> ![](media/image1.png){width="1.75in" height="1.5in"}**PHOTO
> INSTRUCTIONS FOR**
>
> **IMMIGRANT VISAS**

Submit your visa application form with a photo that meets the
requirements as described below. **Please note that if you present a
photo that does not meet the requirements your visa application will be
considered incomplete.**

**General**

-   The photo of each visa applicant must be an unmounted full face
    photo, as explained below

-   The photo must have been taken within the last six months

-   One (1) photo must be submitted stapled or glued to the application
    form

**Photo Size**

The photo of each visa applicant must measure:

-   2 by 2 inches (roughly 50 mm square) with the head centered in the
    frame

-   The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the
    chin) should measure between 1 inch to 1 3/8 inches (25 mm to 35 mm)
    with the eye level between 1 1/8 inch to 1 3/8 inches (28 mm and
    35 mm) from the bottom of the photo

**Photo Appearance**

-   The photo must be a full face view in which the visa applicant is
    facing the camera directly

-   The applicant should not look down or to either side, and the face
    should cover about 50 percent of the photo area

-   Side or angled views are NOT acceptable

-   **The photo should be in color, and must have only a white or
    off-white background. Photos with dark, busy, or patterned
    backgrounds will not be accepted**

-   In general, the applicant\'s head, including both face and hair,
    should be shown from the crown of the head to the tip of the chin on
    top and bottom and from hairline side-to-side. **It is preferable
    that ears be exposed**

-   **Head coverings and hats are only acceptable due to religious
    beliefs, and even then, may not cover any portion of the
    applicant\'s face**

-   Sunglasses or other wear that detracts from the face are not
    acceptable unless required for medical reasons, for example, an eye
    patch

-   A photo of an applicant wearing a traditional facemask or veil that
    does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable

-   Photos of military, airline, or other personnel wearing hats are not
    acceptable

-   A photo of an applicant wearing tribal, national costume, or other
    headgear not religious in nature is not acceptable

-   A photo of a minor child must contain no one else. If the child
    needs to be supported, the means of support should not be in the
    camera\'s frame

-   Group photos are NOT acceptable. As a separate visa is issued to
    each qualified applicant, a photo of each applicant is required

-   Digital photos must meet all the requirements and be reproduced
    without any dot patterns or pixels being visible

-   Digitally scanned photos and photocopied photos are NOT acceptable.
    Only original photos are acceptable

-   Digitally altered or retouched photos are NOT acceptable. The
    applicant\'s appearance and the background of the picture must not
    be altered

**Attaching the Photo to the Application Form**

-   Staple or glue the one photo to the form in the designated space. If
    the photo is stapled, staples should be placed as far away as
    possible from the applicant\'s face

Do not enclose photos in glassine or other types of envelopes. The photo
must be stapled or glued properly to the form in the designated space

For your convenience we have provided the address of two photographic
studios where you may obtain photos which conform to our requirements:

1.  **Konica Color Lab**

> No. 3, Apex Plaza
>
> N. H. Road
>
> Nungambakkam
>
> Chennai -- 600 034
>
> Phone: 044-2827-5878
>
> or 044-4208-3916
>
> Fee: Rs.112/- for 8 photographs (approximate))

2.  **Foto India**

> Shop No. 3, Jhaver Plaza
>
> 1-A, N. H. Road, Chennai -- 600 034
>
> Phone: 044-2828-2062
>
> Fee: Rs.75/- for 4 photographs (approximate)

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  **2008 POVERTY       
  GUIDELINES**         

  **EFFECTIVE DATE     
  MARCH 1, 2008**      

                        

  **FAMILY SIZE**      **125% OF POVERTY GUIDELINES**

  1                    \$13,000.00

  2                    \$17,500.00

  3                    \$22,000.00

  4                    \$26,500.00

  5                    \$31,000.00

  6                    \$35,500.00

  7                    \$40,000.00

  8                    \$44,500.00

  9                    \$49,000.00

  10                   \$53,500.00

  11                   \$58,000.00

  12                   \$62,500.00

  13                   \$67,000.00

  14                   \$71,500.00

  15                   \$76,000.00

  16                   \$80,500.00

  17                   \$85,000.00

  18                   \$89,500.00

  19                   \$94,000.00

  20                   \$98,500.00

  21                   \$103,000.00

  22                   \$107,500.00

  23                   \$112,000.00

  24                   \$116,500.00

  25                   \$121,000.00
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