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Italy Passport Photo size:
What a mess when it comes
to Passport photo sizes for Italian nationals living in the USA! Different
consulates ask for different types of photos (in different size). Our
reseach on various Italian Consulates websites confused us so we are
with you if you are also frustrated! However, we are here to help you!
We will provide you accurate sized photos for a low price of $7.95.
Important: We will create by default
35x45mm sized photos for Italian Passport. If you need photos in different
size, please mention that on your order. Or send
that info after placing your order.
Now this Italian consulate
office in beautiful Los Angeles reaches the climax when it comes to
the size of passport photos they require!! On the page, they require,
4
cm x 4cm photos, but one the detailed photo specs page,
they use the same pdf that is used for Schengen Passport photos (35x45mm)
and on Chicago or Houston consulates of Italy! Fo figure what is
the actual size they want. Please, please if you have any info, please
share it with us so we can help Italian residents of Califonia. Please
click here to send us your information.
600 Atlantic Avenue 17th floor
Boston, MA 02210-2206
-two recent photographs (identical,
full-face and in colour)
No size is mentioned so probably they will take 51x51mm photos. If you
have accurate information, please let us know.
Based on the samples on the
link above on the consulate website, they require 35x45mm sized EU/Schengen
style photos. If you want to order photos for Italy for Chicago consulate,
please order Schengen
Passport photos on our website.
One passport photo 1.5"x1.5"
(full-face, white background). This matches closed to the Indian Passport
photos. So if you want to order passport photos for Consulate General
or Italy in Detroit, please select the size as 35x35mm when placing
your order on our Payment page.
-two recent photographs (identical,
full-face and in colour)
No size is mentioned so probably they will take 51x51mm photos. If you
have accurate information, please let us know.
3) 2 passport size photographs
(1 ½ “x1 ½ “white background, one signed by the applicant on the edge)
How must be the photograph;
Now this Italian consulate office in San Francisco is a cousing of the
consualte in Los Angeles LOL with regards to the size of passport photos
they require!! On the page, they require, 1.5x1.5
inches (3.6 cm x 3.6 cm) photos, but one the detailed photo specs
page,
they use the same pdf that is used for Schengen Passport photos (35x45mm)
and on Chicago or Houston consulates of Italy! Fo figure what is
the actual size they want. Please, please if you have any info, please
share it with us so we can help Italian residents of Califonia. Please
click here to send us your information.
-two recent photographs (identical,
full-face and in colour)
No size is mentioned so probably they will take 51x51mm photos. If you
have accurate information, please let us know.
3 Step process to
order Italian Passport photos
How to Order your Italy Passport
Photos with Onlinepassportphotos.com
We will help you get 8 Italy
Passport photos a low price of $7.95 and ordering
your Passport Photos for Italy with us is a simple process. 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, or if you think
the information mentioned above about passport or visa photos for your
country is not accurate, please click here
to contact us.
We recommend you to pay with
PayPal on our Payment page, but if you want to pay with Google Checkout,
you can pay here:
THE PASSPORT OFFICE OF THE
ITALIAN CONSULATE GENERAL OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVES "BY APPOINTMENT ONLY".
NO WALK INS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
PLEASE NOTE THAT the Passport
Office of the Italian Consulate General in Los Angeles will schedule
a max of 7 appointments (+/- 30 mins @ interview) for the mornings (09:00
- 12:30) of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday. 3 time slots will be
allocated for Wednesday afternoon (14:00 - 15:30). Please schedule only
one appointment per "slot". - The Office will be closed to the public
on Thursday
Passports New Passport Regulations
The Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles hast started issuing the
new type of biometric passport which includes, in addition to the picture,
the holder’s fingerprints. These electronic passports will be valid
for ten years.
Therefore fellow citizens,
12 years of age and older, requesting a passport will necessarily have
to come in person to Consulate General to provide their fingerprints.
This service cannot be rendered by Honorary Vice Consulates or Consular
Correspondents.
To reduce inconveniences
and waiting periods, the General Consulate of Italy in Los Angeles provides
an online appointment scheduling system that can be accessed through
the web page indicated below. The appointments system has greatly contributed
to the elimination of queues and waiting periods, thus obtaining remarkable
approvals.
WITH THE NEW SYSTEM THE PASSPORTS
WITH FINGERPRINTS ( FOR INDIVIDUALS 12 AND UP) WILL BE ISSUED NORMALLY
ON THE SAME DAY OF YOUR APPLICATION. THEREFORE PLEASE BE SURE TO BRING
ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW. AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION WILL
BE REFUSED AND NOT PROCESSED AND THEREFORE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WILL
HAVE TO BE SCHEDULED TO REAPPLY.
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE NOT
ALREADY REGISTERED WITH THIS CONSULATE OR YOUR CURRENT PASSPORT HAS
NOT BEEN ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE, WE ADVISE THAT YOU CONTACT THE HONORARY
VICE CONSULATE OR OUR OFFICE, DEPENDING ON WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOU, BEFORE
SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE ISSUANCE OF YOUR PASSPORT FOR FURTHER
INFORMATIONS.
From the LA Consulate of Italy:
THE PASSPORT IS A TRAVEL DOCUMENT AND A FORM OF ID THAT
IS ISSUED EXCLUSIVELY TO THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY ITALIAN CITIZENS.
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO THINK MAY BE ENTITLED TO ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP MUST
CONTACT THE CITIZENSHIP DEPARTMENT OF THIS CONSULATE GENERAL BEFORE
APPLYING FOR AN ITALIAN PASSPORT
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A NEW PASSPORT
a) The applications for the issuance of a new passport, for
individuals 12 years of age and older, must be presented in person to
the Office of the Consulate General in Los Angeles upon scheduling an
appointment with the procedure described above (for exception to this
rule see below under letter b)
[1] Old passport, expired or about to expire, if any.
[2] Issuance form for adults or Issuance form for
minors duly filled out and signed;
[3] 2 passport size photos 4 cm x 4 cm on white background
taken not later than six months before (only photos of very good quality
- homemade and/or digital photos are not accepted); click
here for specifications.
[4] Alien Registration Card (original + 1 copy) or long term valid visa;
In case of an American citizen:
* U.S. Passport (if US citizen by birth)
* Naturalization certificate (if US citizen by naturalization).
[5] Consent form of the other parent when
the applicant has minor children: Please note that Italian Law requires that the other parent
sign a consent form for the issuance of a new passport when the applicant
has minor children (<18 yrs old). This requirement is mandatory
for both an adult applicant as well as a minor child. Parents
must present proof of identity and photocopies of the children’s
birth certificate with the name of both parents. Parents/Spouses not
E.U. citizens (i.e. husband or wife who are American citizens only)
must sign the form in front of a Consular Officer or
an Honorary Consular Officer.
The signature can also be notarized through a Notary Public.
[6] Money Order or cash for the exact amount is required (See:Consular
fees = Libretto + Tassa).
The fee requested will be the fee of the day of issuance of passport.
Therefore in case of change of the consular fees (every 3 months) the
Consulate will ask for the difference in case of increase (compared
to the amount paid at moment of the request) or it will be reimbursed
in case of decrease. Please note - you may expedite the passport process
by adding the "urgency fee" which can
be found in the above mentioned link "Consular fees" under Art.
n. 77.
[7] ONLY FOR PASSPORTS ISSUED TO MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF
12
If applicant wishes that the passport be returned by mail, as opposed
to personally picking it up, this office requires, for security reasons,
that Applicant enclose one of the following: PRE-PAID "US POST OFFICE
EXPRESS MAIL" ENVELOPE or PRE-PAID FEDEX USA AIRBILL ENVELOPE (price
varies according to distance).
NOTE: Mailing label sections "TO" and "FROM" must BOTH contain applicant's
Name and Address, NOT the Consulate's. It’s necessary to sign
the Consent to the mailing of the passport;
b) Applications for individuals under 12 years of age,
who are exempt from fingerprinting, residing in the San Diego area and
in the States of Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico must submit
their applications in person at the Vice Consulates and Consular Agencies
existing in their areas providing the same documents listed above.
The services of the Vice Consulates and Consular Agencies are
free of charge. The only payment due is that of the booklet+issuance
tax (according to the Consular Fees effective at the moment
of the application) and, if needed, for the postal costs in case the
envelopes to and from the Consulate are not directely provided by the
applicant.
ISSUANCE OF A TRAVEL DOCUMENT (for stolen o lost passports)
If you are in an emergency situation (i.e. you are a tourist
that should leave immediately and your passport has been stolen or you
have lost it) and there is no time to wait for a "nulla-osta" (Authorization)
from the questura or other consulate to issue a new passport, the Consulate
General can issue a Emergency Travel Document (ETD) valid only
to go back to Italy or to the Country of permanent residence.
In this case the following documents must be presented, in
person, at the Consulate:
[1] Issuance form for adults duly filled and signed;
[2] Valid ID with photo;
[3] 2 passport size photos on white background taken not later
than six months before (only photos of very good quality are accepted);
[4] Loss or Theft Declaration (can be filled
directely in the Office) and a Report from the local police that your
Italian passport was lost or was stolen;
[5] Confirmed Air ticket or E-Ticket [6] $ 2 for consular
fees.
YEARLY FEE The yearly fee on a passport is paid at the moment of the
issuance of the passport, for the subsequent years that your passport
is valid for, it is subject to the payment of the yearly fee
only if used to travel to countries that are not
part of the European Union. Therefore no fee is due if the
passport is used to travel to Italy or to other EU countries.
Italian Passports. New rules for minors under 18 years of age
As of November 25, 2009, it is MANDATORY for children under 18 years of
age to have their own individual passports as they may no longer be listed
on their parents’ passport.
The listing of those children who appear on their parents’ passports
before the new law took effect will remain in effect until the passport’s
expiration date.
The temporary validity will depend on the child’s age: 3 years for
children from zero to three years of age; 5 years for children from three
to eighteen years old. Please note that children under the age of 14 may use their passports
only if they travel with one of the parents or if is noted on
the passport or on a declaration signed by the parents the name of the
person or entity whom the minors are entrusted for the trip. Said declaration
must be legalized by an Italian Authority authorized to issue passports
(i.e. a Consulate abroad or Police Department in Italy). To obtain a passport for a minor child, it is necessary to appear
before the Passport Office with the following documents:
• Application form available from the Passport Office (or downloadable
from our website) signed by both parents; or by one of them and a signed
consent by the other parent accompanied by his/her picture i.d.
• Two passport-size pictures (identical, facing forward and in color)
• Birth certificate, translated into Italian and bearing the corresponding
apostille, in case the minor child was born abroad.