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Mayotte photo specifications

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

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At a glance

Mayotte residents hold the French passport, and its photo measures 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in) on a plain light background, white excluded. You apply in person at one of the 17 town halls, usually bringing a photo from a professional or approved booth; the counter may take it only where no photographer is available.

Overview

Mayotte is a French overseas department, so there is no separate local passport: residents carry the same biometric French passport as people elsewhere in France, with the national photo norm. The Ministry of the Interior sets the norm and the national agency France Titres (ANTS) runs the application system, while the prefecture of Mayotte points applicants to the town halls.

According to the prefecture, the application is collected and handed in at one of the 17 town halls, and you must be present both to file and to collect. The photo must be under six months old. Mayotte is one of the places where service-public allows the counter to take the picture when no professional photographer is able to, at an extra cost. The document page gives the full rules and the local sources.

Photo specifications by document

Passports

Mayotte Passports
DocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
Passport35 × 45 mm—Plain, light colour

Frequently asked questions

The ordinary French passport, issued under the national procedure with the national 35 x 45 mm photo norm. The prefecture of Mayotte publishes no separate local document.

At one of the 17 town halls of the department, in person. The prefecture says application files are collected and handed in there, and that you attend again to collect the passport.

The photo is 35 mm wide and 45 mm high (1.38 x 1.77 in), with the face 32 to 36 mm tall, a plain light background (white forbidden) and a date under six months old.

Only if no professional photographer can do it, according to service-public, and the passport then costs more. Otherwise bring a photo from an authorised professional or an approved booth.

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Official sources

  1. Préfecture de Mayotte. Passeport mayotte.gouv.fr. Checked 3 November 2026.
  2. Service-Public.gouv.fr (DILA). Carte d'identité / Passeport : la photo peut-elle être prise au guichet ? service-public.gouv.fr. Checked 3 November 2026.
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