Vietnam - K1 Visa Passport Photos

[Luon7951 8]

Hello all, I am very close to finishing the petition for the K-1 visa. One of the last things that I needed help clarifying is with the passport photo for the beneficiary. 

 

When I was in Vietnam my fiance went and took passport style photos before I returned to the US. The photos are 4 x 6 cm. We had asked specifically if they had 5.1 x 5.1 which they did not at several shops and we opted to go with what they had. 

 

After searching through this forum and other areas on the internet I'm still not sure if 4 x 6 cm is acceptable as some say they received RFEs and others got all the way through the interview without any issues. 

[Hoa Nguyen 26]

If you have a computer and printer at home you can scan the 4x6 you have and crop it to a square photo then size it to 5.1 by 5.1 CM

 

If you have no printer at home that can do this, go to a nearby Staples and they can do it for you with these instructions.  Print to glossy photo paper and cut afterwards.  Passport photos are a freaking ripoff at cvs or walgreens.  I've done it myself through K1 (completed) and now AOS and no RFE yet.

 

DO NOT send the 4x6 its not worth the RFE and additional wait time for something so easily fixed.

 

ALSO obviously make sure the face is positioned to the regulations

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/requirements/photos.html

Edited January 24, 2019 by Hoa Nguyen

[beloved_dingo 1,979]

Honestly this is the kind of thing that depends on how picky the person is that reviews your petition. Some people get RFEs for new passport photos for this reason and some don't. The impression I have gotten is if it meets all of the other requirements and is at least somewhat close to U.S. size, they will accept it. 

 

The passport photos I sent with my I-29F were not U.S. size (they were the standard size in Australia, where my fiance is from). We did not receive an RFE for this. However, it is always better to give them exactly what they ask for. If I'd been as informed as I am now, I wouldn't have risked it with our Petition.

 

You can also take passport photos yourself and/or resize the ones you've got to the correct size as long as they meet the rest of the passport requirements.

Edited January 24, 2019 by beloved_dingo

[aaron2020 11,651]

There's an app for that!

 

There are plenty of apps that allows you to make 6 passport pictures for pennies.  You simply pay for a 4x6 inch print at any photo developer.  

https://www.google.com/search?ei=1t1JXNb_OIPX0gKC3qPYBQ&q=passport+photo+app&oq=passport+photo+app&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i131j0l9.3658.9424..9711...0.0..0.366.4858.2-12j6......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j35i39j0i67j0i131i67.aLROevL6W6I

 

1.  Use Google Photoscan to scan in the 4x6 cm photo.

2.  Use a passport app to get the head size right.

3.  Print a 4x6 inch print containing six 2x2 passport photo at CVS for about a quarter.  

Edited January 24, 2019 by aaron2020

[Hoa Nguyen 26]

YMMV with Walgreens/CVS/Rite Aid.  Usually if they have to make any alterations to your file at all they will charge you the full passport price like if you were to go in there to take a photo.  Go to Staples...people there go out of their way to save you money.

[Luon7951 8]

Thank you for everyone's suggestions! Since I already have the photo I'll just make the digital size edit and then head over to somewhere to get it printed. 

[chi6488 94]

Have fiance go take new passport photos and email digital file.  You take file and have walgreens or such print passport style.

 

The extra cost which is minimal will save the headache in the long run.