photo sizes different for Medical vs Immigration?

We gave the DMP copies of the same photos that we had taken to go with the PR application, both times that we had to get medical exams.  The people at the DMP's office don't necessarily understand that there's a difference between "passport" and "immigration" sized photos.  

Immigration photos are smaller, basically, and there is a difference in head size.

So you are correct, you do need 2 different sizes. For the medical, you want "Canadian passport" photos; for the application, you want the smaller "immigration" ones specified in the appendix.

Having said that, I get the impression that they're not as strict with the photo size on the medical, so don't kill yourself over it.


Edited by abstractioness - 28 Sep 2010 at 9:59pm

Appendix B specifies the size to attach to your immigration application, NOT for the medical.

I agree with sami that you have to comply with these requirements exactly -- for the correct part of your application. But the medical is different.

Citizenship photos are different from PR photos, by the way. For the CIC guide to citizenship it specifies "35 mm x 53mm" whereas immigration photos are "35mm x 45 mm". Canadian passport photos are "50mm x 70mm".

All the immigration guide (for inland, at least) says about the medical photos is to bring: "5 recent photos, taken within six months preceding the date of your examination." The DMP specifies passport photos. (I brought 5 and they only wanted 4, by the way). I really suspect that they're not as strict with the medical photo size but I would bring passport-sized photos as that's what my DMP said as well.



Edited by abstractioness - 30 Sep 2010 at 10:55am

Okay, looking into some of the more region-specific forms apparently some of these DO actually say the immigration photo size... now I'm upset because I specifically DIDN'T use that photo size for my medical because the inland application medical part of the guide doesn't specify, so I went with whatever my DMP said, which was passport photos. I'm hoping that it'll be okay because presumably if they kept using passport photos and people got rejected, they would find out... hopefully... argh. 

Okay, so I called CIC, and the agent put me on hold for about 10 minutes while she went to find the answer. Here's the verdict: it doesn't matter.

Apparently there are NO requirements for the photos, whatever the DMP asks is fine, the immigration photo specifications only apply to the photos you attach to your actual application.