The photo spec & requirements for how many you need are different (not the specs - but quantity) for each country.
The region specific guide has the specs for the photos and also how many you need
IPv6Freely Wrote:Man this photo stuff is confusing...I cant figure out how many photos my wife needs and what sizes they need to be...
Can there be 2 different sets of photo's for an application?
eg: medical requires 4, then the application requires another set, but you only took a total of 6 lets say.
can you send a new set of photo's (which will appear slightly different eg: clothes) for other parts of the application? or do they all have to be from the same set?
Yes that's fine IF...
1 - the photos you use for the medical are all from the same set and
2 - all the photos you sent in with the application are from the same set
In other words, yes - just don't mix sets
justifun Wrote:Can there be 2 different sets of photo's for an application?
eg: medical requires 4, then the application requires another set, but you only took a total of 6 lets say.
can you send a new set of photo's (which will appear slightly different eg: clothes) for other parts of the application? or do they all have to be from the same set?
Am I missing something here? :) I am in Washington State and moving to BC Canada and in the documents it states 4 photos which are the immigration photos and then in the medical checklist is says this:
How to proceed
If you are required to undergo a medical examination you must follow these steps
Step Action
1 Make an appointment with a Designated Medical Practitioner (DMP) for you and each required family member. DMP in your region:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/dmp-md/medical.aspx 2 Fill out Appendix C and bring it and the following items if applicable for you and each of your family members to your medical appointment:
- Appendix C
- Passport and photocopies of the biographical data pages (this is the page that shows the date of birth, the country of origin, etc.)
- If no passport is available, provide an official identity document bearing a photo and the date of birth of the family member
- Eye glasses or contact lenses
- Previous medical reports, prescriptions or treatments
- 5 recent photos, taken within six months preceding the date of your examination
- Immigration client identification number (ID #), if known
3 The DMP will give you Copy 2 of the Medical Report: IMM 1017 EFC - Medical Report Section A. Include the original of Copy 2 with your application. (Photocopies will not be accepted.)
4 The DMP will send your results to the appropriate medical office for processing.
So my interpretation of the 5 photos is any 5 candid photos of you in the previous 6 months. Not 5 immigration photos. And it mentions on schedule c if you are in certain countries you need negatives and this made me think they are looking for regular photos.
I just want to make sure I am supposed to get 9 immigration photos vs 4 immigration photos for the application and then 5 random photos of me in the previous 6 months leading up to the medical exam?
Thanks!!! I think I am brain dead at this point. ;) LOL
(08-23-2008 10:57 PM)N Cornelius Avitus Wrote: [ -> ]I found a great place to get these done if you're located in the north-of-Toronto area: there's a little place on 16th Avenue just east of Yonge (opposite and south of Hillcrest Mall). Ikon Photo Studios--their number is (905) 731-7602. It's run by a very friendly Asian gentleman who knew exactly what we needed as soon as we asked for it--we were there no longer than fifteen minutes, start-to-finish.
The best part? The price. $11.95 for the first two photos, and we were charged only $4.00 for the remaining six we required. We paid less than $19.00 tax included for all eight! I called three other places prior to this one. Here's what they asked for:
Shopper's Drug Mart (guy said he'd never done immigration photos, but should be able to manage it if we provided specs): $9.95 for first two, around $40.00 for a set of eight.
Blacks (knew exactly what we were asking for): around $65.00 for a set of eight.
Japan Camera (knew exactly what we were asking for): a whopping $80.00! And we were told this was with a discount!
So... don't necessarily settle for the most well known places. Phone around, and you can save yourself a ton of money.
Hi,
Just an update on Ikon Studios. This past Wednesday I went to Black's as I needed one more immigration photo of my wife and her two daughters, to give to the DMP - they charged me $ 60.00 ( which included a 25% discount ). So I was reading this thread to figure out if there was a better option ( I'd gone to two Shopper's - one didn't have the camera working, and the other, the guy didn't seem to know the requirements for immigration photos )...and called Ikon Studios. The guy and his wife ( both very friendly ) are now operating out of their house - located about two minutes from Buttonville Airport. I needed 12 photos in total ( 4 of each of my wife and step daughters ) - and this couple knew exactly what was needed, we were in and out in less than 15 minutes - and the total charge was $ 30.00 !
Anyways, if their location is convenient for you - I highly recommend them...their phone number is still the same.
Zeke
this may seem like a silly question but in regards to how many pics to send...
i am an australian but i am processing in buffalo - outland but been here for more than a yr etc etc
so how many photos do i send? the number for australia since i am australian or the number for the states since its being processed in the states?
hope that makes sense!
Follow the instructions for the visa office that will be processing it. If it's Buffalo for you, then Buffalo.
It seems like the new July-2011 documents (including the Guides) no longer mention anything about printing stuff on the back of the photos. Same with Part 3 for the US. Am I missing something, or is this a new development?
Just to update.. I called CIC. They said because the July-11 rules are "still new to them" they are not sure of whether or not this is still a requirement. Apparently they too have discovered and confirmed that the requirement is no longer in the guides, but they're not sure if it's an omission or intentional. So he told me to write on the back of one photo (we're Outland), just like it's described at the start of this thread. He said it "couldn't hurt". :)