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Madagascar passport photo: it depends on how you apply
There is a route where a photo you took is accepted, and a route where it is not.
Checked on 2026-08-15. Rules move — we re-check this list at least every six months. Next review: 2027-02-15.
Why
You hand photos in, then they photograph you anyway
What the authority says
il est nécessaire que le titulaire se présente au Ministère des Affaires étrangères pour le recueil des empreintes digitales et d’une photo qui sera imprimée directement dans le passeport.
Source — Ministère des Affaires étrangères (diplomatie.gov.mg) · Official page
How photos are submitted in Madagascar
Passport
Submission
- The photo can be taken at the application office.
pour le recueil des empreintes digitales et d’une photo
diplomatie.gov.mg - Applications at an embassy or consulate: a printed photo is submitted.
Quatre (4) photos d’identité récentes
ambamad-paris.diplomatie.gov.mg
If you hand in a printed photo
- 4 photos.
Quatre (4) photos d’identité récentes
ambamad-paris.diplomatie.gov.mg
Rules the authority states for this photo
- No glasses.
ni lunettes ni boucles d’oreilles ni colliers ni frange
ambamad-paris.diplomatie.gov.mg
Photo spec, where a photo is accepted
3 prints
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If your route accepts a photo
PhotoSpec measures your photo against the published rule for the country and document you picked, and tells you before you pay. Taking and retaking is free.