?
The U.S. Department of State asks for a white or off-white background. A white door, a white sheet pinned flat to a wall, or white poster board. Face a window so the light falls on your face, and stand about 2 ft in front of the wall so your shadow falls behind you.
How do I upload the file?
Save the file to your phone or computer and upload it where the electronic DV entry form asks for your photo. The file is 600 × 600 px JPEG, 240 KB or less.
What size is a DV lottery photo?
It’s a digital-only photo (600 × 600 px). Your head, from the chin to the top of the hair, must fill 50–69% of the photo’s height. Your eyes must sit 56–69% of the height above the bottom edge. The background must be white or off-white.
Is my photo private?
The check runs on your device. Your photo is uploaded only when you continue to checkout, and we delete your files 7 days after your order.