Photo requirements guide

Malta National Visa (D) photo guide

The photo conditions you need for the application, in one place.

✓ Checked against official sources Last checked: August 28, 2026

Photo requirements

The photo size, format, and background conditions for the application.

The official page requires the digital photo to be 240 x 320 pixels (width x height) at least; a smaller picture is rejected. This is a minimum, not an exact size.
The photo must keep a 35 x 45 mm (width x height) proportion within limits, as officially required.
The only accepted format is JPEG (BMP / TIFF / GIF / PNG and the like are explicitly rejected).
The file-size limit is within 120 KB.
The face must occupy 70-80% of the photo and the background must be plain light-White, as officially required.
The photo must be no more than 6 months old, as officially required.

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