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Sourcepasseport.ma — official Moroccan passport portal
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Quick answer: A Morocco passport photo must be 35 × 45 mm. Plain light background: light blue or light grey. Head occupies 70–80% of photo height. Neutral expression, clear lenses only, no glare. Last verified .
Requirements
| Format | 35 × 45 mm |
|---|---|
| Head height | 70–80% of photo height |
| Background | Plain light background: light blue or light grey. |
| Pose | Strictly full face, head without rotation or tilt, shoulders level. |
| Expression | Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open. |
| Glasses | Ordinary prescription glasses are allowed: untinted lenses, a thin frame that does not cover the eyes, no reflections; sunglasses are prohibited. See full rules → |
| Lighting | Shadows on the face and background not permitted. |
| Head covering | Decorative headwear (hats, caps) is not allowed; the face from chin to forehead must be fully visible. |
| Attire | Neutral clothing, shoulders visible, without uniform or distracting accessories. |
| File format | JPEG · sRGB / 24-bit |
| Millimetres | 35 × 45 mm |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 3.5 × 4.5 cm |
| Inches | 1.38 × 1.77″ |
| Pixels at 300 dpi | 413 × 531 px |
| Pixels at 600 dpi | 827 × 1063 px |
Moroccan passport photographs are set on passeport.ma, the official portal of the Moroccan passport. The list of documents asks for one recent identity photograph, 35 × 45 mm, showing the applicant from the front with the whole face clearly visible, on a blue, white or light grey background.
The portal's own «Normes pour les photographies» sheet is stricter on the colour: a plain background of sky blue or light grey, with no shadows. The photo is sharp, without stains or ink marks, in colour, well exposed and contrasted, without flash marks, red eyes or shadows on the face, and it reproduces the skin tone faithfully.
The face is centred, the head straight and facing the lens, the expression neutral with the mouth closed. Only clear lenses are accepted — tinted lenses and thick frames must come off — glasses are not compulsory, and the face must be visible from chin to forehead, with no decorative hats or caps.
Examples and mistakes
One compliant example next to the six most common rejection causes for Morocco passport applications. These are the differences that most often determine whether a document photo is accepted.
Typical reasons a photo is rejected under the rules passeport.ma — official Moroccan passport portal publishes: what is wrong and what to change.
| Reason | Fix |
|---|---|
| Background not plain, not sky blue or light grey, or with shadows | Use a plain sky-blue or light-grey background with no shadows behind you. |
| Tinted lenses, thick frames, or light reflections on the glasses | Take the glasses off — they are not compulsory — or wear clear lenses in a light frame that does not reflect or cover the eyes. |
| Face not fully visible from chin to forehead, or a decorative hat or cap | Remove hats and caps and keep every part of the face from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead in view. |
| Blurred photo, stains or ink marks, flash marks, red eyes, shadows on the face, or a wrong skin tone | Print a sharp, clean colour photo, well exposed and contrasted, shot without flash and with soft light so the face has no shadows. |
| Face not centred, head not straight, gaze away from the lens, or an expression that is not neutral | Centre the face, hold the head straight, fix the lens and keep the mouth closed with no smile, eyes normally open. |
| Child photographed with another person or an object in the picture | Photograph the child alone, facing the camera; if someone has to hold the child, that person must not appear in the photo. |
How to take it
Background: light grey or light blue
The tool puts in the required background. Stand half a metre from a plain light wall, face a window and shoot without flash — then there are no shadows on your face or on the wall.
Head: 70–80 % of the photo height
Camera at eye level, about a metre away; head and shoulders in the shot. The tool crops it to 35 × 45 mm.
Clear lenses only, no glare
If you wear glasses, check the shot: no glare on the lenses, eyes clearly visible.
Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open
Look straight into the lens with your head level; keep hair away from your eyes and eyebrows.
An ordinary selfie will do: we fix the background, light and framing ourselves — to this document's rules. The preview is free.
Head straightHold the phone at eye level and your head straightens by itself.
Face uncoveredMove your hair away so your eyes and eyebrows show.
No glare on glassesStand so that no light reflects in the lenses.Printing and submission
| 10 × 15 cm · 4 × 6″ | 8 (4 × 2) |
|---|---|
| A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm | 36 (6 × 6) |
Print at 100% scale, borderless, and turn off fit-to-page so each photo keeps its exact size.
In Morocco the biometric passport application is filled in on the passport portal, the duties are paid with an e-timbre, and the file with the photo goes to the annexe administrative or the caïdat of the applicant's place of residence. Moroccans abroad apply through a Moroccan consulate or embassy.
The annexe or caïdat of your place of residence; form and e-timbre on passeport.ma
One recent 35 × 45 mm photo, the filled-in, dated and signed form, a photocopy of the valid CNIE; for a renewal, the old passport or proof of its fate.
Authority pageThe consulate that covers your residence — see the «À l'étranger» pages of passeport.ma
The photo rules of passeport.ma are the same standard; the consulate's own page states the number of photos and any background wording it prefers.
Authority page| Authority | passeport.ma — official Moroccan passport portal |
|---|---|
| Source | Passeport biométrique — pièces à fournir; Normes pour les photographies |
| Verified |
Questions
A recent colour identity photo of 35 × 45 mm showing you from the front, sharp, without stains or ink marks, well exposed and contrasted, without flash marks, red eyes or shadows on the face. Plain background — sky blue or light grey. Face centred, head straight, gaze on the lens, neutral expression with the mouth closed, eyes open. The face must be visible from chin to forehead; clear glasses only, and they are not compulsory.
The two official pages differ. The document list on passeport.ma says «fond bleu, blanc ou gris clairs», while the portal's photo-standards sheet says a plain background of sky blue or light grey and does not mention white. A sky-blue or light-grey background satisfies both, so choose one of those and keep it free of shadows.
35 mm × 45 mm (3.5 × 4.5 cm), portrait. The portal asks for one recent identity photograph, the same for adults, minors and provisional passports, with the applicant seen from the front and the characteristics of the whole face clearly visible. It does not publish a head height in millimetres.
Glasses are optional; if worn, only clear lenses are accepted, with no tint, no thick frame, nothing covering the eyes even partly and no light reflections. For the head, the sheet requires every element of the face, from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead, to be fully visible, and it excludes decorative headwear such as hats or caps.
Fill in the application on passeport.ma, buy the e-timbre (a 16-digit code) for the duties, and file at the annexe administrative or caïdat of your place of residence with the photo and a photocopy of your valid CNIE. For a renewal, bring the old passport or proof of what became of it. Moroccans abroad apply through a Moroccan consulate or embassy.
The Morocco passport photo must be 35 × 45 mm. The head must occupy 70–80% of the photo height.
Plain light background: light blue or light grey. No gradients, textures, shadows or objects behind the subject are permitted. The tool removes background shadows automatically, but starting with a flat, evenly lit wall gives the best result.
Yes. Stand in front of a flat, plain wall in good natural light, face the light source and use the rear camera of your phone with a 3-second timer. The tool handles the crop, background normalisation and compliance check against the Morocco biometric standard.
Most passport authorities require the photo to be taken within the last six months. Do not reuse an older portrait even if your appearance has not changed.
Anfas.Pro provides a 14-day full refund if the photo is rejected by the Morocco authority and you supply the official rejection notice. See the refund policy page for the exact process.
Ordinary prescription glasses are allowed: untinted lenses, a thin frame that does not cover the eyes, no reflections; sunglasses are prohibited. In practice, the biometric scanner at submission points flags even minor lens glare that looks fine to the naked eye. Removing glasses before shooting is the only option that eliminates the risk entirely.
35 × 45 mm = 3.5 × 4.5 cm = 1.38 × 1.77 inches. At 300 dpi that is 413 × 531 pixels; at 600 dpi, 827 × 1063 pixels.