Passport/Visa Pictures

[Cristy 4]

I had me and 3 kids and was freaking at how much it would cost. So here is what I did. I submitted the originals with our passports. I made copies of them at staples on photo paper, cost like $1.20 for a page of 8 photos. Cut them to 2x2 and that was it. Worked like a charm

So you used the copies to submit for your medicals and visas for yourself and your children?

I am soooo tempted to do this! I have to at least go and get something taken for the three of us before Monday. We go on Monday for the medical.

Hmmm, I am thinking now.

Yep that is what I did and it was fine and so much cheaper.

[David and Karen 0]

Alright thought I would post what I found out. I called Staples and explained that I would have passport pics and wanted to copy them before I sent them off. Could they do that? She said no they couldn't because of copyright issues but that I could do it myself on the self-copier.

All I had to do was use a credit card or buy a copy card from them, buy the photo paper from them to use and do it myself.

Food for thought!

[zyggy 9]

The specs are the same now.

When did the specs become the same? Dang, back in Jan when we filed, we went to a place in Ottawa and they goofed and shot hubby's pics as Canada size and not u.s. and we had to do a re-take. Is this recent news they are now all the same?

The specs for Canadian and US Passport Pictures are definitely NOT the same...

[David and Karen 0]

The specs are the same now.

When did the specs become the same? Dang, back in Jan when we filed, we went to a place in Ottawa and they goofed and shot hubby's pics as Canada size and not u.s. and we had to do a re-take. Is this recent news they are now all the same?

The specs for Canadian and US Passport Pictures are definitely NOT the same...

Ok well then I have read the letter enclosed with my Packet 3 wrong...

It is titled:

INFORMATION ON PHOTOGRAPHS FOR IMMIGRANT AND K VISA APPLICANTS

"2 by 2 inches (roughly 50 mm square) with the head centered in the frame."

....at the very bottom of the front side of that letter says

"NOTE: This photograph standard is the same as that of Canadian passport photographs"

I guess the packet 3 is wrong.

Sorry I took for granted that it was right.

[zyggy 9]

Canadian Specs is 2" wide and 2-3/4" long

American Specs is 2" x 2"

Edited September 8, 2006 by zyggy

[David and Karen 0]

Actually what I found on the Canadian government site was that it was not to exceed the size you listed

Size and paper

Photos must be no more than 2 inches wide X 2 3/4 inches long (50 mm X 70 mm) in size.

Heavy weight paper is unacceptable.

Photos must be printed on high quality photographic paper.

Photographic paper must have a backing that accepts and retains the photographer's stamp and date, and the guarantor's statement and signature, without smearing.

Have to let Montreal know the photo page in the packet 3 is wrong...

[Cristy 4]

Staples did it for me but yeah it would work doing it yourself.

[Married_my_love 0]

Canadian Specs is 2" wide and 2-3/4" long

American Specs is 2" x 2"

Yah see that's what I meant with my simplex answer of "canadian heads are bigger"

lol

[wrumug 0]

Oh!, i just took a pic from Costco (for K3 Visa), and told them the size should be the same as canadian passport, but now, should i need to retake again??

cuz the size is little bit bigger??

Canadian Specs is 2" wide and 2-3/4" long

American Specs is 2" x 2"

Yah see that's what I meant with my simplex answer of "canadian heads are bigger"

lol