Canadian Passport Photo & Visa Service

Our photo studio is located in the center of Orlando, FL. We provide a guaranteed Canadian passport photography service for those who reside in the United States. The requirements for passport photos in Canada are different from those in the United States and other countries.

For same day Canadian photo services email or call our Orlando Orange County location at (Currently CLOSED)

Photo studio and applicant requirements

• Photographs must be taken in person by a professional photo studio or a commercial photographer specializing in document photography
• Photos submitted with an application must be not older than 6 months
• Applicant’s facial expression must be neutral. Smiling and open mouth photos are not allowed
• Applicant must look straight at the lens of the camera, ensuring that both ears show up and not completely covered by hair.
• The photos must show a full head without any head covering unless it is absolutely required by religious beliefs or due to medical conditions that require the head to be covered at all times. If the head covering is used, the full face must be clearly visible without any shadow casting from the head covers
• Applicant’s eyes must be fully opened and represent the natural eye color. Photographs that have red eyes or altered and unnatural eye color are not accepted
• Eyeglasses can only be worn if prescribed by a doctor and do not block facial features or produce glare on the glass. Passport photo pictures with sunglasses or tinted prescription glasses are not allowed

Photographs of Children

• Photos must represent the child’s head and shoulders only and bio-metrical face measurements must be appropriately adjusted, while the photograph size must remain at 50mm x 70mm in size.
• Although we do realize that obtaining a neutral expression of a newborn baby can be difficult, we suggest taking as many photos as reasonable to obtain a neutral facial expression with closed mouth. The baby should face the camera directly straight on
• Newborn babies can be placed into a portable car seat and brought into a studio as long as a white blanket or photographic background paper is placed over the seat behind the child’s head and shoulders. Note that there must be no shadows on the face, shoulder’s, around the ears and especially on the background.

Canadian passport photo and photo printing specifications

• For passport photos, the background must be a plain white or light colored with proper contrast between the face, clothing and the background to provide sufficient photo definition
• For Canadian permanent resident photos, the background must be plain white
• Photos must be in perfect focus but not artificially sharpened in image editing applications
• The photos must represent naturally appearing skin tones and match an individual appearance during the daylight. If the skin tones do not match natural skin tones, the photos must be re-taken.
• The photograph size must have dimensions of 50mm x 70mm
• The bio-metrical measurements must provide the length of the face on the photos from chin to crown of the head between 31mm and 36mm
• Two photos are required for Canadian Passport Photo applications. The passport photos must be identical, unaltered and produced by a professional photo studio. The photos cannot be reproduced from an existing photo that is older than 6 months at the time of application or taken outside of photo studio
• Canadian passport photographs must be printed on a matte or slightly glossy high quality photo paper that features high longevity and durable. Inkjet printer photos are not accepted.
• The back of each photo must bear the name of the photo studio, the studio complete street address with suite number (if applicable), town, postal code and the exact day when the photo was taken. This information must be directly printed on the back of the photographs as adhesive labels are not allowed.