Free tool, no upload
Compress a photo to under 240 KB
The DV lottery and US visa (DS-160) portals reject files over 240 KB. This tool finds the highest JPEG quality that fits under the limit, without uploading anything.
Free to use. The image is never uploaded.
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Questions
Will compressing hurt the photo quality?
The tool binary-searches for the highest quality that fits under 240 KB, and only scales the image down if even the lowest acceptable quality is too large. For a typical 600×600 photo, 240 KB allows near-maximum quality.
Why is my photo rejected for file size?
Phone cameras produce 2–8 MB files. Portals cap uploads (DV: 240 KB) to standardize processing, so compress before uploading and check the pixel dimensions too.
How it works
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Choose your document
58 documents across 29 destinations, each with the official specification built in.
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Exact-spec file, print sheet and compliance report. One price, no subscription.