Mali photo requirements

Mali photo requirements are set by Direction de la Police des Frontières, Direction Générale de la Police Nationale (Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile); pre-registration portal passeport.servicepublic.ml. We publish 1 document: 1 passport. The most common print size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 in x 1.77 in). Each page quotes the official rule for size, head height, background and file, links the source we read, and shows the date we last checked it (most recently 2026-10-10).

Passports

Mali Passport Photo (no photograph on the portal's document list; ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference)For a Malian passport (passeport malien) requested through the Service Public pre-registration portal and issued by the Direction de la Police des Frontières in Bamako or a consulate general abroad, as a reference only: the portal's document list names no photograph and no page we could read says who takes the picture, so the frame, head band and background here are the ICAO Doc 9303 defaults. Not for a Malian visa, the NINA card or a driving licence, for which no rule could be read either.35 x 45 mmnot publishedverified 2026-10-10

Authorities and portals

Passport authority: Direction de la Police des Frontières, Direction Générale de la Police Nationale (Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile); pre-registration portal passeport.servicepublic.ml
Sources we read: Service Public du Mali passport pre-registration portal (Direction de la Police des Frontières, Direction Générale de la Police Nationale, Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile) - 'Information' page, with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame

We are an independent service, not a government website. Applying for a passport or visa is done with your government; we only prepare the photo.