Morocco visa photo requirements
The 35 × 45 mm photo rules set by Kingdom of Morocco, Accès Maroc portal for the Morocco visa, with the official wording and sources.
Quick answer
What size is the Morocco visa photo?
For a Moroccan e-visa, upload a colour photo of 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in), taken within the last 6 months and clearly showing your face in line with ICAO standards, as a JPG, JPEG or PDF of up to 1 MB. Paper applications at embassies and consulates ask for two recent colour photos on a white background, sized 4 x 3 cm. Some visa centres set their own format.
Foreigners arriving in Morocco must show a passport and, where their nationality requires one, a visa, under article 3 of law 02-03. Visas come through two channels. The electronic visa is applied for online on the government's Accès Maroc portal, which first checks whether you need a visa at all. Ordinary visas are applied for on paper at a Moroccan embassy or consulate, or through a visa application centre that the embassy accredits.
The e-visa is issued for tourism or business, for a single entry within 180 days of issue and a stay of up to 30 days. It is open to holders of ordinary passports in three groups: nationals of listed countries, visa-bound foreigners who live in listed countries with a residence permit valid for at least 180 days, and holders of a valid multiple-entry visa from listed countries. Diplomatic, service and refugee travel documents are refused online; their holders apply at a consulate.
The photo differs by channel. The e-visa takes a 35 x 45 mm colour photo as a file. The Foreign Ministry's consular list asks for two printed 4 x 3 cm photos on white. Visa centres can add their own instructions: the BLS centre in India, one of the agencies the Moroccan embassy in New Delhi accredits, asks for a square 2 x 2 inch print on glossy photo paper.
Morocco visa photo size and specifications
The requirements as published by Kingdom of Morocco, Accès Maroc portal:[1]
| Print size | E-visa: 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in). Consular visa: 4 x 3 cm as written (30 mm wide x 40 mm tall) |
|---|---|
| Digital size | E-visa: a scanned or digital file; no pixel size is published |
| Background | Consular visa: white. E-visa: not stated beyond ICAO standards |
| Colour | Colour |
| Photo age | E-visa: taken within the last 6 months; consular visa: recent |
| File size | E-visa: up to 1 MB per attachment |
| File format | E-visa: JPG, JPEG or PDF |
| Print quality | Consular visa: two prints. BLS India: an original print on glossy photo paper only |
| Pixels when printed | 413 × 531 px at 300 dpi · 827 × 1063 px at 600 dpi (calculated) |
Key requirements
- Use the official portal
The government's eVisa conditions direct applicants to the Accès Maroc portal, and payment goes through the payment site of the Trésorerie Générale du Royaume, Morocco's treasury. Other websites selling Moroccan e-visas are not the government portal.
- E-visa photo: 35 x 45 mm, ICAO standards
Attach a good-quality colour photo measuring 35 x 45 mm, taken within the last six months, that clearly shows your facial features in line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.
- Files of 1 MB or less
Scan every attachment as JPG, JPEG or PDF, each no larger than 1 MB. The same limit applies to the colour copy of your passport and to any residence card or visa you attach for your category.
- Two 4 x 3 cm prints for a consular visa
The Foreign Ministry's list for ordinary visas asks for two recent colour identity photos on a white background, 4 x 3 cm, showing the features of the face clearly. The embassy in Canberra uses the same wording.
- Visa centres may differ
Where an embassy works through accredited centres, follow the centre's checklist. The BLS centre in India asks for a square 2 x 2 inch colour photo on white, with the face filling 80% of it, printed on glossy photo paper.
- One application per traveller
The e-visa is a one-person authorisation, so each traveller needs an application and photo. Families and groups can put up to 10 applications in one file so they are processed together.
Do's and don'ts
Do
- Apply for an e-visa only on the Accès Maroc portal
- Use a colour photo taken in the last six months
- Crop the e-visa photo to 35 x 45 mm
- Keep each upload to 1 MB or less, as JPG, JPEG or PDF
- Bring two 4 x 3 cm prints on white for a consular visa
- Check your visa centre's own photo instructions
Don't
- Do not pay a look-alike website for a Moroccan e-visa
- Do not upload a blurred photo that hides your features
- Do not use an e-visa photo older than six months
- Do not apply online with a diplomatic, service or refugee travel document
- Do not expect a refund once an e-visa request is paid
- Do not send a photocopy where a centre asks for an original print
Sample photos
How a Morocco visa photo should look, and the mistakes that most often get photos rejected. Each example is drawn to this document's 35 × 45 mm and background colour.
Illustrations, not real photos. The official rules above always take priority; some documents do not allow glasses at all.
Babies and children
Every traveller, children included, needs their own visa application and photo: the e-visa covers one person only. A minor under 18 who holds an electronic visa may enter Morocco only with one of their parents or a legal representative.
Neither the eVisa conditions nor the consular list sets a separate photo rule for children, so the same size and quality rules apply to them. Families travelling together can group their applications in one file of up to 10 requests.
Printed and digital photos
The e-visa is fully digital. You attach the photo as a file, together with a colour copy of your passport's identity and validity pages and, depending on your category, your residence card or other visa. No printed photo is needed for the online application, but you should carry the eVisa document when boarding, at the border and during your stay.
Consular visas are paper applications with two printed photos. A digital photo can be cropped to the size your channel asks for and printed on a 4x6 inch sheet at a photo counter; check first whether your visa centre wants glossy photo paper.
Where to submit the photo
Start on the Accès Maroc portal. Its eligibility check asks for your nationality, passport type, country of residence, any additional visa, reason for travel and date of birth, then tells you whether you need no visa, an e-visa, an electronic travel authorisation (AEVM) or a visa from a consulate. If an e-visa is possible, you confirm your email, fill in the form, attach the files, validate and pay, then follow the decision in your account.
For a consular visa, apply to the Moroccan embassy or consulate for your place of residence, or to the visa centre it names. In India, for example, the embassy in New Delhi takes applications only through accredited agencies, including BLS and VFS centres. Bring the application form, the photos, your passport and a copy of its identity pages, your identity card or residence permit, and documents supporting the purpose of your trip.
How to get your Morocco visa photo
- Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Morocco visa: 35 × 45 mm print, consular visa: white. E-visa: not stated… background. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
- Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: use the official portal; e-visa photo: 35 x 45 mm, ICAO standards; files of 1 MB or less; two 4 x 3 cm prints for a consular visa.
- Prepare a print or digital file. The e-visa is fully digital. You attach the photo as a file, together with a colour copy of your passport's identity and validity pages and, depending on your category, your residence card or other visa.
- Submit the photo with your application. Start on the Accès Maroc portal.
Morocco visa photo FAQ
35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in), in colour, taken within the last six months and clearly showing your facial features in line with ICAO standards. Upload it as a JPG, JPEG or PDF file of no more than 1 MB.
The Foreign Ministry's list for ordinary visas asks for two recent colour identity photos on a white background, 4 x 3 cm, showing the face clearly. Some visa centres set their own format, so check the checklist of the centre you use.
Accès Maroc, the portal named in the government's eVisa conditions; it links to the Foreign Ministry's consular portal, and payment runs through the Moroccan treasury's payment site. Commercial sites that file e-visas for a fee are not the government portal.
The eVisa conditions do not name a background colour; they ask for a good-quality colour photo that meets ICAO standards. The consular list for paper visas does specify white.
Holders of ordinary passports who are nationals of listed countries, who live with a valid residence permit in listed countries, or who hold a valid multiple-entry visa from listed countries. The portal's eligibility check tells you which applies to you.
Yes, each with their own application and photo. A minor under 18 holding an e-visa may enter Morocco only with one parent or a legal representative.
No. Once a request is validated and paid it cannot be cancelled or refunded, so check every field and attachment, including the photo, before you validate.
Related photo specifications
Other Morocco documents
- Passport photo 35 × 45 mm
- ID card photo 35 × 45 mm
- Residence permit photo 35 × 45 mm
Visas and travel authorisations nearby
- Algeria visa photo 35 × 45 mm
- Egypt visa photo 2 × 2 in
- Libya visa photo 2 × 2 in
- Sudan visa photo 35 × 45 mm
- Tunisia visa photo
Also 35 × 45 mm
- Afghanistan visa photo 35 × 45 mm
- Algeria passport photo 35 × 45 mm
- Algeria visa photo 35 × 45 mm
- Algeria ID card photo 35 × 45 mm
- Algeria residence permit photo 35 × 45 mm
- Algeria work permit photo 35 × 45 mm
- Andorra passport photo 35 × 45 mm
- Anguilla passport photo 35 × 45 mm
- Antigua and Barbuda passport photo 35 × 45 mm
- Armenia visa photo 35 × 45 mm
- All Morocco photo specifications
- Visas and travel authorisations: photo rules by country
- Every document that uses a 35 × 45 mm photo
- Photo specifications in Africa
Official sources
- Kingdom of Morocco, Accès Maroc portal. eVisa: general information and conditions acces-maroc.ma. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Kingdom of Morocco, Accès Maroc portal. Guide d'utilisation pour l'introduction d'une demande eVisa acces-maroc.ma. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Kingdom of Morocco. Accès Maroc acces-maroc.ma. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Morocco. Visas ordinaires consulat.ma. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Australia. Visa au.diplomatie.ma. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in India. How to apply in.diplomatie.ma. Checked 2 November 2026.
- BLS International (Morocco visa application centre, India). Morocco visa: how to apply blsinternational.com. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Ministry of Justice, Kingdom of Morocco (Adala). Loi n° 02-03 relative à l'entrée et au séjour des étrangers au Maroc adala.justice.gov.ma. Checked 2 November 2026.
Requirements can change, so always confirm with Kingdom of Morocco, Accès Maroc portal before you apply. WorldPhotoSpecs is independent and not affiliated with any government.
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"Morocco visa photo". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/morocco/visa-photo