Is Form I-751 the green card renewal form?

No, and the two are easy to confuse. I-751 removes the conditions on a 2-year conditional green card obtained through marriage. Renewing or replacing an existing 10-year card is Form I-90, which takes no photos at all. I-751 takes two color prints per person.

I am filing from overseas on military or government orders. Anything extra?

Yes. Write ACTIVE MILITARY or GOVERNMENT ORDERS on top of the form and attach a copy of your current orders, along with the two photos for each person included in the petition.

How many photos for an overseas I-751 with dependents?

Two passport-style photos for each petitioner and each dependent, regardless of age, but only for filers residing overseas on US military or government orders. A petitioner with three dependents in that situation sends eight photos. Standard I-751 filers in the United States submit no photos at all; USCIS captures biometrics at an appointment, and the approved case leads to a regular 10-year green card.

What do I write on the photos?

Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number), if any, on the back of each photo.

Sometimes required

I-751 photo requirements

Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (Form I-751)

Form I-751 requires photographs only if you live overseas on US military or government orders, and then it is two photos for each petitioner and each dependent regardless of age, so the total is often more than two. Standard filers send none, because biometrics are captured at an Application Support Center.

When photos are needed

Only if you reside overseas pursuant to US military or government orders. Then two photos are required for each petitioner AND each dependent, regardless of age

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The specification

I-751 photo specification
Number of photos	See condition above
Printed size	2 x 2 inches, in color, full face, frontal view
Digital size	Not specified by the official source
Head height	Not specified by the official source
Eye position	Not specified by the official source
Background	White to off-white
File format	Not specified by the official source
How recent	Taken recently. The form instructions give no specific number of days or months.

Editing and retouching

Photos submitted to USCIS must be unmounted and unretouched. Unretouched means the photos must not be edited or digitally enhanced.

USCIS, quoted from the official source

What the official source does not say

Unlike I-130 and I-129F, the I-751 instructions give NO head-height or eye-height figure. Those fields are genuinely absent from the source, not merely unlocated. Do not import them from another form.

Questions about the I-751 photo

Is Form I-751 the green card renewal form?: No, and the two are easy to confuse. I-751 removes the conditions on a 2-year conditional green card obtained through marriage. Renewing or replacing an existing 10-year card is Form I-90, which takes no photos at all. I-751 takes two color prints per person.
I am filing from overseas on military or government orders. Anything extra?: Yes. Write ACTIVE MILITARY or GOVERNMENT ORDERS on top of the form and attach a copy of your current orders, along with the two photos for each person included in the petition.
How many photos for an overseas I-751 with dependents?: Two passport-style photos for each petitioner and each dependent, regardless of age, but only for filers residing overseas on US military or government orders. A petitioner with three dependents in that situation sends eight photos. Standard I-751 filers in the United States submit no photos at all; USCIS captures biometrics at an appointment, and the approved case leads to a regular 10-year green card.
What do I write on the photos?: Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number), if any, on the back of each photo.

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