Australian Passport Photos

[MissBecs 0]

I got my passport photo taken today to send to Roger so he can finally get all these documents sent off for the I-129F. I noticed the other day on some website I found that it said the photo needs to have your chest in the photo as well! I got my photo done at a post office and it only has my neck and a slight part of my shoulder.. would this be enough? also after speaking to another Australian it seems that perhaps the Visa requires a different size photo to a normal passport photo?

Any other Australians around that have sent off this already? where did you get the photo taken and what size was it? was just a normal passport sized photo ok? and how much of your body was in the photo? I just don't want to send a photo off that is wrong! I would much rather get it correct the first time!

[TruLuv 0]

I have attached the photo guide for US passport photos. I sent this to my fiance when he needed to have his photo taken. It is super detailed.

I got my passport photo taken today to send to Roger so he can finally get all these documents sent off for the I-129F. I noticed the other day on some website I found that it said the photo needs to have your chest in the photo as well! I got my photo done at a post office and it only has my neck and a slight part of my shoulder.. would this be enough? also after speaking to another Australian it seems that perhaps the Visa requires a different size photo to a normal passport photo?

Any other Australians around that have sent off this already? where did you get the photo taken and what size was it? was just a normal passport sized photo ok? and how much of your body was in the photo? I just don't want to send a photo off that is wrong! I would much rather get it correct the first time!

Photo_Guide.pdf

[Argentina 0]

I got my passport photo taken today to send to Roger so he can finally get all these documents sent off for the I-129F. I noticed the other day on some website I found that it said the photo needs to have your chest in the photo as well! I got my photo done at a post office and it only has my neck and a slight part of my shoulder.. would this be enough? also after speaking to another Australian it seems that perhaps the Visa requires a different size photo to a normal passport photo?

Any other Australians around that have sent off this already? where did you get the photo taken and what size was it? was just a normal passport sized photo ok? and how much of your body was in the photo? I just don't want to send a photo off that is wrong! I would much rather get it correct the first time!

Hi MissBecs

Once you read TruLuv's guide on the photos - you can always take them yourself (as I always do). As long as you have a good picture with the right background, etc - you can use the website to http://www.epassportphoto.com/ to help you crop them with the appropriate ratios (head & chest). You select the country you need a photo for, upload you own pic, it helps you crop it to 2in by 2in (51 mm by 51mm) with the appropriate proportions for head & upper body. They give you the option to save on your computer or print them out with some company - just make sure to save it to your comp and voila! Now you can go somewhere and print out a sheet or it for like 20 cents instead of paying a couple of dollars for someone else to take it who might do it wrong. Hope this helps and good luck!

[Hugglebuggles 60]

This is for the I-129F correct? then no, there's no requirement to have your chest in the picture... not that I've ever heard of. If you were to include your chest, the dimensions of your face would be far to tiny in the photograph! Our photos had the face and the top of the shoulders, that's all. The photos are technically suposed to be American passport size (2 inches by 2 inches), but they have been found to let people go with larger pictures. When I submitted the application I had 2x3 Canadian sized photos, not realizing the standards were different, and I received no RFE for that. I know of a lot of people who did the same thing! When you get to the embassy level, its smart to make sure you have the correct size, as some places do sent people away to get the proper sized photographs.