Greencard Lottery Registry

Technical Specifications: The submitted digital photograph must conform to the following specifications or the system will automatically reject the E-DV Entry Form and notify the sender.

• Taking a New Digital Image. If a new digital image is taken, it must meet the following specifications:
  • Image File Format:
    The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.
  • Image File Size:
    The maximum image file size will be sixty-two thousand five hundred (62,500) bytes.
  • Image Resolution:
    320 pixels high by 240 pixels wide.
  • Image Color Depth:
    24-bit color [Note: Colored photographs are preferred, but black and white or grayscale photographs, if used, must be scanned in 24-bit color mode. Monochrome images (2-bit color depth), 8-bit color or 8-bit grayscale will not be accepted

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The photographic print must also meet the Compositional Specifications. If the photographic print meets the Print Size, Print Color, and Compositional Specifications, scan the print using the following scanner specifications.

• Scanner Resolution:
  Scanned at a resolution of 150 dots per inch (dpi).
• Image File Format:
  The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.

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