Take your DV lottery photo with your phone

No studio needed. Stand by a window, take the shot with any phone — on your own or with a helper — and the AI turns it into a 600 × 600 DV photo with a white background.

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DV photo from a selfie
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Benjamin Franklin's selfie at home: glasses, yellow light, tilted head, room behind The same shot after the AI: white background, no glasses, head straight and filling 59 % of the frame
01Format
JPEG · 600 × 600
02File size
214 KB of 240
03Head
59 % · range 50–69
04Eyes
62 % from bottom
05Background · glasses
white · no glasses
Specimen card · example: Benjamin Franklin, the one on the hundred-dollar bill

Setup

Set up the shot

Two minutes of setup decide most of the result.

  1. Face a window

    Daylight from the front gives even light without shadows on the face.

  2. A plain light wall behind

    The rule asks for a neutral, light background — the AI evens it out to white.

  3. Phone at eye level

    Not from below and not from above: the head should not tilt up or down.

  4. Arm's length or more

    A helper one or two meters away — or the phone propped up on the self-timer — gives a more natural face than a close selfie.

  5. No flash

    Flash leaves glare and hard shadows; daylight is enough.

  6. Glasses off

    Eyeglasses and sunglasses are not allowed in the DV photo.

  7. Neutral face, eyes open

    Look straight into the lens with both eyes open and the mouth closed.

  8. Take a few

    Several shots let you pick the sharpest one.

Three steps

From phone shot to DV photo

  1. Front or back camera, any phone. Use the setup above.

    any phone

  2. The AI sets the white background, straightens the head and crops 600 × 600.

    about a minute

  3. The preview is free. Pay €2.99 and save the JPEG for the entry.

    free preview

Selfie review

What usually goes wrong with a phone photo

Five things phones do by default — and how the photo looks after the AI.

Franklin's selfie at home with the mistakes markedThe same photo after the AI
  1. Kitchen in the backgroundRooms, doors and patterns fail: the background must be neutral and light.White background
  2. Glasses onThe DV rule does not allow eyeglasses or sunglasses.Glasses removed
  3. Ceiling lampLight from above throws shadows under the eyes.Even light
  4. Phone held lowShooting from below tilts the head back.Head level
  5. 4 MB HEIC fileiPhones save HEIC; the entry takes a JPEG of up to 240 KB.JPEG · 214 KB

Price

How much a DV photo from your phone costs

DV photo from a phone · DV · PHONE

€2.99per photo, one-time

  • Entry file 600 × 600, up to 240 KB
  • Print sheet with 2 × 2 inch photos
  • No subscription
Rejected? Money backIf the authority rejects the photo, we refund the payment in full. Within 14 days.

€2.99 if you pay within 30 minutes of the result, €5.99 after that.

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№ DV · PHONE · ANFAS.PRO

In short

DV photo with a phone: FAQ

Can I take my DV lottery photo with my phone?
Yes. The rule allows an image from a digital camera; any phone camera will do, and the AI turns the shot into a 600 × 600 JPEG of up to 240 KB.
Front or back camera?
Either works. The back camera is usually sharper, so a helper with the back camera gives the best start; a selfie is fine too.
Do I need a white wall?
A plain light wall is enough. The AI evens the background out to white.
My iPhone saves HEIC. Is that a problem?
No — upload it as it is. You get back a JPEG, the format the entry takes.
Should I use portrait mode?
No — it blurs the edges of the hair. Take a normal photo; the AI replaces the background anyway.
Can I smile in the DV photo?
Keep a neutral expression with the mouth closed and both eyes open.
How far should the phone be?
At arm's length for a selfie, or one to two meters away for a helper, always at eye level.
How much does it cost?
The preview is free. A photo costs €2.99 if you pay within 30 minutes of the result, €5.99 after that. If the photo is rejected, we refund you.

More about green card photos

Primary sources

Where the rules come from

  1. ecfr.gov22 CFR 42.33(b)(2): digital camera image, pose and backgroundchecked 30 Oct 2026
  2. travel.state.govU.S. Department of State: DV photo requirementsverified 17 May 2026

Your phone is enough

Shoot by the window, upload, and see your DV photo for free.

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