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Passport Photos for US Passports, Citizenship Application photos, VISA Photos

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How does Online Passport Service work?
I need passport photos urgently. How can I get them quickly?

What are the official guideline for Passport Photos for US Passport applications?

How can I take better pictures at home for Passports?
How can I take PROFESSIONAL QUALITY pictures at home for Passports?
What kind of Digital Camera do I need?

Do I have to open Google Checkout or PayPal account to use your service?
How do I pay for multiple photos/persons in single checkout?
I don't use credit cards online. Is there a different payment format available?
What is your privacy policy? How long are our photos stored on your servers?

One customer comments: "As you know, the average price at most photo outlets for 4 passport pictures could be anywhere between $16 up to $20. The service that you offer provides significant savings for what seems to be a very simple process of producing small portrait-like pictures - yet the photo outlets charge an arm and a leg for this stuff. Your response time to my inquiries was excellent; the process of taking my own digital shots and sending them to you via email was simple; and the end result was exactly what was needed. All this and big dollar savings too (especially in my case where I needed pictures for a family of 6). Thanks again, and good luck with your venture. Ilias (Boulder, Colorado) Nov 7, 2007

How does Online Passport Photo Service work?

We are glad you asked us. We are passport photos innovators. Unlike a stand-alone 'Passport Photo Location' in your city/community, we are present in every corner of the universe! Instead of driving to a passport photo store or location, you can do few clicks and have passport photos delivered to you in mail or in an email (so you can print yourself).
Unlike part-time cashiers and part-time photo experts at passport photo locations like "Walmart Photo Center", "Costco Passport Photo" center, "CVS Passport Photo" or at "Walgreens passport Photos" studios, we accurately know US Passport Agency's requirements for a good passport photo (and also for Citizenship application photos or VISA Photos) and we strive to put your best picture on your passport or on your Visas. We achieve this with our talented people, in the USA as well as in India, who are expert with photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop, Picasa etc. They use high-tech photo techniques to adjust subject, background, light, contract and if needed, sharpen the photo too. Then the photo gets cropped to passport photo requirements- 2 x2, face from 1 to 1 3/8 inches etc. Then 6 copies of cropped passport photo gets printed using professional photo printing equipment. The end result is- one of the best passport photos in the world delivered to your home.

I need urgent passport photos. How can I get them quickly?

No problem. Mailing is the one which causes most of the delays in our photos to reach you. For urgent passport photos, please do one of the following:
** After you upload your pictures and make a payment, click on this form, give us the address of a nearby Walgreens photo, Target, Longs Drugs, Rite-aid store, and we will upload your photo to be picked up at that neighborhood store within 24 hours. (We prefer Walgreens store as they allow us to prepay in full so you do not have to pay anything at the time of pick up; otherwise expect to pay around 20 cents (total) for 6 passport photos for one person.)
** For urgent needs, we can email you back a high quality converted passport picture usually within 24 hours. Download it to you thumb drive and take it to your local "Costco photo", rite-aid photo, Wall-greens photo, CVs Photo or Kinko's, or to a 1-hour photo lab and get it printed on a 4 X 6 paper for around 20 cents! One sheet will get you 6 copies!

What are the official guideline for Passport Photos for US Passport applications? (Same guidelines apply for US Naturalization/Citizenship photos and VISA photos.)

• Two Passport Photos (Don't worry. OnlinePassportPhoto.com will take care of this)
• Your photographs must be: 2x2 inches in size (Don't worry. OnlinePassportPhoto.com will take care of this)
• Identical (Don't worry. OnlinePassportPhoto.com will take care of this)
• Taken within the past 6 months, showing current appearance
• Color
• Full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background Between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head (Don't worry. OnlinePassportPhoto.com will take care of this)
• Taken in normal street attire Uniforms should not be worn in photographs except religious attire that is worn daily.
• Do not wear a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline. If you normally wear prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles, they should be worn for your picture.
• Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons. A medical certificate may be required.

Good Passport Pictures

How can I take better pictures/photos at home for Passports, citizenship applications or for VISAs?

* Find a place that has a white wall to use as background or use white bed sheet as a background. Stand about 3 feet away from the background.
* Try taking the photos at a time when there is good indirect natural light.
* Keep camera around 6 feet away from the subject (person whose photo is being taken) and at subject's eye-level.
* Leave plenty of space about the head and try to include half of the body (from head up to waist)
* Force the camera to apply flash. When you are around 6 feet away, the camera's flash would be more effective.
* Keep around 2 to 3 feet distance between subject and the background wall to avoid shadows.
* Keep your mouth closed and eyes open (Good tip for a successful marriage too LOL)
* Take photo in at least 2 megapixle mode (4 Megapixels recommended).

How can I take PROFESSIONAL QUALITY pictures at home for Passports?

• Position light sources on both sides of subject to avoid shadows on face. (Desirable but no need to worry about it. Use can use a while wall. Stand 4 feet away from it and fire Flash (Flash Fill in) to take a nice picture)
• Use a light source to illuminate background behind subject to avoid shadows in background.

• Camera/ Subject Position Place camera approximately 4 ft (120 cm) from the subject.
• Have camera at subject's eye level. Position subject facing the camera.

What kind of Digital Camera do I need?

Even 1 mega-pixel does the job when it comes to passport pictures of US Passport:

Digital cameras are principally characterized by their image resolution or mega-pixel capacities; from low-resolution (less than 1 mega-pixel) to high-resolution (greater than 1 mega-pixel) to advanced high-resolution (4 mega-pixels or more). The camera's resolution is the most critical feature in producing high-quality photographs. For U.S. passport and visa photographs, a digital camera with a resolution of 1 mega-pixel will be more than adequate for capturing the image and producing the final photo that conforms to the dimensions specified on this web site. These cameras generally have automatic features for controlling many of the photographic qualities emphasized on the preceding web pages. Care should be taken not to rely totally on these controls since each subject — facial characteristics, clothing, facial movement, etc. — can vary and may not be accommodated for by the automatic settings.

Do I have to open Google Checkout or PayPal account to use your service?

Google Checkout account: Click here to

Not required for PayPal. With PayPal, you can pay directly by clicking on the PayPal payment account page link shown in the image below:
(This is just an image of what you will see after you click on the Pay Now button above. The link below is NOT an actual link. You will need to click on the button above first to see the actual page similar to image shown below.)

How do I pay for multiple photo/people in one checkout?

For Google Checkout, click on the drop-down and select right quantity.

For PayPal, once you click on the PayNow button, it will take you to the checkout page where enter right quantity as shown below and click on the Update Totals button:

 

I don't use credit cards online. Is there a different payment format available?

Don't like to use credit cards online? Here is a simple process for you too. Send us an email to following email address, attaching your full resolution picture(s) and full shipping address. We will reply back with where to mail a Money Order/Banker's check. Here is email address:

What is your privacy policy? How long are our photos stored on your servers?

We do not sell your email address or any personal information to any one else. Period. The photos uploaded by customers are also deleted after 14 days from our server. Regarding credit card information, we don't even have your credit card information. Your payments are very securely processed by Google Checkout and Paypal. They don't even share your credit card numbers with us. So rest assured.

We are church, school group and we need to order passport photos for our members. Is there a way OnlinePassportPhoto.com can help us?

Sure. It works even better to order with OnlinePassportphoto.com when there is need to have passport photos for a group of 10 or more people. Email us your needs and we will get back with an offer to not only save money but also to make your life easier so you can spend your time and resources on the things your group is formed for. Here is email address:

 

Where do I find US Passport application forms?

The best place to find Passport forms is travel.state.gov website. For you convenience, you can click here to go directly to download latest forms for applying or renewing a US passport

Where do I find US Passport information?

Click here for information about applying or renewing a passport in the USA