Identity card / Passport: what proof of residence?

Verified 07 October 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior

Temporary modification of accepted proof of residence

Provisionally, the tax or non-tax notice is not accepted as proof of residence in the context of an application for an identity card or passport. You must submit another document (telephone bill, energy supplier bill...).

The rules vary depending on where you apply for an identity card or passport:

In France

To apply for an identity card or passport, you must provide proof of address less than one year old on the date of submission of the application.

The document to be provided depends on your situation :

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You have proof of address in your name

One alone proof of address is required.

It must include your first and last name.

It must be dated less than a year on the date of submission of the application.

For example, it may be one of the following documents:

  • Phone bill (including mobile phone)
  • Electricity or gas bill. Warning: if you have a contract with EDF, Total Direct Énergie, Engie or Gaz Tarif Réglementé, you do not have to provide proof provided you use the device Proof of address and if the proof is in your birth name. Proof of address is a technical device integrated into the application for an identity document that allows the authorities to carry out an automatic verification of the address you have entered. If you live in Overseas Communities (OCTs), you cannot use Justif Address
  • Lease receipt (from a social agency or real estate agency) or title deed
  • Water bill
  • Notice of Assessment or Certificate of Non-Assessment
  • Housing insurance certificate or invoice
  • Statement of the Caf: titleContent mentioning housing-related aids.

If it is an electronic invoice, you can print or scan it and attach it to your pre-application file.

FYI  

A secure proof of address (including a 2D-Doc barcode) cannot be refused.

You live with a relative (relative, friend...)

You have to present the 3 following documents :

  • Identity document of the person hosting you (photocopy only)
  • Certificate on the honor of the accommodation dated, signed and certifying that you have been living with her on a stable basis or for more than 3 months (original)
  • Proof of address of less than one year in the name of the host (original).

FYI  

No other documents should be required.

You are homeless or homeless

You may, under certain conditions, elect domicile with one of the following structures:

  • Organization approved by the prefect. For example, these may be humanitarian organizations working against exclusion or for access to healthcare (French Red Cross, Catholic Relief, Emmaus, etc.). Your town hall can tell you the list of these approved structures
  • Communal (or intercommunal) center for social action (CCAS or CIAS).

The name of the organization is not on the ID. Only his address will be indicated.

You live in a hotel

You have to present the 2 following documents :

  • Accommodation certificate of the hotel manager or manager
  • Official document in your name indicating the same address (driving license, tax notice, vital certificate, pension document, family allowance document, France Travail document).

You live in a trailer

You have to present the 2 following documents :

  • Deed of ownership of the land or lease agreement
  • Official document in your name indicating the same address.

Please note

If you have not had a fixed domicile (or residence) for more than 6 months (e.g. Travelers), you must present a certificate of residence.

Abroad

To apply for an identity card or passport, you must provide proof of address less than one year old on the date of submission of the application.

The document to be provided depends on your situation :

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You have proof of address in your name

One alone proof of address is required.

It must include your first and last name.

It must be dated less than a year on the date of submission of the application.

For example, it may be one of the following documents:

  • Phone bill (including mobile phone)
  • Electricity or gas bill.

If it is an electronic invoice, you can print or scan it and attach it to your pre-application file.

FYI  

A secure proof of address (including a 2D-Doc barcode) cannot be refused.

You live with a relative (relative, friend...)

You have to present the 3 following documents :

  • Identity document of the person hosting you (photocopy only)
  • Certificate on the honor of the accommodation dated, signed and certifying that you have been living with her on a stable basis or for more than 3 months (original)
  • Proof of address of less than one year in the name of the host (original).

FYI  

No other documents should be required.

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