Re: Passport Photos
They not only need different backgrounds but also different sizes depending on which agency or department you're dealing with. I ended up taking a photo of myself before a white background and photoshopping the background color to whatever they needed (Had so far white, blue and yellow/sand). Also printed them myself in whatever size they needed. Saved me a ton of money and time.
You also get used to carry lots of passport copies around as pretty much everyone needs one. The bureaucracy is insane here, as it has been perfected by the indians...