• Avoid white clothing because the portrait background for United States Passport Pictures is white.
• It is best to remove your glasses to eliminate any chances of rejection because of reflections.
• Your expression must be neutral with no frowning and can only have a minimal smile.
• USA Visa photographs must be taken by a professional studio.
• Passport, Visa and Green Card photo sizes and quantities of photos required change frequently. Please verify the photo specs with your embassy prior to visiting our studio..

On August 2nd, 2004 major changes were made on US Visa photo requirement and Green Card photo requirement.

All US immigration photos including passport photos, Green Cards, Green Card photos, USCIS, INS photos, US citizenship photos, naturalization photos are now straight front facing 2" x 2" photos according to announcements from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). For special requirements on US Citizenship Photos click here.

The old type of 3/4 profile photos are being rejected since September 2004. There are some old, not-updated Web sites based on the old 3/4 requirements, which is not true any more. Unwritten rules - Both Ears shown. No earrings. No smile. No eyeglasses. There is no clearly written rules on the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) web site about Ears, Earrings or Smiling. However, we've seen enough photos rejected simply because the ears are not shown or the person is smiling. This is particularly the case for Green Card and US Citizenship application processes. It seems that in real world the US Citizenship and Immigration Services wants photos with your both ears shown, no earnings or no smiling.

Don't take any chances! The purpose of the photo is to get your US Visa or US Immigration process achieved promptly. Just let your both ears shown, take off your earrings and no smiling. We also strongly recommend that your eyeglasses should be taken off. Yes, the rule says that you CAN wear eyeglasses, as long as your eyes are clearly visible and no reflections from the lenses nor frames. But HOW clear is CLEAR to US immigration officers? Without eyeglasses, your US Immigration or US Visa process will go smoothly with no problem. With eyeglasses on , there is a chance that the photo would be rejected. Why do you have to take chances here? In short, let's make your US Visa and US Immigration photos as worry-free as possible.

You can't go wrong with:

"Both ears showing, no earrings, no smile and no eyeglasses" in photos.

Please call Feldman's Photography at 813-685-4343 for your United States Passport appointment. You should be able to walk out of our studio with your two 2"x2" photos in less than five minutes.