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Mauritius photo specifications

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

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At a glance

The Mauritian passport is the document covered here. The Passport and Immigration Office (PIO) issues it and does not take photos, so applicants at home and abroad supply two identical, professionally printed photos, 35 to 40 mm wide and 45 to 50 mm high, on a light background and no older than six months.

Overview

The Passport and Immigration Office (PIO) in Port Louis deals with passports for Mauritian citizens, whether by birth, descent, adoption, registration or naturalisation, as well as visas and residence permits for foreign nationals. Passport forms are available from the PIO main office and sub-offices, from any police station, from Mauritian missions overseas or from the PIO website.

Citizens living abroad lodge passport applications through the high commissions, embassies and consulates listed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade. The photo rules do not change with the channel: two matching prints accompany every application, wherever it is made.

Photo specifications by document

Passports

Mauritius Passports
DocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
Passport35 × 45 mm—Light background, with your features clearly…

Frequently asked questions

The Passport and Immigration Office (PIO), from its main office at Sterling House in Port Louis and its sub-offices at police district headquarters. Mauritian missions abroad accept applications from citizens living overseas.

No. Applicants bring two identical printed photos with the paper form. The PIO website describes no live photo capture and no online photo upload for passports.

Citizens of Mauritius by birth, descent, adoption, registration or naturalisation, provided they satisfy the conditions set by law. Applicants who became citizens by registration, naturalisation or adoption add their certificate of citizenship.

Form PF136 for a first passport or a replacement, and form PF136A for a renewal. Both are completed in capital letters with a black ink pen and need two recent identical photos.

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Official sources

  1. Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius. Application Guide (including The Standard of Passport Photos) passport.govmu.org. Checked 2 November 2026.
  2. Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius. Passport for Citizens Abroad passport.govmu.org. Checked 2 November 2026.
  3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mauritius. Mauritius Diplomatic Missions Overseas foreign.govmu.org. Checked 2 November 2026.
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