Are DACA renewal photos the same as I-765 photos?

Yes, they are the same two photos: a DACA renewal packet files Form I-765 under category (c)(33), and the packet's only photo requirement is the I-765's two identical 2x2 prints. Form I-821D itself requires none. The full DACA photo picture is on the DACA renewal photos page.

Where do the photos go in the I-765 packet?

Photographs are item 3.C in the assembly order in the instructions, after the Form I-94 or passport copy and the copy of your last EAD or identity document. Two identical 2x2 prints, name and A-Number penciled on the back.

I am a DACA renewal filer. Do I still send photos?

Send them. The instructions carry a note relieving DACA (c)(33) filers of extra identity documents, but by its placement that note addresses the identity-document item, not the photographs item. The source text is genuinely ambiguous, and two photos is the safe reading.

Photo required

I-765 (EAD) photo requirements

Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765)

Form I-765 requires two identical color passport-style photographs, each 2 x 2 inches, taken recently.

Check my photo free

Failed the check, or starting from a phone picture? The I-765 (EAD) photo maker corrects framing, dimensions, file size and background to this document's exact figures, previewed free.

The specification

I-765 photo specification
Number of photos	2
Printed size	2 x 2 inches, in color, full face, frontal view
Digital size	Not specified by the official source
Head height	1 to 1 3/8 inches, from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin
Eye position	1 1/8 to 1 3/8 inches, from the top of the eyes to the bottom of the photo
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

No pixel or DPI figure is published for this form.

Print, paper and what to write on the back

The two I-765 (EAD) photos must be identical color passport-style prints on thin paper with a glossy finish, unmounted, with your head bare unless you wear headwear required by your religious denomination. The requirement sits under Required Documentation, which applies to every eligibility category: no age or filing-location exception is stated.

Before they go in the envelope, use a pencil or felt pen to lightly print your name and A-Number (if any) on the back of the photos. It is a small instruction that prevents the common failure of photos separated from the file.

Questions about the I-765 (EAD) photo

Are DACA renewal photos the same as I-765 photos?: Yes, they are the same two photos: a DACA renewal packet files Form I-765 under category (c)(33), and the packet's only photo requirement is the I-765's two identical 2x2 prints. Form I-821D itself requires none. The full DACA photo picture is on the DACA renewal photos page.
Where do the photos go in the I-765 packet?: Photographs are item 3.C in the assembly order in the instructions, after the Form I-94 or passport copy and the copy of your last EAD or identity document. Two identical 2x2 prints, name and A-Number penciled on the back.
I am a DACA renewal filer. Do I still send photos?: Send them. The instructions carry a note relieving DACA (c)(33) filers of extra identity documents, but by its placement that note addresses the identity-document item, not the photographs item. The source text is genuinely ambiguous, and two photos is the safe reading.

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