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I was told by my visa service (Zierer) that I can't use my digital camera to take the Visa pictures. I used the camera for our passports and they were fine. She told me the digital pictures could be turned down by China??? Kinko's quoted me $15/picture. Has that been your experience?

Think I paid $10 for first pair of pp photos and $5 for a second pair at a camera store (Ritz?). If you bite the bullet and pay the price and send in real pp photos like they are asking for, then you won't be turned down by China because of the photos.

i go to AAA and get one set free per year...$15 is the usual...check with camera stores in your area as well...

pictures need to be on heavy paper so that may be the reason

I can't remember the exact amount, but our family went to Costco for passport & visa photos. We had 5 sets of pictures for around $30. (it's $6.99 or less per set!) They are ready in 1 hour too!

$15 is high. We've gotten passport photos at different prices ranging from $7 to $10; the latter being for 3 photos. Shop around... and be sure they're not digital. Plenty of shops still use Polaroids that are approved.

I applied for a visa to China in 2003 using a picture I took with my digital camera. It was accepted by the visa office in Chicago. Unfortunately we never took that trip due to the SARS outbreak but are planning to go in September. I am planning to use that same picture again. I took the picture standing against a white wall and printed it using my photo printer. It came out just fine.

Thanks for the info!