US Visa
Compress DS-160 Photo Under 240KB Without Breaking the Crop
Compress a DS-160 visa photo below 240KB while preserving the required square crop, head scale, and white background.
Last updated Apr 27, 2026
Verified against the official source · Jul 13, 2026Compression Should Happen After Cropping
Compressing the original camera photo first can create artifacts and make the final crop worse. The safer order is crop, background cleanup, head scaling, then JPEG compression to the target file size.
- Final file stays in JPEG format.
- Square dimensions remain intact after compression.
- Preview lets you inspect the corrected photo before paying.
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