PHOTOS

[Canven84]

Yes, I saw that before, and I did try to show her that on my smartphone, but she insisted on looking stuff up for herself so that she said she could find the latest info. If she's right, then why doesn't CIC/IRCC just plainly say that the requirements are the same as for a passport? God save me from nasty politicians, dense bureaucrats, and stubborn shop clerks, hehe.

There's a slight difference.

The passport one requires a Guarantor to sign and the Citizenship one requires to write down the name of the applicant.

Other than that the size is the same so people shouldn't worry too much as long as the size is correct and the information on the back is filled properly.

 

[ChippyBoy]

There's a slight difference.

The passport one requires a Guarantor to sign and the Citizenship one requires to write down the name of the applicant.

Other than that the size is the same so people shouldn't worry too much as long as the size is correct and the information on the back is filled properly.

Many thanks for clarifying this. I knew not to get the "guarantor" bit, so she has definitely stamped them both correctly on their obverses (studio name & address, date photos taken, with a blank line for me to write my name on). So she's correct then, that apart from the stamped info on the back, that the new citizenship photo specifications in terms of physical size etc. are precisely the same for PRs applying for citizenship as they are for Canadians applying for a passport.

 

[Whocares]

Many thanks for clarifying this. I knew not to get the "guarantor" bit, so she has definitely stamped them both correctly on their obverses (studio name & address, date photos taken, with a blank line for me to write my name on). So she's correct then, that apart from the stamped info on the back, that the new citizenship photo specifications in terms of physical size etc. are precisely the same for PRs applying for citizenship as they are for Canadians applying for a passport.

The guarantor at the back does not make it a wrong photo. At Costco, for example, they have one stamp with a guarantor at the back for all kinds of official photos. Let's say you signed it? Will they return the application to you? Hell No

 

[Whocares]

That is the wrong stamp. You need the stamp with only the address and name of the studio. The stamp they have used for you is for passport.

Don't spread false information. When I spread a false one, I just delete my post because it might confuse the readers.

 

[ChippyBoy]

Don't spread false information. When I spread a false one, I just delete my post because it might confuse the readers.

The only remaining uncertainty is whether the citizenship applicant's birth-date is required on the back of each photo as well as the name, or not?

 

[avigtr]

The only remaining uncertainty is whether the citizenship applicant's birth-date is required on the back of each photo as well as the name, or not?

Why is it even considered an uncertainty? there is not even one word about birth date on a citizenship picture anywhere in the citizenship forms...(only the date the picture was taken on)
Let me guess, someone wrote it somewhere in the forum?

 

[ChippyBoy]

Why is it even considered an uncertainty? there is not even one word about birth date on a citizenship picture anywhere in the citizenship forms...(only the date the picture was taken on)
Let me guess, someone wrote it somewhere in the forum?

Nope. The clerk assisting me told me that it might be needed on there as well as my full name, but I couldn't see anything anywhere about the birthdate, so one's snarkiness is misplaced in this instance.

 

[avigtr]

Nope. The clerk assisting me told me that it might be needed on there as well as my full name, but I couldn't see anything anywhere about the birthdate, so one's snarkiness is misplaced in this instance.

lol no snarkiness over here (just didn't have coffee yet)
I'm just trying to help you relax about it as there is no requirement for it.
this is how this forum works and feeds itself:
One person heard something somewhere then he posts a question. Someone else then had the same question but didn't read all the way through and made his own assumption while answering someone else in another post..its kinda funny in a way

 

[bpraneeth]

Hi All,

I am having a quick question as I have my photos taken today for Citizenship.
1. The photo studio guy has stamped on only one of my photos. Is it enough or should i have it done on the second one as well? (as the CIC website says-

• Provide the name of the photographer or the studio, the studio address and the date the photos were taken on the back of the photos)

2. Should i write my name on both the photos or just one? (from CIC-

• Print the name of the person on the back of the photos.)

Could anyone help me understand this as i am confused.

 

[ChippyBoy]

Hi All,

I am having a quick question as I have my photos taken today for Citizenship.
1. The photo studio guy has stamped on only one of my photos. Is it enough or should i have it done on the second one as well? (as the CIC website says-

• Provide the name of the photographer or the studio, the studio address and the date the photos were taken on the back of the photos)

2. Should i write my name on both the photos or just one? (from CIC-

• Print the name of the person on the back of the photos.)

Could anyone help me understand this as i am confused.

Stamp on both. Name on both.

 

[Joshua1]

By the questions they ask, a lot of people seem not to bother read the "Instruction Guide" at all.

 

[Whocares]

The only remaining uncertainty is whether the citizenship applicant's birth-date is required on the back of each photo as well as the name, or not?

i added the DOB at the back

 

[Canven84]

i added the DOB at the back

It's not required but it won't hurt if you added it.

 

[ChippyBoy]

It's not required but it won't hurt if you added it.

I'm going to put my DOB on the back of each photo, too; better safe than sorry.

 

[ChippyBoy]

By the questions they ask, a lot of people seem not to bother read the "Instruction Guide" at all.

Is the official instruction guide as faultless as the new form or the advice one can glean from the CIC/IRCC call centre then?