Emergency passport: temporary passport for an adult
Verified 29 September 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior
A temporary passport may be issued urgently for medical, humanitarian or professional reasons. Emergency issuance is granted on an exceptional basis and is not automatic. We present you the information to know.
In France
A temporary passport may be issued if you are in a emergency situation.
In order for this type of passport to be issued to you, you must justify:
- Or an urgent displacement for humanitarian or medical reasons (serious illness or death of a family member)
- Either for professional reasons (unexpected departure cannot be delayed).
Warning
Emergency issuance is granted on an exceptional basis and has no automatic character.
Île-de-France
In Paris
You can go, without an appointment, to a borough town hall with the necessary documents for your request.
Who shall I contact
In another municipality
The procedure can be done at the prefecture of your choice. However, some prefectures require a visit to the town hall beforehand.
Ask the town hall first.
Who shall I contact
Other region
According to the departments, the request must be made to the prefecture, the sub-prefecture or the town hall. Ask the town hall first.
The documents you need to provide depend on the identity documents you already have.
You have to present the documents originals.
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You have a valid passport
- Passport
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €30 (it can be bought online)
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
You have an expired passport
Expiry date: less than 5 years
- Passport
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €30 (it can be bought online)
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
Expiry date: more than 5 years
- Recent ID card (valid or expired for less than 5 years)
- If you don't have an identity card or if it's older, check if the civil status of your place of birth is dematerialized. If it is not the case, you must provide a birth certificate of less than 3 months
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- 1 proof of french nationality if you find yourself in a particular situation (e.g. birth abroad of foreign-born parents)
- Tax stamp of €30 (it can be bought online)
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
You don't have a passport
You have a valid identity card
- Identity card
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €30 (it can be bought online)
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
You have an expired ID card
Expiry date: less than 5 years
- Identity card
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €30 (it can be bought online)
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
Expiry date: more than 5 years
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- If you don't have an identity card or if it's older, check if the civil status of your place of birth is dematerialized. If it is not the case, you must provide a birth certificate of less than 3 months.
- 1 proof of french nationality if you find yourself in a particular situation (e.g. birth abroad of foreign-born parents)
- Tax stamp of €30 (it can be bought online)
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
You don't have an ID card
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- If you don't have an identity card or if it's older, check if the civil status of your place of birth is dematerialized. If it is not the case, you must provide a birth certificate of less than 3 months.
- 1 proof of french nationality if you find yourself in a particular situation (e.g. birth abroad of foreign-born parents)
- Tax stamp of €30 (it can be bought online)
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
FYI
To use a usage name that is not yet on an identity document, other documents must be provided depending on the nature of that second name: name of spouse or name of other parent.
The cost of an emergency passport for an adult is €30 (tax stamp price).
If the application is accepted, the passport can be handed over immediately or take a few days.
If the passport is not manufactured immediately, a receipt is given. It must be presented at the time of withdrawal.
You must pick up the passport at the ticket office and sign it on the spot.
The passport issued is a e-passport.
The old passport must be returned. If it included a visa, it may be retained for the duration of the validity of the visa.
The passport is valid for 1 year.
Abroad
A temporary passport may be issued if you are in a emergency situation.
In order for this type of passport to be issued to you, you must justify:
- Or an urgent displacement for humanitarian or medical reasons (serious illness or death of a family member)
- Either for professional reasons (unexpected departure cannot be delayed).
Warning
Emergency issuance is granted on an exceptional basis and has no automatic character.
You must travel to the French Embassy or Consulate. Find out in advance about the reception modalities.
Who shall I contact
The documents you need to provide depend on the identity documents you already have.
You have to present the documents originals.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
You have a valid passport
- Passport
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €45
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
You have an expired passport
Expiry date: less than 5 years
- Passport
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €45
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
Expiry date: more than 5 years
- Recent ID card (valid or expired for less than 5 years)
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- If you don't have an identity card or if it's older, check if the civil status of your place of birth is dematerialized. If it is not the case, you must provide a birth certificate of less than 3 months.
- 1 proof of french nationality if you find yourself in a particular situation (e.g. birth abroad of foreign-born parents)
- Tax stamp of €45
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
You don't have a passport
You have an ID card
The ID card is valid
- Identity card
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €45
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
The ID card is out of date
- Identity card
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €45
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- If you don't have an identity card or if it's older, check if the civil status of your place of birth is dematerialized. If it is not the case, you must provide a birth certificate of less than 3 months.
- 1 proof of french nationality if you find yourself in a particular situation (e.g. birth abroad of foreign-born parents)
- Tax stamp of €45
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
You don't have an ID card
- 1 proof of address
- 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
- If you don't have an identity card or if it's older, check if the civil status of your place of birth is dematerialized. If it is not the case, you must provide a birth certificate of less than 3 months
- 1 proof of french nationality if you find yourself in a particular situation (e.g. birth abroad of foreign-born parents)
- Tax stamp of €45
- Any document justifying the urgency of the displacement and requested by the prefecture (for example, death certificate, hospitalization certificate)
FYI
To use a usage name that is not yet on an identity document, other documents must be provided depending on the nature of that second name: name of spouse or name of other parent.
The cost of an emergency passport for an adult abroad is €45 (tax stamp price).
You can pay in cash. Some consulates also accept payment by credit card, check or bank transfer. Visit the consulate's website to find out how to pay.
Who shall I contact
If the application is accepted, the passport can be handed over immediately or take a few days.
If the passport is not manufactured immediately, a receipt is given. It must be presented at the time of withdrawal.
You must pick up the passport at the ticket office and sign it on the spot.
The passport issued is a e-passport.
The old passport must be returned. If it included a visa, it may be retained for the duration of the validity of the visa.
Your passport is valid for 1 year.
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