Are Digital Photos Color Printed on Copy Paper Accepted by the USCIS?

[kate havoc 2]

hey guys! so right now my fiance is currently printing out our photos , chat logs etc to be submitted with the i-129f.

I just wanna know if it's alright to color print our digital photos ( vacation, holiday photos) on COPY PAPER instead of the oh so expensive photo paper (frugality at it's finest). Chat logs will be on copy paper as well.

Reason being, yes it is hell of a lot cheaper than photo paper and you could actually put 4 photos in a single page. We are planning on doing that then indicating specific dates, places, people at the side of each photo. (2x2 or 4x4 grid type thing). Still am gonna paperclip and indicate specifics though.

Is this an actual valid thing to do? or do we really have to print each photo in photo paper individually?

Wish to hear your thoughts about it. Thank you as always!

-K

[Pitaya 2,577]

plain paper is fine.

[Moustafa/Crystal 65]

I didn't even use a color copier....I put 12 photos onto four power point slides...printed two slides per page on the black and white photocopier.

No problems.

[kate havoc 2]

Thanks guys for your responses!

I didn't even use a color copier....I put 12 photos onto four power point slides...printed two slides per page on the black and white photocopier.

No problems.

plain paper is fine.

[evapaula 230]

we made a collage for each trip together (quite a few) and printed them on plain letter size paper. I figured they would fit better in a file too. It was perfectly fine.

[kate havoc 2]

we made a collage for each trip together (quite a few) and printed them on plain letter size paper. I figured they would fit better in a file too. It was perfectly fine.

Ohh that's our plan as well being it that we have quite a few photos and we thought printing them each one individually would not be that efficient at all. And a collage type thing would be perfect to consolidate those photos in one place. Thanks for your response it's a relief to hear it from someone who did the same thing.

[kate havoc 2]

How many photos did you guys send with the i129f? fiance wants to front load the application with basically all 4 years worth of photos / logs/ imsgs and still feel like those are not enough. ...Yet we wouldn't wanna bust the USCIS' brains out with a folder full of cheesy photos and what nots. Just how many is too many?

Could you please specifically tell me the amount or number of pages for each (pics, logs, sms) . Can't seem to find any relevant info about this anywhere. *sigh*

This would help sooooooo much. In advance, thank you for your help. Thanks VJ!

Edited June 4, 2015 by Katreine Cenide

[Al422 221]

I used plain paper and not photo paper, No problem.

I put two photos oin each piece of paper and used Office 2012 to do that.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Plain paper is fine. You don't need to send a lot. Twelve photos will be fine.

[CowBoE 429]

I printed our pictures on regular papers.

[kate havoc 2]

I used plain paper and not photo paper, No problem.

I put two photos oin each piece of paper and used Office 2012 to do that.

Plain paper is fine. You don't need to send a lot. Twelve photos will be fine.

I printed our pictures on regular papers.

Yey! I guess we'll be doing that then! Thanks for your help guys! Fiance will be sending out the application this Friday. I'm excited and scared at the same time. *cringe*

[Greenbaum 12,259]

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[evapaula 230]

How many photos did you guys send with the i129f? fiance wants to front load the application with basically all 4 years worth of photos / logs/ imsgs and still feel like those are not enough. ...Yet we wouldn't wanna bust the USCIS' brains out with a folder full of cheesy photos and what nots. Just how many is too many?

Could you please specifically tell me the amount or number of pages for each (pics, logs, sms) . Can't seem to find any relevant info about this anywhere. *sigh*

This would help sooooooo much. In advance, thank you for your help. Thanks VJ!

we included 2-4 photos from each meeting. I don't think USCIS officers like to have a very thick file, I know I came super prepared for the GC interview and she only took a few documents from me, telling me she wants to keep a decent size for the file

We only sent proof of having met in the last 2 years with the i129F, and I took the rest of relationship evidence at the embassy interview with me. what we got an RFE for was lack of plane tickets, passport copes etc (so, more evidence of having met, besides pictures). Make sure you include those.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

we included 2-4 photos from each meeting. I don't think USCIS officers like to have a very thick file, I know I came super prepared for the GC interview and she only took a few documents from me, telling me she wants to keep a decent size for the file

We only sent proof of having met in the last 2 years with the i129F, and I took the rest of relationship evidence at the embassy interview with me. what we got an RFE for was lack of plane tickets, passport copes etc (so, more evidence of having met, besides pictures). Make sure you include those.

More than twelve is overkill. Front loading your application does not sit favorable. Quality and neatness helps.