Printing my own passport photo copies at home - do they require proper 'photo' paper?

[peanutismint 35]

With the amount of passport photos required at various times in the process, I'm hesitant to keep paying like £10 a time for a couple of photos. I'm wondering if I can just scan and print copies on my home printer, or do places like the medical centre/embassy want real photo paper (like the glossy stuff)? I could probably get some of that....

 

Any ideas? 

[thatguyuknow 147]

4x UK or US style passport photos for Medical

2x US style passport photos for interview.

2x US style passport photos for petition. 

 

I actually used an online passport photo generator to get my photos.

 

This was the generator: https://online-passport-photo.com/

 

Took a good photo at home with no shadows etc.. Uploaded them to the generator that formats them onto a 5x4 photo.

 

Put the file on a memory stick and took it into asda. Printed the photos off for 15p each. Happy days.

 

If you're not into tech stuff don't bother but just a suggestion.

 

Have a look to the photo standards https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/requirements/photos.html - No shadows, mouth closed, neutral expression etc.

Edited January 4, 2019 by thatguyuknow

[Wuozopo 4,285]

1 hour ago, peanutismint said:

With the amount of passport photos required at various times in the process, I'm hesitant to keep paying like £10 a time for a couple of photos. I'm wondering if I can just scan and print copies on my home printer, or do places like the medical centre/embassy want real photo paper (like the glossy stuff)? I could probably get some of that....

 

Any ideas? 

 

Real photo paper. Memory stick to a photo place to print.

I've use the Dept of State's photo generator several times.

 

There's even more coming up.

6x US style passport photos for AOS/EAD/AP