Inkjet Passport Photos

[brody_philip]

The US government passport renewal web site allows one to renew passports by

mail. The form requires 2 recent photos with specific requirements,

background,image size, position of the face, background etc. It also indicates

that the photographs be on -thin paper- nothing more specific than that, and be

able to withstand a mounting temperature of 225 degrees Fahranheit.

 

Though not in the instructions the web site clearly indicates that digital

prints are acceptable requiring that they have sufficient dpi to look photo-

like. My question is that will inkjet prints on 10 mill paper, specifically

Canon i9900 on Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy or Glossy Photo paper meet these

requirements. Canon cannot answer the mounting temperture question (they do not

test paper for mounting temperatures -an e-mail from Canon Support) E-mail

inquiries to the government web site have thus far produced no responses.

 

Any one with experience regarding thickness of inkjet passport photos and there

ability to withstand mounting temperature requirements.

 

Phil Brody

[andy_heffernan1]

As a data point, earlier this year I submitted inkjet photos (on Epson enhanced matte paper via an Epson 2200) for my son's passport, and it all worked out fine. Note that the actual pieces of paper I submitted did not wind up embedded in the passport -- they appear to have been scanned and the images reproduced on the final passport.

[jack_fisher1]

Ditto what Andy said about the scanning. It appears the submitted prints (wife and me) were not mounted on the passport page, but scanned and printed there. Still the measurements on the submitted photo must be the size as specified.

 

Jack

[scott_kinkade]

Two more data points for you:

 

- I too submitted inkjet photos several months ago with no problems.

 

- Before I shot and printed my own picture, I went to TWO approved passport offices (both post offices.) The designated people at each one had no idea whatsoever how to operate the equipment, and the resulting photos were unusable.