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 Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject: where can i get US passports photos in Korea? |
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hi all,
if any of the forum experts could please advise....
am renewing my US passport in korea and need to get US sized passport photographs. im in Busan so no US embassy here. does any know where i can get these?
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KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| any photo booths at those subway stations. |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: where can i get US passports photos in Korea? |
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| depth wrote: |
| im in Busan so no US embassy here. |
Not exactly an answer to your question, but you may find this helpful:
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2. Next Consular Services Visit to Busan, September 23-24
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Officials from the Embassy's American Citizen Services Unit will offer consular services in Busan on September 23-24. These services will be at the offices of the American Presence Post in Busan. A Consular officer will be available on Tuesday, September 23, from 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, September 24, from 9:00 a.m.–noon at the American Presence Post, Lotte Gold Rose Building (also known as the Job Center Building), #150-3, Yangjung-dong, Busanjin-gu, Room No. 612.
American citizens will be able to apply for U.S. passports, additional visa pages in their current passports, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, and Social Security cards. Consular officers will also offer notarial services and provide information regarding voting, federal benefits, and registration with the Embassy.
Any questions about requirements, particularly for Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, should be directed by email to [email protected]. Please allow at least three days for a response.
If you plan to visit the ACS Unit in Busan, we strongly urge you to consult the website at http://www.asktheconsul.org for more information on our consular services and to ensure that you bring the proper forms (filled out in advance) and fees with you. In addition to bringing original supporting documents (i.e., birth certificate, passport, Certificate of Naturalization), please bring photocopies of all documents you plan to submit. There will not be a photocopier available on-site.
If you notify us prior to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, September 22, we can add pages to your passport in Busan while you wait. Please complete form DS-4085, which can be downloaded at:
http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/Passport/DS4085.pdf. Write "Busan - Extra Pages" at the top of the completed form, include a copy of your passport’s personal data page (the page with your photo), and fax it to our office at (02) 397-4101. Alternatively, you can email us your request. Be sure to attach clearly scanned copies of both your DS-4085 form and your passport’s data page. Email it to [email protected] and put “RESEND: BUSAN EXTRA PAGES” in the subject line. Please note that additional pages cannot be added to one-year emergency passports or to damaged passports. There is no charge for this service. Additional information about adding pages is available on our website: http://korea.usembassy.gov/add_pages.html.
The Busan APP's website is: http://busan.usconsulate.gov. |
http://www.asktheconsul.org/nl_sept08.htm |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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And, to answer your question:
US passport photo size is 2" x 2" (51mm x 51 mm). Most subway photo booths will have an option for this size; alternatively, if you go to a photo shop, tell the photographer "미국 여권 사진" (miguk yeogwon sajin), which means "American passport photo." If this doesn't register, tell him the dimensions or write them down for him.
More info on acceptable US passport photos here: http://travel.state.gov/pdf/Photo%20Guide%2010-01-04.pdf |
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depth
Joined: 01 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for the answers...
can ask please.....
can i have the hangul for 1) photo shop 2) photo booth
please? i need to ask for directions to find one...thanks again |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Photo shop: go to a downtown-type area (lots of storefronts) and look for Kodak or Fuji signs. If you're in a city of any size at all, you shouldn't have much trouble finding one.
Photo booths are commonly found in subway stations, at least in Seoul. I can't speak to the situation in Busan. |
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luvnpeas
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I just renewed my passport last month.
I got the photo taken in the photo booth at the embassy. I look about ten years older than I am. It didn't help that I was hot and sweaty.
My previous photo was taken by a photographer at a studio--I look like James Bond.
I'd go for a studio. Bring your passport, so you can point at the picture while speaking English they don't understand, and you can nod and point at the picture when they respond in Korean you can't understand. Works every time. |
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bourquetheman
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Suwon
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| I can add that at least for the Canadian embassy, the photo booth photos are not accepted. Hard to imagine that the U.S. embassy would be so lax to accept them, but hey I guess so. At the photo studio the photographer stamped the back with the name of the studio, date, etc. Hope this helps... |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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Canada requires the photographer's info to be printed on the back of passport photos: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/korea/renewal-en.asp
The US has no such requirement: see the link posted above for complete info on US passport photo requirements and best practices.
As long as the dimensional and quality requirements are met, photo booth photos are perfectly acceptable. |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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I've used photo studios twice in Korea. They are quite good because they really try and 'model' you. They'll get you to pose just right, adjust the lighting and take several pictures until they're happy with a few, then they'll give you a choice if which one you want.
At the first studio I went to though there was a bit of a wait, since the studio was already in use for a baby photo or a fake wedding photo or something. So the photographer gave me his portfolio to look at. He handed it to me already open at a specific page. It was a photo of him naked. "This my nu-duh poto!" he informed me. The next few pages were also nudes of him. The rest of the portfolio were normal artistic type shots of fountains or flowers or something. I really don't see why he needed to show me THAT page so urgently.. |
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teachingld2004
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:36 am Post subject: photo's |
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Easy to do yourself.
I pointed the camera at myself, and took about 3 dozen photos. I put them on my computer. The one I like the best I had printed at a Fuji center. I just said "Passport size".. they cost 1,000 each.
Really, that is all I did and they were fine. |
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Morgen
Joined: 02 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree about going to any photo studio. What luvnpeas said about bringing your passport will easily get the point across, although of course it's faster if you can bring a Korean. The photographer scolded me for laughing during the "serious" shots, but it was impossible to keep a straight face as he fluffed my hair, blotted my nose and adjusted my clothing, then tilted my head various directions while shouting, "Okay now SMAHL!" Easily the best portrait shots I've ever had, though; I think he even touched them up a bit. |
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