CIC

[asds]

Hi,

Where I can get CIC photo size 35MM *45MM in US.
Walmart and Walgreens have passport size 2*2 inch.

Please let me know where I can get .

 

[asds]

please advice

 

[asds]

somebody pls reply..

 

[Sinbad]

try wolf camera. call them if there is a near by location and they do any size.

 

[Leon]

Take the instructions to different photographers and ask them if they can do it. Most photographers have a cutter to cut photos to different sizes. It is also very important that you follow the other instructions such as the size of the head. Do not pay the photographer until they get it right. A photo that is not according to the instructions is useless to you. If the photographer can get the picture exactly right except only for the outside dimensions, you can take it home and cut it yourself.

 

[hoogirl]

Take the instructions to different photographers and ask them if they can do it. Most photographers have a cutter to cut photos to different sizes. It is also very important that you follow the other instructions such as the size of the head. Do not pay the photographer until they get it right. A photo that is not according to the instructions is useless to you. If the photographer can get the picture exactly right except only for the outside dimensions, you can take it home and cut it yourself.

Hi Leon, thanks for your advice above (though it wasn't for me)....
I've got a related question...I used epassportphoto.com (do-it-yourself) and keyed in the specs. I did end up with some pretty good pictures considering I printed them at home. My problem is that these pics are off by a few mm...for instance, crown to chin is like 23mm instead of 25 and outside dimensions are more like 33x43 instead of 35x45. The baffling thing is that these photos fit exactly in the space provided for photos on the application forms. Will they be rejected?? Is the CIC super picky about such things? Please advice. Thank you!

 

[asds]

I also tried epassportphotos.com. I am able to get 35mm 45mm photo. But it is not exactly fitting into the space provided in the application..


Can sombody please reply, who used epassportphotos for CIC processing.

 

[Leon]

They are super picky. I have had a picture refused because my head was .5mm too big, 35.5 instead of 35. I measured it and couldn't believe it. You could barely see that it was too big. However, since they give you a range of 25 to 35, maybe they feel that's a big enough range for you to be able to make it. You should follow the instructions they give you. It is irrelevant if it fits some frame on the application form or not. You are not gluing it there anyway.

 

[hoogirl]

They are super picky. I have had a picture refused because my head was .5mm too big, 35.5 instead of 35. I measured it and couldn't believe it. You could barely see that it was too big. However, since they give you a range of 25 to 35, maybe they feel that's a big enough range for you to be able to make it. You should follow the instructions they give you. It is irrelevant if it fits some frame on the application form or not. You are not gluing it there anyway.

Thanks Leon!! Boy oh boy!! who knew getting a passport pic "just right" could be like pulling teeth!!! Wolf camera is not in my area so I guess I will just get on the phone and go through the yellow pages in hopes of finding someone who can do this...
asds, if you succeed in this, please share your strategy. I will do the same- Thanks all.

 

[Leon]

Anybody should be able to do it. You can just go there with the instructions. Show it to them, ask them if they can do it. If they have half a brain and know how to set up their camera, they should be able to set it up so that your head is 25-35mm and the background must be plain, was it white? You must be serious and looking straight ahead. You can not wear a hat. I don't have it in front of me so I can't remember right now what else but just make sure it's 100% like it is supposed to be. If you get that in the picture, then you can cut the picture yourself to the size it has to be but the photographer should be able to do that as well.

I went to a place in a mall in Edmonton one time, I think it was the PR renewal picture and they couldn't set up their camera. It was a bunch of kids, they had no idea. The camera was set up for passport pictures. Different specs. In the end, I told them I want my money back because you can not take my picture according to the specs I gave you. They couldn't really disagree so I took my cash to another place at the same mall and they had absolutely no problem.

 

[angelbrat]

Super super picky....the outline guide they give you on the photo instruction sheet is exact.

They have a transparent outline guide they use to measure the photos and if anyway they deviate from that guide they will reject the pictures.

Take the guide to a photographer whom will be able to ensure that the pictures fit the guide perfectly.

 

[nomad_musafir]

i went to cvs with a calibrated ruler, traceable to ansi standards. well, it was a garden variety regular plastic thing. i made them take the pics again when it was not to specification. you really got to be very careful only about the spec for the head / face. i cut the 2" x 2" to the correct size myself.
you don't have to spend big bucks, just make sure it meets their requirements!