Has anyone ever applied to the US Embassy in Paris for a Non immigrant visa?
We are frequent visitors to the US and until now have travelled under the Esta visa program, which is obtained online in just a few minutes, but limits the stay in the US to 90 days.
Because we want to stay longer we are applying for a Non immigrant visa which allows a max stay of 6 months. To apply for this visa one completes and submits online a DS-160 Form, after which you are given an interview date at the Embassy in Paris. The problem we are having is uploading a photo onto the form which is a requirement.
The requirements for the digital photo are stringent; the overall size must be 51mm x 51mm [600 pixels x 600 pixels] and the size of the head and distance of the eyes to the bottom of the image must be within a range, given as a percentage of the overall size of the image. Photo kiosks near us produce photos 45mm x 35 mm, so I used Adobe photoshop elements 12 to change to the US required size, but the image became distorted and was rejected online. I have tried taking photos myself and obtained the correct size image, but could not get the head and eye percentages withing the given limits. I have tried unsuccessfully with my limited French to explain to professional photographers the US requirements, so I am hoping one of our members has overcome this problem and can advise how they did it. I should add that I had no problems last year getting a new UK passport, but the size photo produced by kiosks here complied with the UK requirements.
Thanks
Graham