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Express Entry Digital Photo Requirements - Taken Within 6 Months?

LonelyT-Rex

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Feb 14, 2021
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Hello everyone I am working on my application for the EE CEC and they require a digital photo.
Does this photo need to be taken within six months? I wish could use the photo I took two years ago which I have used it for my study permit extension and also PGWP application,
both of them got approval.
Here are the instructions in my upload section, I didn't see they ask EE applicants provide a photo that taken within 6 months but i still want to confirm :
Temporary residents (students, workers, visitors), Express Entry and Canadian citizenship certificate
  • The photo must show a full front view of the head and tops of shoulders, with the face in the middle of the photo.
  • Size of the head, from chin to crown, must be between 31mm and 36mm.
  • Image size: at least 420 x 540 pixels.
  • We accept JPEG or JPEG2000 format.
  • File size: approximately 240 kB, no more than 4 MB.
  • Image must be in colour (24 bits per pixel) in RGB colour space, the common output for most digital cameras.
Temporary residents and Express Entry
  • The final frame size of the photo must be at least 35mm x 45mm.
  • If you scan an existing photo, the minimum resolution must be 600 pixels per inch.
Canadian citizenship certificate
  • Final frame size of the photo must be 50mm x 70mm.
  • Upload a colour digital photo taken by a commercial photographer (We don't accept black and white photos
  • Scanned photos are not accepted.
  • Photo must be taken within the last 6 months.
  • Don't use a smart phone to take the photo.
  • Don't change the digital photos in any way.
  • You must also upload the photographer's information (name, address and date the photo was taken) to the "Client Information" item, under Optional Documents. We accept the photographer's receipt or a text file.
Thanks in Advance !