Madagascar Residence Card Photo — Exact Size & White Background Requirements

Your Madagascar residence card photo must meet the precise specifications applied by the Tourism, Immigration and Emigration Service (Service du Tourisme, de l'Immigration et de l'Émigration). Getting this right on your first submission matters — a non-compliant photo is one of the most common reasons residence permit applications (locally known as the carte de séjour or visa de long séjour) are delayed or returned at the counter. Every photo we prepare is automatically cropped and sized to the exact official standard, so you see the result before you spend anything.

Madagascar's residence permit process is handled in person at immigration offices, and applicants are required to provide recent identity photographs with a plain white background — a strict requirement that follows the same baseline as Madagascar's national passport and visa standard. Unlike some countries that tolerate off-white or light-grey backgrounds, Malagasy immigration officers specifically check that the background is a clean, unshaded white. Photos taken at home against a cream wall or light-coloured curtain routinely fail this check. The photo must also be recent, taken within the last six months, to reflect your current appearance at the time of application.

• Photo size: 35 × 45 mm (digital equivalent: 827 × 1063 px at 600 dpi)
• Background: Pure white (#FFFFFF) — no shadows, gradients, or patterns
• Face coverage: Your face must fill 70–80% of the frame height
• Expression: Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and looking directly at the camera
• Glasses: Not permitted — remove all eyewear before taking the photo
• Head covering: Only permitted for verified religious reasons; the full face must remain clearly visible
• Recency: Photo must have been taken within the last 6 months
• Quality: Sharp focus, even lighting, no red-eye, no pixelation

• Common reasons photos are rejected in Madagascar:
• Off-white or grey background: The most frequent failure — home photos against walls that appear white to the eye but scan as cream or light grey are consistently rejected
• Face too small in the frame: Applicants framing their full upper body leave the face below the required 70–80% height threshold
• Glasses present: Even thin frames or lightly tinted lenses are not accepted under the current standard
• Photo older than 6 months: Officers compare the photo to the applicant in person; a visibly dated image raises an immediate flag

To get your compliant photo, simply upload a clear, front-facing picture taken against any background — our tool automatically adjusts the crop, size, background colour, and resolution to match the Madagascar immigration standard precisely. Before you pay anything, you receive a free watermarked preview to confirm everything looks correct. If you pay for the final file and the photo is somehow rejected at the immigration office, we will redo it at no charge or issue a full refund. You only pay when you are satisfied. Upload your photo, see the result in seconds, and submit with confidence.