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A bad photo is the #1 reason applications get sent back. We ranked the most trusted ways to get a compliant photo, from about $8 in store to taking one at home.
Snap a photo on your phone and get a checked, correctly sized passport photo, as a digital file for online renewal or printed and mailed to you. No store trip, no awkward booth.
Read our hands-on PhotoAiD review →The lowest in-store price, at stores where the Photo Center is still open.
Get your photo taken at the same post office appointment where you apply.
Available at most locations with no appointment, for about $16.99.
Walk-in photos with long store hours, for about $17.99.
Walmart, at about $7.64 for two prints where its Photo Center is open. AAA members can often get them free or discounted.
Yes, if it meets State Department rules. Photo apps check the background, lighting and size for you.
Almost never. Glasses haven’t been allowed since 2016 without a signed medical statement.