Where to get US size passport photos in AUS?

[Athena13 10]

HI seems the requirement for photo submission has changed over the years for K-1. Correct me if I'm wrong ----- We now need 2 of these for DS 156 form, (paste on the form?) and 3 regular Aus size for the medical exam.

So in Sydney where can I get the US 50mm square passport photos? The regular passport service places only made Aus size. I haven't tried AUS Post yet.

Can I make my own?

and on the day of interview, we don't submit more passport photos?

[KLS2010 30]

I'm not sure about DS-156 (I don't remember that form...but I did CR-1, so maybe that is a K1 form. Either that or there is also a possibility that my brain is fried from all this immigration paperwork lol ), but for my medical I believe they told me that they could be either US or Australia size. Probably best to check with your panel physician and go with what they say.

I've had varying degrees of success in getting US-size done at Office Works. The first time I went in I took the printed photo requirements (from USCIS or NVC website - can't remember which now) and they custom cropped them for me no problems. When I went back a second time to get more, they told me they couldn't do US-size, even though I told them that someone on their staff had in fact done them for me about a month before!

I ended up going to a small privately-owned camera shop and he had no issues doing them US-size. He pulled out a little reference sheet he had with the sizes on it and did them straight away for me.

Found this on the US Consulate General Sydney website - list of US passport photo requirements and some photographers that do them.

[Athena13 10]

Oh there is a list? That's so cool! Wish I looked here first, i finall got some, 4 for $18 in city, opposte Haymarket Post Office.

And for the 3 for medical, i think i wil use my spare ones from the last 3 years, all different ones, don't know if they will accept them. Otherwise that's another lot of cost. $12 for 4 or 8 Aus size.

Thank you KLS!!! )

[KLS2010 30]

Don't know if they will accept three different pics or not, but it does say they need to be 'recent'. Doesn't say whether or not they need to be US or Australian size either. (I think from memory the box on the medical form where they put the photo is US size, but they didn't worry about putting my AUS size pic on it).

01/2012 9 FAM 42.66 Exhibit II

The applicants must have 3 recent photographs of themselves, with the likenesses confirmed with official documents containing the applicants’ photographs. One photo will be presented at the time of the panel physician contact, and will be stapled to the front of the Medical Examination for Immigrant or Refugee Applicant (DS-2053). The other two will be separately attached to the requests for blood collection, and for Chest X-ray.

This is from the medical examinations sheet on the US Embassy Canberra website.

[Deb+Steve 13]

I used Aus sized ones for the medical, as mentioned above they do need to be recent (within last 6 months I think).

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Yes you CAN make them yourself using this site: http://www.epassportphoto.com/ I had some photos done for the K1 at a booth that seriously gave me the BEST photos I've ever had of myeslf and scanned those in. SO much cheaper than any other option and totally fine.

Edited March 3, 2012 by Vanessa&Tony