I cannot find a photographer that can take a citizenship photo with the white strip at the bottom. Can I send a regular US passport type photo instead?
A. It is not recommended that you send photos that do not match the requirements for the specific application. They may be rejected and your application processing could be severely delayed. Canadians have informed us that the following places take Canadian citizenship photos*: Grace Image – 456 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94104, Tel. 415-788-5587 Keeble & Shuchat – 290 California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Tel. 650-327-8996 The UPS Store – 2121 Natomas Xing, Ste. 200, Sacramento, CA 95834 Abby Photo – 6212 Claremont Ave., Oakland, CA 94618 Wong’s Photos, 43 S. Hotel St., Honolulu, HI 96813, Tel. 808-523-2329 Please be advised that we cannot guarantee that these photographers are necessarily aware of CIC’s particular requirements, so you will need to take the photo specification page that comes with the citizenship application when you go to have your pictures taken. *Photographers are welcome to contact us to be added to the list provided you take Canadian specification photos.
