Appendix A – Photo specifications

Photo Specifications
Notes to the applicant
TAKE THIS specifications sheet with YOU TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER
4Immigration
4Make
photos are not the same as passport photos.
sure that you provide two photos.
Notes to the photographer
The two photos must:
4be
taken by a commercial photographer.
4be
original and not altered in any way or taken from an existing photo.
4show
a full front view of the person’s head and shoulders showing full face centered in the
middle of the photograph.
a plain white background.
4measure
35 mm (13/8’’)
Front
45 mm (13/4’’)
a 35 mm x 45 mm (1 3/8” x 1 3/4”) finished size.
Min. 25 mm (1’’)
4have
between 25 mm and 30 mm (1” and 1 1/5”) from chin to crown.
Max. 30 mm (11/5’’)
4have
Date Photo
Was Taken
Back
One photo must:
4bear
the name and complete address of the photo studio and the date the photo was taken
must be included on the back of one photo. The photographer may use a stamp or handwrite
this information. Stick-on labels are unacceptable.