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OPT Color Photo Specifications Instructions

You must submit two identical color passport-style photographs of yourself taken recently (within 30 days of filing form I-765).

The photos must have the following:
 
  • A white or off-white background, be printed on thin paper with a glossy finish, and be unmounted and unretouched.
  • The two identical passport-style photos must be 2 by 2 inches.
  • The photos must be in color with a full face and frontal view on a white to off-white background.
  • Head height should measure 1 to 1 3/8 inches from the top of your hair to the bottom of your chin, and eye height should be 1 1/8 to 1 3/8 inches from the top of your eyes to the bottom of the photo.
  • Your head must be bare unless you are wearing headwear as required by a religious denomination of which you are a member.
  • Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name and SEVIS number on the back of the photos.
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