Identity card / Passport: can the photo be taken at the counter?

Verified 05 August 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)

The situation varies depending on where you apply.

In metropolitan France

No, you must provide the photo at the time of filing the application.

Overseas

It all depends on the location of the request and whether or not a professional photographer is present.

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In Guadeloupe

No, you must obligatory provide the photo.

In French Guiana

Yes, but only if there is no professional photographer who can take care of it.

Please note

If the photo is taken at the counter, the cost of the passport is more important: €1.5 additional.

In Martinique

No, you must obligatory provide the photo.

In Mayotte

Yes, but only if there is no professional photographer who can take care of it.

Please note

If the photo is taken at the counter, the cost of the passport is more important: €3 additional.

To Reunion

No, you must obligatory provide the photo.

Abroad

You must obligatory provide photo id.