Passport Photo Requirements for Canadian Visa and Canada Immigration
Passport Photos
OnlinePassportPhoto.com
is pleased to announce the Passport Photo Service for "Canada
Visa Photos". Most of us know how difficult it is to get
non-standard size photos taken in the USA so OnlinePassportPhoto.com
is here to help you get photos for Canadian Visas delivered to your
home in around 7 days. However if you have an urgent need for Canadian
Visa Pictures, please use our FREE pick up at Walgreens facility.
After placing your order, click on this link
and provide us address of your local Waglreens store. Usually same day,
you will be able to pick up your Canadian Visa photos at your local
Walgreens store at NO extra charge.
How to Order your Canada Visa/Immigration
Photos with Onlinepassportphotos.com
We will help you get 6 Canada
Visa or Immigration photos for a low price of $6.95. Ordering
your Canada Visa/immigration photos with us is simple. We call it a
3 part process: (These three steps are located on the top of each page
on our website for your convenience)
First, Validate
your photo(s): Click on this link to see what kind of photos we
need to convert them into valid Passport or Visa photos. Compare your
photo to see if your photo can be converted into valid passport or visa
photos. (If you are not sure, you can always email us photos for verification/approval
before placing your order).
Once you are ready to order,
we need two things: Your photo(s) and your order/payment.
To send us your photo(s), you can upload them on our server by clicking
here: Upload your photo(s) and to place
your order and to make your payment, click here: Make
Payment. These
two steps/tasks can be done in any order but needs to be completed within
30 minutes window. Our server based matching automatically matches your
photos with your name, address, email address that you use on your PayPal
or Google Checkout order.
If you have any confusion or doubts about our processes, you can click
here to contact us.
Canada
Citizenship photos
Canadian Visa
Canadian Immigration
Passport photos
-
The
face must be square to the camera with a neutral expression, neither
frowning nor smiling, with the mouth closed.
-
Provide
two photographs of yourself and each accompanying family member
with your application.
-
Photographs
must be printed on quality photographic paper.
-
The
photographs must be identical and taken within the last six months.
They may be either black and white or color.
-
The
photographs must be clear, well defined and taken against a plain
white or light-colored background.
-
If
the photographs are digital, they must not be altered in any way.
-
Your
face must be square to the camera with a neutral expression, neither
frowning nor smiling, and with your mouth closed.
-
You
may wear non-tinted prescription glasses as long as your eyes are
clearly visible. Make sure that the frame does not cover any part
of your eyes. Sunglasses are not acceptable.
-
A
hairpiece or other cosmetic accessory is acceptable if it does not
disguise your normal appearance.
-
If
you must wear a head covering for religious reasons, make sure your
full facial features are not obscured.
Canadian Visa :: Photograph and Head Size Specifications

- The frame size
must be at least 35 mm x 45 mm
- The photographs
must show the full front view of the head, with the face in the
middle of the photograph, and include the top of the shoulders.
- The
size of the head, from chin to crown, must be between 31
mm and 36 mm
- Crown means the
top of the head or (if obscured by hair or a head covering) where
the top of the head or skull would be if it could be seen.
- If the photographs
do not meet the specifications, you will have to provide new photographs
before your application can be processed.
- Show a full front view
of the person's head showing full face centered in the middle of the
photo;
- be clear, well-defined
and taken against a plain white background without shadows;
- be produced from the same
unretouched film or from the same file capturing the digital image
or from two identical photos exposed simultaneously by a split-image
or multi-lens camera;
- be original photos (not
taken from any existing photo);
- measure between 25mm and
30mm (1" and 1 1/5") from chin to crown;
- have a 35mm x 45mm (1
3/8" x 1 3/4") finished size;
- be on photographic paper
that has a backing which accepts and retains the date. Photos without
this backing are not acceptable;
- be on prints that are
well-fixed and washed to prevent discolouration;
- bear the date the photo
was taken (not the date the photo was printed) directly on the back
of one print (stick on lablels are not acceptable).
Important Links for Canada Passport Photos:
Canada
Citizenship photos
Canada Visa photos
Canada Immigration
Passport photos
Click here to access the
official Canada
Visa Photo guide (as of Oct 2009)