Madagascar Driving Licence Photo — Exact Official Standard

A correctly prepared photo is one of the fastest ways to avoid delays when applying for a Madagascar driving licence (permis de conduire). The licence is issued by the Ministry of Transport through the Agence des Transports Terrestres (ATT), and applicants are required to supply recent ID-format photographs that meet Madagascar's national photo norms — white background, neutral expression, and precise framing. Submit a photo that matches those norms exactly and your application moves straight through; submit one that does not, and you join the queue again.

Madagascar's driving-licence photo requirements follow the same national ID-photo standard applied to passports and other official documents: a clean white background is mandatory, the face must be centred and fill 70–80 % of the frame height, and the photo must have been taken within the last six months. Unlike some countries that allow off-white or light-grey backgrounds, Madagascar requires pure white (#FFFFFF). This is a frequent point of failure for applicants who use phone selfies shot against a wall — even a faintly cream or shadow-grey background will be rejected at the ATT window. The photo dimensions are 35 × 45 mm (827 × 1 063 px at 600 dpi), matching the standard international ID format.

• Size: 35 × 45 mm (827 × 1 063 px)
• Background: Pure white (#FFFFFF) — no off-white, no shadows
• Face coverage: 70–80 % of frame height, centred
• Expression: Neutral, mouth closed, both eyes open and clearly visible
• Glasses: Permitted only if eyes are fully visible, no tinted lenses, no glare on the lenses
• Headwear: Not permitted except for religious or medical reasons; face must be fully visible
• Recency: Photo must have been taken within the last six months
• Print quality: Sharp focus, even lighting, no pixelation or compression artefacts

• Common reasons photos are rejected at the ATT:
• Background not pure white: Cream, off-white, or shadowed walls behind the subject are rejected — Madagascar requires #FFFFFF, not near-white
• Face too small or off-centre: Face coverage below 70 % of the frame height is a direct disqualification; the head must be straight, not tilted
• Visible glare or tinted glasses: Glasses are allowed, but any tint or reflective glare that obscures the eyes causes rejection
• Photo older than six months: ATT staff check whether the photo looks current; a visibly dated photograph — changed hairstyle, significant age difference — will be flagged

Upload your photo and it is automatically cropped and adjusted to the exact 35 × 45 mm official standard — correct background, precise face framing, print-ready resolution. Before you pay anything, you get a free watermarked preview so you can confirm the result looks right. If the ATT rejects the photo for any compliance reason, we redo it at no charge or issue a full refund. You pay only for the final, specification-perfect file.