ASTAR Photo Validator

Annually millions of Diversity Visa Lottery applications are rejected because of… invalid photos. A photo? What could be so difficult about taking a proper one? In fact, the requirements for DV lottery photos are strict and complex. Consider this: are many people aware of such advanced notions like photo resolution, color depth, color space? Meanwhile, all of the above and much more are specified in the photo requirements contained in the lottery rules.

You may want to hire a professional photographer to ensure everything goes smoothly. Unfortunately, judging from our experience, it is very often that photographs made in professional studios do not meet the requirements of the Green Card lottery. For example, not all photographers by far know that sRGB and Adobe RGB are two different color spaces. Or they might make your photo look nicer by retouching it, although lottery rules prohibit any manipulation of the photo. Therefore, we advise you to check a photo taken in a professional studio, even if the photographer assures you that it meets all the requirements.

So, no matter how you took the photo - yourself or in a photo studio, there is a high risk to apply with a bad photo, and this mistake will cost you a rejected application, wasted time, effort and money. And great disappointment.

What is the solution to this tricky issue? The answer is simple: use specialized photo validation software - ASTAR™ PhotoValidator.

With this utility you can easily and quickly check your photo for compliance with 25 parameters and you will be immediately notified about all the errors if any are revealed.

Moreover, ASTAR PhotoValidator has the function to automatically crop original photos taken with a camera or mobile phone. This feature will be especially useful for those who want to take photos by themselves, since the cropped photo must not only have the correct dimensions, but also meet all composition requirements. To crop your image you only need to upload the original photo into the program; it will do the rest of the work itself.

To get a registered version of the program you have to buy a license.
The price of the license is 18.99 EUR. 
The license is issued for a specific computer and cannot be transferred to another computer.

Acquired license is valid from the day of purchase through the nearest July 1st.
The only exception are licenses acquired in June: they are valid through July 1st of the following year.

To make a payment please press the green button below. As a result, you will be transferred to the PAYPAL payment system website to make the payment.

Note: you must enter a registration code of your copy of the program before effectuating payment. The program will prompt you to register it and will give you a registration code after you do a few free trial photo checks. Please note that free trial photo checks are provided to new users only. Free checks are not available in software installed on virtual servers. You also won't be able to use trial checks during the last days of DV lottery.

Please enter your registration code:

Activation of the program is carried out via the Internet within 5 minutes after the payment. After activation, a registration confirmation letter will be sent to your email address. In some cases, a delay of more than 5 minutes is possible. In case of delay, you can contact the support service for more information.

Before purchasing a license new users get a trial version of the program to make sure it works on their computers and meets their requirements. Once purchased, the program is immediately activated (in certain cases it might take longer, if you have any questions please feel free to contact our customer support). After the activation the return of the goods is not accepted and payment can't be refunded. If you do not accept these terms you should not purchase a license. Purchasing a license means that you agree to our terms and conditions.