VISA picture size!!! URGENT!!!?

Question

I had my pictures taken for a Spanish Student VISA and the lady at the pharmacy selected a ''European VISA'' size but then I went back and read the document from the consulate and it said I needed a passport-sized picture.

Are they that much of a difference? The focus is just a little closer to my face. And I'm wondering, would they refuse it if there's an actual European-VISA size..

Did I just throw $20 down the drain? I

'm headed to the consulate tomorrow!!!

Answer 1

the picture  size for visa are supposed to be the same size as passports size

Answer 2

U.S. Passport size photo is 2"x2" and the head must be between 1" to 1 - 3'8".  I'm applying for a renewal of my passport and am looking at the photo requirement provided on the form.

Answer 3

Folks there is confusion here!

What size is the "European visa" photo you got? Somewhere around 4 x 5 cm?

The Spanish Student visa application should be a standard Schengen application, which requires a "standard passport-sized photo". This means standard EUROPEAN passport-sized photo which is about 4 x 5 cm. Not a US passport photo. Not a Canadian passport photo.

Don't you love assumptions different people here and government bureaucracies make even on their international forms? It's maddening.

My point: your pharmacy lady probably made the right choice for you. The size is probably labelled as "European Visa" because someone at Shoppers Drug Mart has figured this out, even though a better choice of label would be "European Passport Size, also suitable for European Visas".

Have a  good trip

Answer 4

The visa photo is has certain requirement which you should got if you have recieved some documents from the embassy. Surely there will be a delay if you submit the wrong picture. see the state department's website for the photo requirement (http://travel.state.gov) .