Passport Photos for CR1 Visa

[hpizzle 2]

I am a US citizen by birth applying for the CR1 visa for my wife in India. When filling out the I130 and I130A, passport photos are needed for both. Since my wife is in India, is a US style passport photo required? Can it be a India passport photo?

 

 

[geowrian 22,337]

I-130/I-130A instructions (https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-130instr.pdf😞

"You must submit two identical color passport-style photographs of yourself and your spouse (if he or she is in the United States) taken within 30 days of filing this petition"

[hpizzle 2]

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

I-130/I-130A instructions (https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-130instr.pdf😞

"You must submit two identical color passport-style photographs of yourself and your spouse (if he or she is in the United States) taken within 30 days of filing this petition"

Ok, so not needed if she is not in the USA. I do recall reading that but wanted to confirm. Thank you.

[Mara0899 80]

52 minutes ago, hpizzle said:

I am a US citizen by birth applying for the CR1 visa for my wife in India. When filling out the I130 and I130A, passport photos are needed for both. Since my wife is in India, is a US style passport photo required? Can it be a India passport photo?

 

 

Just let your wife gets that passport photo style in image file then send it to you by email or messenger...etc. you take it to photo printing shop and tell them to print out as passport photo style for you. make sure you write full name and date of birth at the back each photos. my wife did this.

Edited September 14, 2018 by Mara0899

[Abies 1,713]

15 hours ago, Mara0899 said:

Just let your wife gets that passport photo style in image file then send it to you by email or messenger...etc. you take it to photo printing shop and tell them to print out as passport photo style for you. make sure you write full name and date of birth at the back each photos. my wife did this.

You are so right on this.

[Mara0899 80]

12 hours ago, Abies said:

You are so right on this.

thanks Abies.

[hpizzle 2]

On 9/13/2018 at 10:03 PM, Mara0899 said:

Just let your wife gets that passport photo style in image file then send it to you by email or messenger...etc. you take it to photo printing shop and tell them to print out as passport photo style for you. make sure you write full name and date of birth at the back each photos. my wife did this.

 

But if it is not required (since she is not in the USA) why bother to do this? Won't it just create confusion? As they will believe she is in the USA when in reality the photo was taken in India and printed in the States. Just looking for clarification. 

[geowrian 22,337]

It won't hurt, but it won't help either. They'll just ignore it since it's not required.

[Mara0899 80]

On 9/16/2018 at 2:04 AM, hpizzle said:

 

But if it is not required (since she is not in the USA) why bother to do this? Won't it just create confusion? As they will believe she is in the USA when in reality the photo was taken in India and printed in the States. Just looking for clarification. 

this is the fastest way, but you still can let her takes, prints and sends it to you via any kind of mail. its your choice but USCIS's requirement(photo both petitioner and beneficiary)for that. best of luck. 

[geowrian 22,337]

4 minutes ago, Mara0899 said:

but USCIS's requirement(photo both petitioner and beneficiary)for that

This is not USCIS's requirement. The requirement is posted further up in the thread and clearly stated.

[pushbrk 12,898]

4 hours ago, geowrian said:

This is not USCIS's requirement. The requirement is posted further up in the thread and clearly stated.

Right.  Passport style photos of the beneficiary (foreign spouse in this case) are NOT required with the I-130 anymore.  They used to be, but not now.

 

She WILL however need several US Passport Style photos for the medical and the interview.  4 will do nicely.

[hpizzle 2]

10 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Right.  Passport style photos of the beneficiary (foreign spouse in this case) are NOT required with the I-130 anymore.  They used to be, but not now.

 

She WILL however need several US Passport Style photos for the medical and the interview.  4 will do nicely.

Great! Thank you for this information.

[Enemyz 4]

I thought they are needed since the guide on here said it.

[hpizzle 2]

5 hours ago, Enemyz said:

I thought they are needed since the guide on here said it.

The official forms state only if the spouse is in the US.

[Enemyz 4]

I'm glad I read this I really overlooked that part, but my wife had mailed me her photos anyways. I'm wondering if I should submit them just in case