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Malawi photo specifications

Photo sizes and rules for 1 document issued in Malawi, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.

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At a glance

Malawian passports need two passport-size photographs with most applications, on a clear white background; the London High Commission gives 4.5 x 3.5 cm (35 x 45 mm). Your picture is also captured live at the immigration office. The e-Visa portal lists a photograph among the details to enter and says applicants must upload scanned documents, not camera-captured photos. It publishes no visa photo size.

Overview

One body handles both documents on this page. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services issues Malawian passports and also runs the e-Visa portal for visitors. For a passport, you collect a form, attend an immigration office in Blantyre, Lilongwe or Mzuzu, or apply through a mission abroad, and the checklist asks for passport-size photographs on a clear white background.

Visitors apply for a visa online. The Department's visa page says visa applications can only be made through the e-Visa portal, and the portal's FAQ says applicants must upload scanned documents and not camera-captured photos. The portal home page lists a photograph among the details requested, but gives no size, background or file rule that can be read without logging in, so there is no visa photo page here.

Photo specifications by document

Passports

Malawi Passports
DocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
Passport35 × 45 mm—Clear white background

Frequently asked questions

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services says passport size and lists two photographs with most applications. The London High Commission gives 4.5 x 3.5 cm, which is 35 x 45 mm, and London and Berlin ask for a clear white background.

Not any that can be read without an account. The portal lists a photograph among the details to enter, and its FAQ says applicants must upload scanned documents and not camera-captured photos. No size, background or file size is published.

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services issues both. Passports are applied for at its immigration offices or through missions abroad, with processing in Malawi. Visas are applied for on its e-Visa portal.

The Department lists passport-size photographs on its checklist, and London and Berlin ask for printed photos with the form. Your picture is also captured live at the immigration office in Malawi.

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Official sources

  1. Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, Malawi. Types of Passport immigration.gov.mw. Checked 2 November 2026.
  2. Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, Malawi. Visa Application Process immigration.gov.mw. Checked 2 November 2026.
  3. Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, Malawi. Malawi e-Visa System: FAQs evisa.gov.mw. Checked 2 November 2026.
  4. Malawi High Commission, London. Immigration and Consular Services malawihighcommission.co.uk. Checked 2 November 2026.
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"Malawi photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/malawi

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