Passport Photos in Chicago

A A Passport & Visa Photo

A A Passport & Visa Photo offers passport and visa photo services for a number of countries. They take pride in being recommended by many embassies and consulates, e.g., the Canadian and Australian Consulates.

This photo center is known for its professional staff and modern equipment. Before printing, you can preview every picture and decide if you’re satisfied with it.

There are also various ways of receiving your passport photographs—you can get them printed on the spot, e-mailed to you in digital format, or delivered to your home address. 

You can also bring any portable device with you (such as a USB drive) and have them save your digital passport photo on it.

Location: 210 Clark Street, Chicago IL, 60603 (at Clark & Adams)

Victor Studio

Victor Studio offers professional passport photo services to the US, Canada, and many European countries. They guarantee the compliance of their document and ID photos or will retake them free of charge.

Their official website offers only basic information, and Google reviews are mixed. Customers are either highly satisfied, or they post one-star comments about Victor Studio’s staff, delivery delays, or poor-quality photos.

Location: 6600 W Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 60634

Duron Studio Photography

In a more suburban area of Chicago, there’s Duron Studio Photography. It offers passport photo-taking services either by scheduled appointment or walk-in.

Getting US passport photos there costs $20.00, but they’re also proud to be recommended by other countries’ consulates. They also offer a guarantee of acceptance and do retakes free of charge.

Similarly to Victor Studio, there isn’t a lot of information about their service in particular. However, Google reviews are mostly positive, and the customers at Duron Studio value their professionalism and high-quality results.

Location: Skokie, 4710 Oakton Street

The UPS Store

The UPS Store is one of the most popular locations for passport photos and applications. With over 5,000 spots across the US, you can browse through over 40 UPS locations in Chicago, IL.

Appointments are mandatory at UPS stores, so make sure to contact them before paying them a visit.

Two printed copies of US passport pictures cost $11.99. You can also print your passport photo at UPS for only $0.35 with a 4x6-inch template.

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Walgreens

With over 8,700 locations across the US, Walgreens pharmacies are one of the most common choices for taking passport photos. 

In Chicago, there are more than 100 Walgreens locations. Here are the addresses of some of the most popular ones:

• 151 N State St Fl 1st, Chicago, IL 60601
• 3320 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
• 2 E Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60605

There are also Walgreens pharmacies that offer 24-hour service:

• 111 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661
• 641 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654
• 2001 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Walgreens doesn’t require appointments, so you can just visit a location of your choice during regular business hours. Passport photo processing usually takes around 10 minutes. You can get two US passport photos at Walgreens for $16.99.

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CVS     

CVS offers passport photo-taking services at approximately 9,000 locations across the country. In Chicago, residents can visit over 40 sites (out of 60) with CVS Store & Photo services. Here are some of them:

• 771 N. Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
• 5205 N. Broadway St., Chicago, IL, 60640
• 4801 N Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60630

And here are some of the CVS Photo locations that are open 24h:

• 4051 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
• 3637 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
• 2427 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

You don’t need an appointment to get passport photos at CVS. Additionally, the staff uses KODAK equipment that instantly informs them about the picture’s compliance with official passport photo requirements. Thus, CVS guarantees authorities will accept any pictures processed by their service. Two passport photo prints cost $16.99.

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What if I can't find a convenient location near me?

If none of the locations listed above suit you, there is another solution to get your passport photos—do it yourself comfortably from home with the help of passport photo apps!

Here’s a comparison table of 5 popular passport photo tools.

You can also find a more detailed overview of free passport photo tools in our article.

Using free applications isn’t risk-free, and passport agents may reject your pictures. But if one of the tools you want to use isn’t a premium service, you can use this official US passport photo checker online. 

Note, however, that it won’t guarantee your image is 100% compliant. Our service, on the other hand, will! Hear it from one of our satisfied customers:

Experience Passport Photo Online’s ease-of-use and acceptance guarantee. Get the best photo for your travel in 3 steps—all you need is your phone!

Sources:

https://tsg.phototool.state.gov/photo

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos.html