Passport Photos for I130/I485/I765/i131

[Steph0814 1]

Hi Everyone.

The day for sending out is finally getting close ( I am shooting for tomorrow).

The only question I have is this: I have counted that I need 4 sets of 2 passport photos for the following:

I 130: 2 of Non USC/2 of USC

I 485: 2 of Non USC

I 131: 2 of Non USC

I 175: 2 of Non USC

Is this correct. I read a while back that some had sent in less and been ok. Reason being that is a big cost and seeing as how I am a little low of the funds (not being able to work and all, and my hubbys B'day coming up next week) I wanted to see if there was a shortcut on the photos so I can get this sent in. I'm tired of waiting.

[payxibka 10,045]

each application needs to stand alone... 2+2+2+2 is what you need

[YuAndDan 153]

Correct, you are filing for 4 different things, so 4 sets of pictures.

Note I-130 only needs 1 photo of petitioner, and one of beneficiary.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/04_08_02Photo_flyer.pdf

Lastly, do not comingle any evidence among the applications, each needs it's own set of documents.

I-130 and I-485 needs its own G-325As they cannot share them.

[Steph0814 1]

Thank you!

Oh I know, I am being OCD about putting this stuff together. each package is tabbed at the bottom and marked 2 hole punched and fastened together.

I'll take pictures...LOL

[sweetpiano 0]

I know the cost of so many phots can add up, so my husband and I made our own. We took our own pictures, then uploaded them on http://www.epassportphoto.com/. This website allows you to upload your photo, provides a tool to make sure it is conforming to the requirements (like head size and eye height and such), and then produces a 4''x6'' picture with your photo repeated 6 times. You can then treat this output as a standard 4x6, which you can take to be printed at any Walgreens or CVS for a fraction of the price (I think they charge 15 or 20 cents for a 4x6 print). So you get 6 passport photos for 15 or 20 cents.

There is a catch though: usually CVS and Walgreen crop your prints slightly, so you don't get an exact 4x6, but slightly smaller, which knowing how finicky the USCIS is about every little detail, can be grounds for an RFE. We realized this after getting our photos printed at CVS. So we used Adobe Photoshop (I believe you can use other, simpler, photo editing software) to add a color border around the 4x6 and transformed it into a 5x7, so when the cropping occurs, it eats into this border, not the actual photos. This time we printed them at Walgreens (better quality than CVS anyway), and a 5x7 print at Walgreens costs $1. (We uploaded the photos on the Walgreens website, ordered prints and picked them up the next day). So we got 5 prints (30 passport photos in total) for $5 (we got extras just in case, and cut the photos ourselves).

All this is a little bit time consuming, requires a digital camera, it took us a little bit to find a good spot in out apartment, with enough light and white background, plus some photo editing to add the border, but the cost savings are worth it.