Source-backed scope
For Indian nationals planning the initial family-reunion long-stay visa and residence-card stage inside Madagascar through EDBM. This first-application branch assumes lawful entry on the appropriate transformable visa and the required local prerequisites. It is not the initial visa application from India, a tourist-visa conversion, a work-permit application or a promise of permanent residence. Complete the separate India departure/entry-visa stage with the competent mission. Use the category matching the actual work or family circumstances.
- Jurisdiction
- Madagascar
- Purpose
- Family / dependant residence
- Destination
- Madagascar
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For Indian nationals planning the initial family-reunion long-stay visa and residence-card stage inside Madagascar through EDBM. This first-application branch assumes lawful entry on the appropriate transformable visa and the required local prerequisites. It is not the initial visa application from India, a tourist-visa conversion, a work-permit application or a promise of permanent residence. Complete the separate India departure/entry-visa stage with the competent mission. Use the category matching the actual work or family circumstances.
Checked 28 October 2026 against EDBM's June 2026 family-reunion long-stay checklist, version 14, with first-application and renewal requirements kept separate.
How to use this checklist
Start with the route facts first: citizenship, residence, application country, destination and purpose. Then review the document rows and order processing only where the row says it is required or optional.
Document requirements
| Document | Status | Scope | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Six recent identity photographs | required | legal use after arrival | Prepare six recent identity photographs. Follow the EDBM's current photograph specifications; the reviewed sheet does not establish a universal millimetre size. |
| Signed reasoned request to the Minister of the Interior | required | legal use after arrival | Submit one reasoned request signed by the applicant and addressed to the Minister of the Interior, explaining the requested long-stay category. |
| Completed, signed and dated information notice | required | legal use after arrival | Complete, sign and date the Notice de renseignements using the EDBM form, obtainable from the office or its official website. |
| Declaration on honour | required | legal use after arrival | Provide the EDBM declaration-on-honour form. The checklist does not prescribe notarisation of this form; do not substitute an automatically notarised affidavit. |
| Photocopy of the passport's first three pages | required | legal use after arrival | Provide a photocopy of the first three passport pages. Bring originals for all photocopied documents as expressly required by the EDBM. This local residence checklist does not establish an India entry-visa passport-validity rule. |
| Certificate of residence in Madagascar | required | legal use after arrival | Provide the certificate of residence in Madagascar required for the local long-stay file. |
| Certificate of registration in the foreigners register | required | legal use after arrival | Obtain the foreigners-register registration certificate from the Police Prefecture or District, as stated in the EDBM checklist. |
| Birth certificate or marriage certificate for the relationship | required | legal use after arrival | Provide the birth certificate or marriage certificate appropriate to the family relationship. These are alternatives for the applicable relationship, not a requirement for every applicant to supply both. Bring the original when supplying a copy. Confirm the foreign document's language and authentication requirements with the competent authority before ordering processing. |
| Copy of the parent or spouse's visa, or other reunion evidence | required | legal use after arrival | Provide the visa copy of the parent or spouse already in Madagascar, or other evidence justifying the family reunion, as allowed by the checklist. |
| Parent or spouse's work authorisation when the sponsor is a worker | conditional | legal use after arrival | If the parent or spouse is a worker, provide a copy of that sponsor's work authorisation. This row is conditional on the sponsor's worker status. |
| Original home-country criminal-record extract less than six months old | required | legal use after arrival | For the first long-stay application, provide the original criminal-record extract issued by the country of origin less than six months earlier. For this Indian-national cohort, prepare the Indian record accepted by the authority. The long-stay sheet does not establish a blanket translation or apostille route; confirm the required format/language/authentication before ordering processing. |
| Transformable-visa copy with clear entry stamp | required | legal use after arrival | Provide a photocopy of the transformable visa with a clear, legible entry stamp. This guide assumes the correct visa was obtained before this stage. A tourist or other non-immigrant visa is not a substitute and cannot simply be converted into long-stay residence under this checklist. |
| Personal attendance, originals and biometric enrolment | required | legal use after arrival | The applicant must be present when lodging the complete file. Present originals of photocopied documents. The process includes biometric enrolment with a receipt and an administrative character inquiry, followed by payment and collection of the residence card and biometric visa in the passport. A representative or emailed regional file does not remove the stated personal-attendance requirement. |
| Long-stay visa and residence-card payments | required | legal use after arrival | Budget separately for the long-stay visa and residence-card charges. The EDBM table varies by residence duration and lists card amounts in euros, payable in Ariary at the displayed monthly central-bank rate. Follow the official Front Office payment instructions and retain the receipt. The fee table does not guarantee any duration, permanent residence or eligibility. Government charges are separate from Enuncia document-service prices. |
| Fiche 33 and forwarding schedule for files from outside Antananarivo | conditional | legal use after arrival | For files from a District or Prefecture outside Antananarivo, provide the local Police or Gendarmerie Fiche 33 and the properly prepared forwarding schedule. The sheet allows these complete regional files to be lodged directly at EDBM or transmitted by ordinary email; follow the authority's actual receiving instructions. |
| Additional supporting documents if requested | conditional | legal use after arrival | The administration may ask for further documents necessary to examine the individual file. Follow that request rather than treating this checklist as a guarantee of approval. |
Processing route
- Six recent identity photographsPrepare six recent identity photographs. Follow the EDBM's current photograph specifications; the reviewed sheet does not establish a universal millimetre size. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Six recent identity photographs in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Signed reasoned request to the Minister of the InteriorSubmit one reasoned request signed by the applicant and addressed to the Minister of the Interior, explaining the requested long-stay category. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Signed reasoned request to the Minister of the Interior in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Completed, signed and dated information noticeComplete, sign and date the Notice de renseignements using the EDBM form, obtainable from the office or its official website. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Completed, signed and dated information notice in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Declaration on honourProvide the EDBM declaration-on-honour form. The checklist does not prescribe notarisation of this form; do not substitute an automatically notarised affidavit. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Declaration on honour in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Photocopy of the passport's first three pagesProvide a photocopy of the first three passport pages. Bring originals for all photocopied documents as expressly required by the EDBM. This local residence checklist does not establish an India entry-visa passport-validity rule. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Photocopy of the passport's first three pages in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Certificate of residence in MadagascarProvide the certificate of residence in Madagascar required for the local long-stay file. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Certificate of residence in Madagascar in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Certificate of registration in the foreigners registerObtain the foreigners-register registration certificate from the Police Prefecture or District, as stated in the EDBM checklist. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Certificate of registration in the foreigners register in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Birth certificate or marriage certificate for the relationshipProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Provide the birth certificate or marriage certificate appropriate to the family relationship. These are alternatives for the applicable relationship, not a requirement for every applicant to supply both. Bring the original when supplying a copy. Confirm the foreign document's language and authentication requirements with the competent authority before ordering processing. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Birth certificate or marriage certificate for the relationship in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Copy of the parent or spouse's visa, or other reunion evidenceProvide the visa copy of the parent or spouse already in Madagascar, or other evidence justifying the family reunion, as allowed by the checklist. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Copy of the parent or spouse's visa, or other reunion evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Parent or spouse's work authorisation when the sponsor is a workerIf the parent or spouse is a worker, provide a copy of that sponsor's work authorisation. This row is conditional on the sponsor's worker status. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Parent or spouse's work authorisation when the sponsor is a worker in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Original home-country criminal-record extract less than six months oldProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. For the first long-stay application, provide the original criminal-record extract issued by the country of origin less than six months earlier. For this Indian-national cohort, prepare the Indian record accepted by the authority. The long-stay sheet does not establish a blanket translation or apostille route; confirm the required format/language/authentication before ordering processing. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Original home-country criminal-record extract less than six months old in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Transformable-visa copy with clear entry stampProvide a photocopy of the transformable visa with a clear, legible entry stamp. This guide assumes the correct visa was obtained before this stage. A tourist or other non-immigrant visa is not a substitute and cannot simply be converted into long-stay residence under this checklist. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Transformable-visa copy with clear entry stamp in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Personal attendance, originals and biometric enrolmentThe applicant must be present when lodging the complete file. Present originals of photocopied documents. The process includes biometric enrolment with a receipt and an administrative character inquiry, followed by payment and collection of the residence card and biometric visa in the passport. A representative or emailed regional file does not remove the stated personal-attendance requirement. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Personal attendance, originals and biometric enrolment in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Long-stay visa and residence-card paymentsBudget separately for the long-stay visa and residence-card charges. The EDBM table varies by residence duration and lists card amounts in euros, payable in Ariary at the displayed monthly central-bank rate. Follow the official Front Office payment instructions and retain the receipt. The fee table does not guarantee any duration, permanent residence or eligibility. Government charges are separate from Enuncia document-service prices. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Long-stay visa and residence-card payments in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Fiche 33 and forwarding schedule for files from outside AntananarivoFor files from a District or Prefecture outside Antananarivo, provide the local Police or Gendarmerie Fiche 33 and the properly prepared forwarding schedule. The sheet allows these complete regional files to be lodged directly at EDBM or transmitted by ordinary email; follow the authority's actual receiving instructions. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Fiche 33 and forwarding schedule for files from outside Antananarivo in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Additional supporting documents if requestedThe administration may ask for further documents necessary to examine the individual file. Follow that request rather than treating this checklist as a guarantee of approval. Follow the competent authority's current document language and format instructions. This long-stay checklist does not establish a blanket translation, notarisation, apostille or consular-legalisation procedure; no such service is automatically selected. 1. Prepare Additional supporting documents if requested in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
Official citations
- Economic Development Board of Madagascar / Ministry of the InteriorEDBM family long-stay checklist, version 14 June 2026, pages 1–2edbm.mgLast checked 2026-10-28; evidence version madagascar-family-long-stay-v14-20261028
The checklist separates common documents, first application and renewal, requires originals for copies and personal attendance, and describes biometrics, inquiry, separate visa/card fees and regional Fiche 33. The category-specific file and prerequisites apply at the later residence stage, not an initial visa application in India. Fee bands do not establish permanent-residence eligibility.
Exceptions
- Requirements and accepted document formats can change. Follow the linked authority for your exact purpose and application stage.
- Use row-level processing labels: translation, notarisation, apostille, embassy attestation and MEA or HRD attestation are not interchangeable.
Relevant Enuncia services
- Document checklist review
FAQs
Are all documents for Madagascar family / dependant residence automatically translated?
No. Translation is shown per document row because official sources may accept some documents as issued while requiring translation for others.
Can I order document processing from this checklist?
Build your checklist using the route facts first. A processing option can be selected only where supported by the document row. Rows needing language or authentication confirmation remain under review before pricing.
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