Passport style photo

[Archeon 0]

hi everyone,

Just a very quick and easy one...

The instructions for the passport "style" photo on this site designate that the photo must be 2 inch by 2 inch (+ facial size requirements), while on the official forms it doesn't specify the overall dimensions of the photo only the size from chin to hair line.

Today i got a set of English passport photos done, where my head should be approximately the right size, the the picture itself is a rectangle, not a square.

Is this likely to cause problems? I am just trying to avoid any possible slip ups here, as i am also not sure how i would go about getting an american style passport photo done properly over here.

Arch

[Frenchwife 1]

hi everyone,

Just a very quick and easy one...

The instructions for the passport "style" photo on this site designate that the photo must be 2 inch by 2 inch (+ facial size requirements), while on the official forms it doesn't specify the overall dimensions of the photo only the size from chin to hair line.

Today i got a set of English passport photos done, where my head should be approximately the right size, the the picture itself is a rectangle, not a square.

Is this likely to cause problems? I am just trying to avoid any possible slip ups here, as i am also not sure how i would go about getting an american style passport photo done properly over here.

Arch

don't look for trouble.

else look at uscis picture requirements fully, on their website not on the visajourney...

still I would not look for trouble...

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

hi everyone,

Just a very quick and easy one...

The instructions for the passport "style" photo on this site designate that the photo must be 2 inch by 2 inch (+ facial size requirements), while on the official forms it doesn't specify the overall dimensions of the photo only the size from chin to hair line.

Today i got a set of English passport photos done, where my head should be approximately the right size, the the picture itself is a rectangle, not a square.

Is this likely to cause problems? I am just trying to avoid any possible slip ups here, as i am also not sure how i would go about getting an american style passport photo done properly over here.

Arch

USCIS is not terribly picky about this. I've read of numerous people who have submitted non-US-size passport photos and had no problems. As long as it's relatively close, and the facial dimensions are correct, not something to stress about.

That being said, if you find a photographer who is familiar with the requirements for US visa photos, you'll be good to go—the requirements for US visa photos are the same as those for US passports.

Edited September 19, 2009 by Stephen + Elisha

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

hi everyone,

Just a very quick and easy one...

The instructions for the passport "style" photo on this site designate that the photo must be 2 inch by 2 inch (+ facial size requirements), while on the official forms it doesn't specify the overall dimensions of the photo only the size from chin to hair line.

Today i got a set of English passport photos done, where my head should be approximately the right size, the the picture itself is a rectangle, not a square.

Is this likely to cause problems? I am just trying to avoid any possible slip ups here, as i am also not sure how i would go about getting an american style passport photo done properly over here.

Arch

It is very likely to cause problems and it woul dbe really silly to have many weeks delay over this. Really silly.

Go back, get 2 x 2 photos which meet the specs. They know how to do them. Get about 12 of them as you will need them throughout the process. As long as you do not make major changes to your appearance the ONE rule you CAN ignore is the "taken within 30 days" rule. We used the same passport photo from petition to AOS wihtoput a problem for 3 people (K-1 and two separate k-2s)

[redglasses 1]

US embassy in London has a list of photographers who are familiar with the US passport photos (2"x2")

England

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/acs/p...tographers.html

Northern Ireland

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/acs/p...otographers.pdf

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

hi everyone,

Just a very quick and easy one...

The instructions for the passport "style" photo on this site designate that the photo must be 2 inch by 2 inch (+ facial size requirements), while on the official forms it doesn't specify the overall dimensions of the photo only the size from chin to hair line.

Today i got a set of English passport photos done, where my head should be approximately the right size, the the picture itself is a rectangle, not a square.

Is this likely to cause problems? I am just trying to avoid any possible slip ups here, as i am also not sure how i would go about getting an american style passport photo done properly over here.

Arch

It is very likely to cause problems and it woul dbe really silly to have many weeks delay over this. Really silly.

Go back, get 2 x 2 photos which meet the specs. They know how to do them. Get about 12 of them as you will need them throughout the process. As long as you do not make major changes to your appearance the ONE rule you CAN ignore is the "taken within 30 days" rule. We used the same passport photo from petition to AOS wihtoput a problem for 3 people (K-1 and two separate k-2s)

Nonsense. The I-129F instructions specify "passport-style." They do not require 2" x 2". Their only concern is with the facial dimensions and the white background. He will need to get 2 x 2 for the visa application after NOA2, but there's no reason to hold up filing the I-129F over this if everything else is in order.

As a matter of fact, I'm positive that Elisha's photo was rectangular. Not square. No RFE.

Edited September 19, 2009 by Stephen + Elisha

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

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[Gary and Alla 3,694]

hi everyone,

Just a very quick and easy one...

The instructions for the passport "style" photo on this site designate that the photo must be 2 inch by 2 inch (+ facial size requirements), while on the official forms it doesn't specify the overall dimensions of the photo only the size from chin to hair line.

Today i got a set of English passport photos done, where my head should be approximately the right size, the the picture itself is a rectangle, not a square.

Is this likely to cause problems? I am just trying to avoid any possible slip ups here, as i am also not sure how i would go about getting an american style passport photo done properly over here.

Arch

It is very likely to cause problems and it woul dbe really silly to have many weeks delay over this. Really silly.

Go back, get 2 x 2 photos which meet the specs. They know how to do them. Get about 12 of them as you will need them throughout the process. As long as you do not make major changes to your appearance the ONE rule you CAN ignore is the "taken within 30 days" rule. We used the same passport photo from petition to AOS wihtoput a problem for 3 people (K-1 and two separate k-2s)

Nonsense. The I-129F instructions specify "passport-style." They do not require 2" x 2". Their only concern is with the facial dimensions and the white background. He will need to get 2 x 2 for the visa application after NOA2, but there's no reason to hold up filing the I-129F over this if everything else is in order.

As a matter of fact, I'm positive that Elisha's photo was rectangular. Not square. No RFE.

OK, do what Steve says. I stand corrected. Yes, what I said is nonsense. Nonsense?

FYI, if the adjudicator YOU get for your case decides to send an RFE because the photos are rectangular, instead of square (and yes they DO specify 5cm x 5cm size...deadly close to 2 x 2) then your case will be delayed for many weeks as you go about to get new photos and then send them to your fiancee and then wait while the adjudicator gets back to your case. The adjudicator may be WRONG, and it will not matter to you. YOUR case will be delayed. In this process, if ANYTHING goes wrong, your fault, their fault, the mailman's fault, it is YOUR problem.

How much chance are you willing to take for the cost of new photos? 5%? 10%? 1%? I am not one to deliberately recommend you go against the stated rules and requirements and leave something open to another's judgement if it is avoidable, AND at the same time recommend you do additional, imagined to be beneficial, procedures that do not exist in any rules, handbooks or regulations. You can even take the photos yourself, email them to your fiancee and have her print them and crop them as needed. I would not deliberatley recommend you submit photos that do not meet the stated specifications and leave that door open. "But you suggested violating the 30 day rule" you say. True, except the photos you submit will be submitted to different people along the way. You think the medical exam guys that need 3 photos know which ones you sent to USCIS 6 months before? If it still looks like you...go with it. If you had a beard 6 months ago and shaved it off...get new photos. While the consulate may have your entire file, they do not have the photos, that is why you bring new ones with your application. Do they still look like you?

It is just curious that one that would support the concept of "frontloading" which is unproven and nothing more than someone's imagined safety net for difficult consulates, would deliberately recommend not following printed requirements. Strange duality.

Disregard all I said in this post the above, it is nonsense. I do this to fill time in my otherwise uneventful life.

Edited September 20, 2009 by Gary and Alla

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

hi everyone,

Just a very quick and easy one...

The instructions for the passport "style" photo on this site designate that the photo must be 2 inch by 2 inch (+ facial size requirements), while on the official forms it doesn't specify the overall dimensions of the photo only the size from chin to hair line.

Today i got a set of English passport photos done, where my head should be approximately the right size, the the picture itself is a rectangle, not a square.

Is this likely to cause problems? I am just trying to avoid any possible slip ups here, as i am also not sure how i would go about getting an american style passport photo done properly over here.

Arch

It is very likely to cause problems and it woul dbe really silly to have many weeks delay over this. Really silly.

Go back, get 2 x 2 photos which meet the specs. They know how to do them. Get about 12 of them as you will need them throughout the process. As long as you do not make major changes to your appearance the ONE rule you CAN ignore is the "taken within 30 days" rule. We used the same passport photo from petition to AOS wihtoput a problem for 3 people (K-1 and two separate k-2s)

Nonsense. The I-129F instructions specify "passport-style." They do not require 2" x 2". Their only concern is with the facial dimensions and the white background. He will need to get 2 x 2 for the visa application after NOA2, but there's no reason to hold up filing the I-129F over this if everything else is in order.

As a matter of fact, I'm positive that Elisha's photo was rectangular. Not square. No RFE.

OK, do what Steve says. I stand corrected. Yes, what I said is nonsense. Nonsense?

FYI, if the adjudicator YOU get for your case decides to send an RFE because the photos are rectangular, instead of square (and yes they DO specify 5cm x 5cm size...deadly close to 2 x 2) then your case will be delayed for many weeks as you go about to get new photos and then send them to your fiancee and then wait while the adjudicator gets back to your case. The adjudicator may be WRONG, and it will not matter to you. YOUR case will be delayed. In this process, if ANYTHING goes wrong, your fault, their fault, the mailman's fault, it is YOUR problem.

How much chance are you willing to take for the cost of new photos? 5%? 10%? 1%? I am not one to deliberately recommend you go against the stated rules and requirements and leave something open to another's judgement if it is avoidable, AND at the same time recommend you do additional, imagined to be beneficial, procedures that do not exist in any rules, handbooks or regulations. You can even take the photos yourself, email them to your fiancee and have her print them and crop them as needed. I would not deliberatley recommend you submit photos that do not meet the stated specifications and leave that door open. "But you suggested violating the 30 day rule" you say. True, except the photos you submit will be submitted to different people along the way. You think the medical exam guys that need 3 photos know which ones you sent to USCIS 6 months before? If it still looks like you...go with it. If you had a beard 6 months ago and shaved it off...get new photos. While the consulate may have your entire file, they do not have the photos, that is why you bring new ones with your application. Do they still look like you?

It is just curious that one that would support the concept of "frontloading" which is unproven and nothing more than someone's imagined safety net for difficult consulates, would deliberately recommend not following printed requirements. Strange duality.

Disregard all I said in this post the above, it is nonsense. I do this to fill time in my otherwise uneventful life.

Quoted from page 3 of the I-129F instructions:

6. What Other Documents Do You Need?

...

B. Give USCIS a passport-style color photograph of yourself and a passport-style color photograph of your fiancé(e), with both photos taken within 30 days of the date of filing this petition. The photos must have a white background, be glossy, un-retouched and not mounted. The dimension of the full frontal facial image of you and your fiancé(e) in separate photos should be about one inch from your chin to the top of your hair. Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print the name (and Alien Registration Number, if known) on the back of each photograph.

Show us where that says 5 x 5. Show us anywhere where USCIS specifies 2" x 2"/5cm x 5cm for the photos submitted with the I-129F. If you can, I'll happily concede that my earlier advice was incorrect.

Otherwise, though, your long-winded self-justifying screed quoted above has misrepresented USCIS instructions and employed scare tactics simply to try to convince others that your nonsense is not nonsense..

So, Gary, ball's in your court. Show us where USCIS asks for 5 x 5.

Edited September 20, 2009 by Stephen + Elisha

[bigtex26 2]

Quick question. About to take my passport-style photo today for my I-130.

At the moment I have a nicely trimmed beard. Should I shave this off for my photo?

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Quick question. About to take my passport-style photo today for my I-130.

At the moment I have a nicely trimmed beard. Should I shave this off for my photo?

Don't know why you'd think you need to shave your beard. The photo should represent you as you normally look, just as it would in a passport. If you're wearing a beard in the other photos you're submitting then all the more reason NOT to shave it off.

BTW, next time, instead of resurrecting a two year old thread, start a new thread for your question and give it a descriptive subject line. It makes it easier for people to find information on the forum using the search function.

[djkurious 0]

Grab your digital camera, follow instructions from http://www.epassportphoto.com/Wizard.aspx and you should be fine.