LTCF Photo: NOT a 'passport photo'

[P7hk9]

Both my wife and I have used a passport photo in Montco with no problems. The deputies used scissors to make it fit on the license. They just stapled the other one to my application, I think.

[IronButt]

Question: Is this something new? Is a photo needed for a LTCF now? My current LTCF was issued in 2005 & says "Valid without photo" where the pic would go.

[normanvin]

I had a passport photo taken at a Rite Aid and had no problem with it from the Philadelphia Gun Permit Dept. They put that picture in my file then took a digital picture which they used for the license itself.

Then why was the photo you supplied needed?

I suggest the op call the sheriff to see if they take the digital picture there. The instructions may not be current.

[sttaffy]

in Philly i had to give them a 1.5 x 1.5" "passport type" photo (they want head a shoulders, with your head filling up most of the space, in front of a neutral background). I took one myself with a timer on my camera and printed it out from my computer on some decent paper. When I got there they stapled it to my paperwork. When I went in to get the license they took another photo on the spot - the camera was hooked up to the computer and card printing machine. They didn't use the photo I gave them, it was just for reference, apparently.

[mrjam2jab]

No, it is not a requirement, it is an option.

According to the Cumberland County website:

If you choose, for an additional $5.00, the Cumberland County Sheriffs Office can take your photo within our office and you will receive as your license a plastic photo card (similar to a drivers license) that will take the place of the paper license.

I could not find anything on the Perry County site for the sheriff's dept., but IT SHOULD BE UNIFORM throughout the state.....

I like to have the photo on my LTCF, then there is no question who it belongs to....the laminated card is easier to carry and lasts longer also - and yes, it does cost more....but it is worth it - IMHO....

Bucks charges $10...

[ImminentDanger]

So the LTCF application says a 'passport type photo'. Well, a passport photo sounds like it'll fit that description. The helpful girl at the Walgreens photo counter, however, informed me that they will NOT accept the 2' x 2' passport photo for an LTCF.

Where can I get a 1 1/2' x 1 1/2' photo made for my LTCF application?

Cut 1/4" off all sides of the 2" x 2" ----- Problem solved! ! ! !

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[AJChenMPH]

Bucks charges $10...

Yeah, I saw that...plan is to use passport photos that I already have and get the paper permit. If they can't use them, then I'll get the plastic card permit since it'd only be $7 more at that point.

[Philbert]

When I applied in Philadelphia they just used the photo I supplied for the background check. When I got the license they took their own pic.

[he11zna]

in Philly i had to give them a 1.5 x 1.5" "passport type" photo (they want head a shoulders, with your head filling up most of the space, in front of a neutral background). I took one myself with a timer on my camera and printed it out from my computer on some decent paper. When I got there they stapled it to my paperwork. When I went in to get the license they took another photo on the spot - the camera was hooked up to the computer and card printing machine. They didn't use the photo I gave them, it was just for reference, apparently.

When I applied in Philadelphia they just used the photo I supplied for the background check. When I got the license they took their own pic.

Correct.
For Philadelphia, the "passport type photo" goes into a file and they take a separate digital photo that gets printed on your card when you go to pick up your LTCF.

[evilash]

Well even though we have to wait in Allegheny, they are at least nice enough to take our pictures and give us the laminated card without any extra charges.