Petition photos

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I posted about the consulate in Chisinau starting to process visas. They began on November 1st. I definitely put down Chisinau, Moldova as where she would be filing. I hope they are easy. It would be nice.

Great, I knew I had read that somewhere. Thanks. The region does not have a history of high fraud so it will not fall into one of those categories BUT such things are bascally dependent on the person running the consulate. Hopefully they do not transfer the guy running Guyaquil to Chisinau.

[Robert de Bonda 3]

I loaded 18 photos (6 per page) into a Word document. I added captions below each photo indicating date, place and persons in foto. I have physical copies of those fotos and several more ready for our interview. My petition was approved with these fotos.

[CoffeeMuse 5]

From memory, I printed out on my HP Photosmart Inkjet printer 4x6 glossy photo's from our visits taken with my digicam. I believe I included one photo from our first visit, and around 3 or 4 photo's from each of the next two visits. I don't know if it was a plus or not, but it sure didn't hurt to have a prominent recognizable landmark in the background of a few of the photo's.

BTW, as an aside I noticed in earlier responses, high fraud countries mentioned. Does Visa Journey have a list of countries and a fraud rating (low, medium high). It might be a useful resource so those applying for Visa's can be aware of their situation during their processing. IOW, a person applying for a visa from a high fraud country would at least be aware of the need for additional evidence, solid proof etc etc.

[CJ&Jum 0]

I enclosed 3 photos, printed on regular paper, two of us together in Thailand, and one with family. I wrote a brief caption on each photo. Never any problem and I never saw the pictures again so they probably went into the magic circular file at the embassy. There is no need to have anything fancy, just like others suggest, submit what is requested and you should be fine. We had no problems with our visa process several years ago. It was painless. Good luck!

[C and Lore 3]

Personally, I would print them on regular paper (of course in color.) At the end of the day, digital photos (which is what the bulk of the world makes) can be photoshopped and/or altered prior to being printed on 'professional photo paper' at your CVS, Walgreens, or at home.

I printed all of mine on regular paper and in color. I chose pictures which most clearly showed me and my fiance in recognizable places and substantiated it with boarding passes showing that we both went there together on dates within the last two years. I filed recently but I doubt I'll recieve an RFE for it because I showed pictures PLUS undeniable information that shows the pictures sent were not altered to present a different image.

Always remember to question your evidence as someone from the outside. If you send something look at it as, if I saw this do I know 100% that this picture is true. If you sent something such as a boarding pass for a flight with it, something you're not able to produce on your own and have no control over. Most likely someone on the other end will believe what you sent is true too. Pictures with no substantiating evidence to prove that A: the picture is real and B: the picture took place when you said it did will not be used as evidence in your favor, until you prove otherwise! Printing on slightly more expensive or fancy paper wont change that!

[FawkThisSite 13]

Great, I knew I had read that somewhere. Thanks. The region does not have a history of high fraud so it will not fall into one of those categories BUT such things are bascally dependent on the person running the consulate. Hopefully they do not transfer the guy running Guyaquil to Chisinau.

Awesome! That is good to hear about not being a high fraud territory, and let's hope not about the guy running the place, lol!

[sheenaspapi 18]

I see no benifit of printing pictures on regular paper in regards to photoshopping. If any alterations are made, they would be done on the pic file in your pc before you print it regardless if it is on paper or Kodak prints.

IMHO, printi.g on regular paper or not photo quality prints would attract attention. Your photos won't have the clarity of a regular photo as if you may be attempting to hide something.