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For Indian nationals planning the renewal investor residence long-stay visa and residence-card stage inside Madagascar through EDBM. This renewal branch assumes the applicant already has the relevant long-stay status and current residence card. 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. This is the investor residence branch of immigration, not eligibility for permanent settlement or an ordinary business-visit visa.
- Jurisdiction
- Madagascar
- Purpose
- Immigration / permanent residence
- Destination
- Madagascar
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For Indian nationals planning the renewal investor residence long-stay visa and residence-card stage inside Madagascar through EDBM. This renewal branch assumes the applicant already has the relevant long-stay status and current residence card. 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. This is the investor residence branch of immigration, not eligibility for permanent settlement or an ordinary business-visit visa.
Checked 28 October 2026 against EDBM's June 2026 investor residence 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. |
| Company statutes photocopy | required | legal use after arrival | Provide a photocopy of the company's statutes and present the original for verification. |
| Statistical card photocopy | required | legal use after arrival | Provide the company statistical-card photocopy and present the original for verification. |
| Commercial and Companies Register extract less than three months old | required | legal use after arrival | Provide the company RCS registration extract issued less than three months earlier. |
| Company tax-card or tax-status photocopy | required | legal use after arrival | Provide the company tax-card/tax-status photocopy and present the original for verification. |
| Local-bank certificate confirming an account exists | required | legal use after arrival | Obtain the certificate from a local bank confirming the existence of an account. The reviewed checklist does not establish a universal minimum investment or balance amount. |
| Opening balance sheet or certified operating balance sheet | required | legal use after arrival | Provide the company's opening balance sheet, or, for a company already operating, its activity balance sheet certified by the Contribution Directe tax authority. Follow the branch matching the actual company; do not treat tax-authority certification as an automatic notarial service. |
| Madagascar criminal-record Bulletin No. 3 less than three months old | required | legal use after arrival | For renewal, provide the criminal-record Bulletin No. 3 issued in Madagascar less than three months earlier. The initial-application home-country record is not substituted for this renewal document. |
| Copies of previous long-stay visas | required | legal use after arrival | Provide photocopies of previous long-stay visas and present originals for verification. |
| Current residence-card photocopy | required | legal use after arrival | Provide a photocopy of the current residence card and present the original for verification. |
| 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
- Company statutes photocopyProvide a photocopy of the company's statutes and present the original for verification. 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 Company statutes photocopy in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Statistical card photocopyProvide the company statistical-card photocopy and present the original for verification. 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 Statistical card photocopy in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Commercial and Companies Register extract less than three months oldProvide the company RCS registration extract issued less than three months earlier. 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 Commercial and Companies Register extract less than three months old in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Company tax-card or tax-status photocopyProvide the company tax-card/tax-status photocopy and present the original for verification. 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 Company tax-card or tax-status photocopy in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Local-bank certificate confirming an account existsObtain the certificate from a local bank confirming the existence of an account. The reviewed checklist does not establish a universal minimum investment or balance amount. 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 Local-bank certificate confirming an account exists in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Opening balance sheet or certified operating balance sheetProvide the company's opening balance sheet, or, for a company already operating, its activity balance sheet certified by the Contribution Directe tax authority. Follow the branch matching the actual company; do not treat tax-authority certification as an automatic notarial service. 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 Opening balance sheet or certified operating balance sheet in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Madagascar criminal-record Bulletin No. 3 less than three months oldFor renewal, provide the criminal-record Bulletin No. 3 issued in Madagascar less than three months earlier. The initial-application home-country record is not substituted for this renewal document. 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 Madagascar criminal-record Bulletin No. 3 less than three months old in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Copies of previous long-stay visasProvide photocopies of previous long-stay visas and present originals for verification. 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 Copies of previous long-stay visas in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Current residence-card photocopyProvide a photocopy of the current residence card and present the original for verification. 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 Current residence-card photocopy 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 investor long-stay checklist, version 14 June 2026, pages 1–2edbm.mgLast checked 2026-10-28; evidence version madagascar-investor-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 immigration / permanent 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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