Canadian Passport Photos in the US?

[sharpetorium]

After getting crappy pictures taken at the UPS store (out of focus and wrong size, of course), I just went to Walgreen's and had them NOT cut the pictures to US passport length...I took them home and cut them myself with my scrapbook scorer/paper cutter and it worked like a charm!

[Reba]

I called around to a bunch of places that advertised on-line that they do Canadian passports, and none of them in fact do! (CVS etc). They've all apparently got "new machines" that can only do the 2 x 2 American size, it won't let them adjust the size or some such nonsense

I emailed the Atlanta consulate and they suggested Sears Portrait Studio, so I went there and for $16 was in and out in just a few minutes. She knew exactly what she was doing, because she had just done another Canadian a couple days before that, and had a heckuva time keeping the glare off his bald head.

I just couriered the renewal etc today hopefully my photos will not be rejected, because I really really really want to go home for Canada Day!

$97 renewal fee + $16 photos + $30 for courier = PITA! sheesh!

[Steven]

If you live near an enrollment centre, you might want to think about getting a NEXUS card instead, they take the photo for you.

[Reba]

I don't live near anywhere civilized Steven. I had to drive 30 miles just to get to Sears.

Hopefully I won't need to re-do the photos, and hopefully before my passport expires again, I'll be living back in Canada!

[Steven]

So you must live near Plymouth then.

I was just making a general comment to people in the thread, there is a big push on because of WHTI to increase the number of NEXUS enrollment centres although they're all still around the Canadian border at the moment. However it does save the hassle with getting a passport photo done.

Or I suppose you could get an EDL if you live in a State that issues them, but they're no good for air travel.

A little known fact about NEXUS cards is that you can use them to re-enter whichever country issued it from anywhere, not just the US or Canada. The only requirement is that the POE is NEXUS-equipped, which makes it impractical to enter the US from a third country with a NEXUS card generally speaking (because most of the NEXUS machines are at land POEs or Canadian pre-clearance).

However, say you travel to a third country, e.g. in Europe and you have a NEXUS card and a passport and your passport expires while you are in Europe, you can still re-enter Canada using only your NEXUS card as all the major airports are NEXUS equipped.

In fact if you're a dual-citizen of a third country, you don't need a Canadian passport at all, because you can enter Canada and the US with a NEXUS card and you can use your foreign passport if you travel somewhere else.

[laliv]

If you live in the Mercer county, NJ area( includes Princeton, Plainsboro, Princeton junction , Hamilton, Trenton)
you can use Fotolux one hour studio
at 33 Princeton Hightstown road(Route 571) Princeton Junction NJ 08550 ( Near NJ Transit Train station) The shop is in the Ellsworth Center
They charge 2 for $ 20.00 and know all the bizarre requirements for Canuck passport .Immigration photos and the specifics for a low probability for rejection [quote][/quote]
tel 609 799 3900

[canadian eh]

There is a private company in Canada that helps Canadian's with the hassels of getting a passport. They are call passporthelp.ca and save us hours dealing with the government. We have just moved to Hemet CA. and realized our passports were going to expire in 7 months. After surfing the web, we found this company. We can give them a thumbs up.

[Reba]

A company in Canada doesn't help those of us in the US though.

But thanks for the SPAM.