CDN Passport pics in UK - will a chemists do?
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CDN Passport pics in UK - will a chemists do?
Hi, I'm going to apply immediately for CDN passports (we are all Canadian but have dual citiz. and living in UK) Need the Pports to travel to Canada next few months (fingers crossed)
Need some advice on passport photos. MUST they be taken in person at a professional photographers or can you go to a local chemist who does pport pics and ask them to cut them to spec and ask them to sign the back of them (they take photos and they are commercial so technically they are a commercial photographer)
What have others done?
Thanks in advance.
Need some advice on passport photos. MUST they be taken in person at a professional photographers or can you go to a local chemist who does pport pics and ask them to cut them to spec and ask them to sign the back of them (they take photos and they are commercial so technically they are a commercial photographer)
What have others done?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: CDN Passport pics in UK - will a chemists do?
Read this link and there is a link regarding the photo specifications for pictures to be taken overseas
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...ts/photos.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...ts/photos.html
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Thank you former!
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Snappy Snaps can do any specification you desire. Just ask for Canadian.
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Re: CDN Passport pics in UK - will a chemists do?
Our local chemist does it and I have used them for my photos and there has been no problem. Just make sure it meets the specifications, however if they are used to doing it they will know what the specs are.
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Worth checking and waving the spec in front of them and making sure they read it, then double checking on the finished results.
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Yes, but be careful. My photographer in the UK was 'absolutely certain' of the Canadian specification as he 'had done loads'. Turns out he was not aware of the then recent change of specification (going back 2 years now).
Worth checking and waving the spec in front of them and making sure they read it, then double checking on the finished results.
Worth checking and waving the spec in front of them and making sure they read it, then double checking on the finished results.
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Re: CDN Passport pics in UK - will a chemists do?
Yes, but be careful. My photographer in the UK was 'absolutely certain' of the Canadian specification as he 'had done loads'. Turns out he was not aware of the then recent change of specification (going back 2 years now).
Worth checking and waving the spec in front of them and making sure they read it, then double checking on the finished results.
Worth checking and waving the spec in front of them and making sure they read it, then double checking on the finished results.
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Re: CDN Passport pics in UK - will a chemists do?
To those who responded about getting post offices and chemists doing the CDN photos, did the CDN passport office accept the chemist's signature at the back of the photos? Any problems there? thanks
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