SPEĊIFIKAZZJONI GĦAR-RITRATTI GĦALL-PASSAPORT MALTI

SPEĊIFIKAZZJONI G'�AR-RITRATTI G'�ALL-PASSAPORT MALTI

Id-Direttur tad-Dipartiment tar-Re'istrazzjoni Ċivili javża li mill-1 ta' April 2000, applikazzjonijiet għall-passaporti jridu ji'u ppreżentati bis-solitu 3 ritratti, daqs tal-passaport (ji'ifieri 40mm x 30mm). Barra dan, mid-data ta' hawn fuq, huwa neċessarju li dawn ir-ritratti jkollhom sfond abjad.

L-uffiċjali li jilqgħu l-applikazzjoniji fl-Uffiċċju tal-Passaporti ma jkunux jistgħu jaċċettaw ritratti li ma jkunux skond din l-ispeċifikazzjoni.

Il-ħtie'a ta' sfond abjad inħasset minħabba li f'April 2000 il-Passaporti Maltin se jinħar'u bir-ritratti stampati biex b'hekk il-passaporti jkunu aktar siguri kif ukoll jilħqu l-istess livelli ta' pajjiżi żviluppati.

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SPECIFICATIONS FOR PHOTOS FOR MALTESE PASSPORTS

The Director of the Department of Civil Registration notifies that as from 1 April 2000, applications for Maltese Passports should be submitted with the usual 3 passport size photos (i.e. 40mm x 30mm). Besides, photos should have a white background.

Front office staff at the Passport Office will not be in a position to accept photos that are not according to this specification.

The white background requirement has come about as in April 2000 Maltese Passports will be issued with digitised images for greater security and to be in line with passports of developed countries.