Scanning a Printed Photograph for New Online Application


A passport-quality paper photograph may be digitized by scanning to a JPEG image.

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Photograph Scanning Guidance

  • The photograph to be digitized must be at minimum 2 inches by 2 inches
  • The scanner resolution (sampling frequency) should be set to a minimum of 300 dots per inch (dpi) or 300 pixels per inch (ppi)
  • The digital photograph should be saved as a high-quality (low-compression) JPEG image file