Photo Requirement

All DV-2009 Program (Green Card Lottery) applicants are required to provide recent photograph of themselves and all co-applicants (spouse and children). You will need a computer file containing your digital photo (image) which will be submitted online with your entry form.

Photographs that do not comply with all specifications, including but not limited to recency of the photos, composition of the photos, and unacceptable backgrounds are grounds for disqualification of the entire entry. Any manipulation of photographs that alters the facial characteristics is grounds for disqualification of the entire entry.

Need Help?

We realize that it may be difficult for most people to provide digital photos, or have them adjusted to the appropriate specifications. It may be quite difficult for to do so correctly. In order to address this problem and make it easier for every applicant, USISO accepts photos in all formats (digital or paper) and through all forms of delivery (mail, e-mail and digital upload). Once we receive your photos, we digitize and adjust them. Then they will be uploaded to your application. If there is a problem with your photo, we contact you by e-mail, that you provide us with during registration, and ask you for a replacement photo.

Important: Before you try to submit your photos you should register. Once sign up with USISO you may submit your photos then.

If you already have registered with USISO, please enter your e-mail and your password upward, in order to enter your application and to submit your photos.