Need photographs to upload to NVC?

[Gaiden79 14]

Hey all, 

 

I'm looking over the Civil docs they are asking me to upload for NVC on the CEAC website. I noticed that "Photographs" is on the list. On the travel.state.gov website that is not listed on the required docs, it's only listed for the interview itself.

 

So I'm wondering are they asking me to upload my wife's passport photos there? Thanks! 

[Stein 260]

Two passport sized photos in a .jpg or .pdf format.  NOT relationship photos.

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

Here's some helpful links from the State Department website on 

 

Photo examples:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/photo-examples.html

 

Digital Image Requirements:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/digital-image-requirements.html

 

Scanned Documents:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-8-scan-collected-documents.html

 

Best of luck

Edited June 21, 2020 by OrihimeandIchigo

[Gaiden79 14]

On 6/21/2020 at 4:24 AM, Stein said:

Two passport sized photos in a .jpg or .pdf format.  NOT relationship photos.

Thankyou!

[MikeMinusWife 42]

That’s so weird - I was about to ask the exact same question - but one minor add on.  The NVC ask for images to be combined into one single upload document wherever possible, so is it one pdf with 2 identical images, or is it better to upload 2 separate pdf files each with one image ?

[Gaiden79 14]

On 6/21/2020 at 2:14 PM, OrihimeandIchigo said:

Here's some helpful links from the State Department website on 

 

Photo examples:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/photo-examples.html

 

Digital Image Requirements:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/digital-image-requirements.html

 

Scanned Documents:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-8-scan-collected-documents.html

 

Best of luck

Thanks a lot. I noticed that the Digital Image Requirements contradicts the Scanned Documents requirements. The Digital Image requirements states that it must be JPEG file format but the Scanned Documents page says it could be PDF, JPEG, or JPG. Just curious about that.

[Gaiden79 14]

1 minute ago, MikeMinusWife said:

That’s so weird - I was about to ask the exact same question - but one minor add on.  The NVC ask for images to be combined into one single upload document wherever possible, so is it one pdf with 2 identical images, or is it better to upload 2 separate pdf files each with one image ?

I wouldn't think you would need to upload more than 1 image because its not the same as a physical copy of pictures. With a digital image they could make as many copies of your uploaded passport picture as they wanted. 

 

But if you are referring to actual documents then yes they are asking for all pages of that document to be saved into a single file. 

[arken 4,197]

Digital image requirement is for photos like PP photos

 

Scanning requirements are for documents which you can scan or take photo of and upload.

 

where it says the photograph in your ceac account, upload a digital photo. One is enough. 
 

you can use the photo tool in the link below to create the required PP photo.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/photo-composition-template.html

 

[MikeMinusWife 42]

1 minute ago, Gaiden79 said:

I wouldn't think you would need to upload more than 1 image because its not the same as a physical copy of pictures. With a digital image they could make as many copies of your uploaded passport picture as they wanted. 

 

But if you are referring to actual documents then yes they are asking for all pages of that document to be saved into a single file. 

They want digital uploads but specify “Photos” as if they are expecting 2.  I completely agree it makes no sense to upload the same digital image twice - but this is the government we are dealing with.

[Gaiden79 14]

2 minutes ago, MikeMinusWife said:

They want digital uploads but specify “Photos” as if they are expecting 2.  I completely agree it makes no sense to upload the same digital image twice - but this is the government we are dealing with.

Haha yeah no kidding sometimes the government is nonsensical. Better double check, but I'm betting its just 1 you need. 

[Gaiden79 14]

5 minutes ago, arken said:

Digital image requirement is for photos like PP photos

 

Scanning requirements are for documents which you can scan or take photo of and upload.

 

where it says the photograph in your ceac account, upload a digital photo. One is enough. 
 

you can use the photo tool in the link below to create the required PP photo.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/photo-composition-template.html

 

Ah okay, that makes sense. Thank God you referred me to those links or I might have just followed the scanned documents instructions instead. 

[Stein 260]

9 hours ago, MikeMinusWife said:

That’s so weird - I was about to ask the exact same question - but one minor add on.  The NVC ask for images to be combined into one single upload document wherever possible, so is it one pdf with 2 identical images, or is it better to upload 2 separate pdf files each with one image ?

I just slapped two identical passport pictures next to each other on the scanner and scanned as one scan.  Got DQ.

[MikeMinusWife 42]

2 hours ago, Stein said:

I just slapped two identical passport pictures next to each other on the scanner and scanned as one scan.  Got DQ.

That’s good to know - many thanks.

[Gaiden79 14]

On 6/23/2020 at 11:23 PM, Stein said:

I just slapped two identical passport pictures next to each other on the scanner and scanned as one scan.  Got DQ.

Nice, sounds easy enough