Malta · 7 documents · 2 sizes
Malta document photo requirements
Malta has 7 verified document photo formats covered on this site. Pick the document you need — each page lists the exact size, background, head ratio, and the official source it was verified against.
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Photo sizes drawn to one scale — Malta
2 sizes across 7 documents: a photo taken for one document will not fit a different size. Click a size to keep only its documents in the table.
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Malta · 7
| Document | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta7 documents | ||||
| Malta |
Passport, Malta | 30 × 40 mm | White | |
| Malta |
National Visa (Type D), Malta | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Malta |
Schengen Visa, Malta | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
| Malta |
Visa, Malta | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Malta |
EU Blue Card, Malta | 30 × 40 mm | White | |
| Malta |
EU Long-Term Residence Permit, Malta | 30 × 40 mm | White | |
| Malta |
Residence Card for Family Member of an EU Citizen, Malta | 30 × 40 mm | White | |
What these formats have in common — Malta
- 01The photo size is not the same for every document: 30 × 40 mm, 35 × 45 mm.
- 02The background depends on the document: Plain white, Plain light. Check the row before you shoot.
- 03Across these formats the head takes 70–80% of the picture height.
- 042 documents — you supply the photo yourself.
- 051 document works either way — bring a photo of your own, or have it taken at the office.
- 06These entries were last read between 30 Sep 2026 and 1 Oct 2026.
- 07A single document can still add rules of its own on top of this — the document page is the complete list.
Photo specifications at a glance — Malta
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU Blue Card | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| EU Long-Term Residence Permit | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| National Visa (Type D) | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Passport | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU Citizen | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Schengen Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Malta Passport, 30 × 40 mm. Three ways; pick the one that suits you.
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In a photo studio
If you need a printed photo today, show the photographer the requirements from the document’s page. And a ready phone photo we will lay out on a 10 × 15 or A4 sheet for free — print it at any photo studio.
Where these rules come from — Malta
Every document lists the issuing authority, a link to its rules and the date we checked them. The drawings show only numbers from those rules.
| National Visa (Type D)Identità Malta — Central Visa Unit. Open the official page | |
| PassportIdentità Malta (Passport Office). Open the official page | |
| Schengen VisaICAO baseline. Open the official page | |
| VisaIdentità Malta (Central Visa Unit) and VFS Global as the Malta visa application centre. Open the official page | |
| EU Blue CardGovernment of Malta / Identità. Open the official page | |
| EU Long-Term Residence PermitGovernment of Malta / Identità. Open the official page | |
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU CitizenGovernment of Malta / Identità. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Malta
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Malta Visa Photo Requirements: 35 x 45 mm Colour Photo, White Background, Head About 30 mm, Ears VisibleMalta visa photo: colour 35 x 45 mm on a white background, head about 30 mm, face 70-80 %, no sunglasses.
- EU passport photo size: why there is no single EU standardCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 requires a highly secure storage medium containing a facial image, but pan-European rules regarding the exact dimensions of the printed photo are not published in accessible sources.
- Malta Passport, Visa & Residence Photo 2026: Identità Requirements & Size DifferencesWhen applying for a Maltese visa, passport, or residence permit (e-Residence card), applicants often confuse photo sizes. The official requirements of the Identità agency have certain discrepancies: for passports, the 30x40 mm format (40 mm high, 30 mm wide) is historically used, while the pan-European standard of 35x45 mm applies to Schengen visas. For residence permits, photos are most often taken directly during biometrics collection at the office.
- Temporary protection in Malta for Ukrainians: residence permit, renewal and the right to workA step-by-step guide for Ukrainians in Malta: obtaining temporary protection through IPA, getting a residence card at Identità, renewal, validity until 4 March 2027, and rights to work, healthcare and social benefits. We also explain separately how temporary protection differs from Malta's SRA status.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — MaltaThe same rows, plus the source and how each value was verified.
- Check a photo you already have — free, in your browserIt measures the frame — head height, eye line, background — and names what to fix before you submit.