Digital Photo Requirement

[resilientflora]

Hi all,

Just wondering about the photo requirement. It seems stringent, and I’m not sure how to be so precise about it. Does anyone have tips for this process? I don’t think I can reach out to a professional photographer right now, so it will need to be done at home. Will an iPhone photo suffice, or should I try to dig out my old camera?

Thanks for any info!

 

[thevisawhisperer]

I personally crop the passport photo. Never had a problem.

 

[resilientflora]

I personally crop the passport photo. Never had a problem.

Hi there,

Do you mean you digitally crop a scan of your passport photo? Mine was taken about a year ago (maybe two) and i look quite different now...does that matter much?

For some reason I was under the impression the photo could not be digitally cropped at all and had to be taken in the last 6 months...not sure where i read that, but is that just not true?

Thanks for taking the time to reply!

 

[thevisawhisperer]

I open a pdf of the scanned ppt ID page and use Acrobat to crop out the photo, which I save as a new file.

 

[resilientflora]

I open a pdf of the scanned ppt ID page and use Acrobat to crop out the photo, which I save as a new file.

hi again,

Just to be clear, you’ve been approved by sending this in?

thanks!

 

[bongoman]

Iphone photo is fine, on a light background, make sure its not blurred, light is even and color is natural.

 

[thevisawhisperer]

Never heard a peep of protest from IRCC. Results may vary.

 

[resilientflora]

Never heard a peep of protest from IRCC. Results may vary.

Thank you! Final questions: do you mean you take a photo of your passport, crop it to just show the photo, and send that in? or do you scan it, crop it to a certain dimension, and send that?

For some reason this particular part is worrying me because I don't have the original photos and the requirements on the site are so specific - I would hate to be rejected for cropping it too much or taking a photo of my passport...

 

[thevisawhisperer]

I open a pdf of the passport ID page, crop it to show just the photo, save the file and upload it. Going back through the thread, I realise that I'm assuming that is is a digital application (i.e., you are uploading your photo). If you are talking about a paper application then ignore everything I've said and go to a photographer.

 

[resilientflora]

I open a pdf of the passport ID page, crop it to show just the photo, save the file and upload it. Going back through the thread, I realise that I'm assuming that is is a digital application (i.e., you are uploading your photo). If you are talking about a paper application then ignore everything I've said and go to a photographer.

Oh, darn. I definitely don't feel safe enough to go to a photographer. I think I will have to take an iPhone photo (as mentioned above) and figure out the dimensions...

I don't think they are taking physical apps at this time.

 

[thevisawhisperer]

What type of application are you submitting?

 

[Achsah]

Hi gyz
I made a mistake while uploading the digital photo
I accidentally uploaded png. Format instead of JPG.
Will it be a problem?
Please suggest

 

[thevisawhisperer]

If the upload was accepted it's not a problem. If the system doesn't like the format you're using it will reject the upload.

 

[resilientflora]

What type of application are you submitting?

Study permit visa - 2 year program

 

[Achsah]

If the upload was accepted it's not a problem. If the system doesn't like the format you're using it will reject the upload.

I think while uploading it accepts all types of formats right?