Renewal of the passport of an adult

Verified 29 September 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

You are major and you want renew your passport (validity date soon exceeded or already exceeded, change of usage name, change of address, ...)? We present you the steps in the process. They vary depending on where you apply.

In France

Step-by-step approach

The location of the request does not depend on your domicile. You can go to any town hall, provided that it is equipped with a recording station.

The list of equipped town halls can be consulted online:

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Your presence is essential to proceed with fingerprinting.

Warning  

Many town halls require that the file be filed only by appointment.

THEANTS: titleContent make available a search engine allowing you to find an appointment in an equipped town hall:

Find an appointment for a passport application

If you do not use the search engine to find an appointment, know that you can prepare the process by making an appointment. online pre-applicationBut it's not an obligation.

Pre-application saves you time when submitting the application.

Pre-application for passport renewal

The cost depends on where you make the request:

General case

Passport costs €86 (in tax stamp).

You must buy the tax stamp online:

Online purchase of the tax stamp - Passport

In French Guiana
  • If you provide the photo: €43 (in tax stamp)
  • If the photo is taken at the box office (only in the absence of a professional photographer): €44.50 (in tax stamp).

You must buy the tax stamp online:

Online purchase of the tax stamp - Passport

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If you do the online pre-applicationHowever, you can purchase the tax stamp as part of the pre-application (by paying by credit card).

You have to present the documents originals.

The documents to be provided depend on the expiry date of your current passport:

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Your passport is valid

You must submit the following documents:

  • Your passport
  • 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
  • 1 proof of domicile less than 1 year old
  • Tax stamp (unless you have already purchased it during pre-application)
  • If you did the pre-application, the number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-application, you will have to fill in and sign the form that will be given to you at the counter).

Your current passport is given to you at the end of the appointment.

Your passport is expired

The situation varies depending on the expiry date of your passport:

Expiry date: less than 5 years

You must submit the following documents:

  • Your passport
  • 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
  • 1 proof of domicile less than 1 year old
  • Tax stamp (unless you have already purchased it during pre-application)
  • If you did the pre-application, the number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-application, you will have to fill in and sign the form that will be given to you at the counter).

Your current passport is given to you at the end of the appointment.

Expiry date: more than 5 years

The situation varies depending on whether you have an identity card or not:

You have a valid identity card

You must submit the following documents:

  • Your identity card
  • 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
  • 1 proof of domicile less than 1 year old
  • Tax stamp (unless you have already purchased it during pre-application)
  • If you did the pre-application, the number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-application, you will have to fill in and sign the form that will be given to you at the counter).
You have an expired ID card

The situation varies depending on the expiry date of your identity card:

Expiry date: less than 5 years

You must submit the following documents:

  • Your identity card
  • 1 photo ID less than 6 months and conforms to standards
  • 1 proof of domicile less than 1 year old
  • Tax stamp (unless you have already purchased it during pre-application)
  • If you did the pre-application, the number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-application, you will have to fill in and sign the form that will be given to you at the counter).
Expiry date: more than 5 years

You must submit the following documents:

You don't have an ID card

You must submit the following documents:

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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.

You must go to the place you have chosen with the supporting documents.

The passport is not made on site. It cannot therefore be issued immediately.

Manufacturing times depend on the location and period of the request. For example, as the summer holidays approach, delays may be longer.

If you provided a mobile phone number during your application, you will receive an SMS when the passport is available.

You can also follow the progress of your application on the website of theANTS: titleContent :

Track the status of a passport application

The passport issued is a passport biometric.

It must be removed in the 3 months. After this period, the passport is destroyed.

You must personally withdraw it at the place of filing of the file and sign it on site.

The passport is valid 10 years.

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 10 years.

Abroad

Step-by-step approach

You have to move at the French Embassy or Consulate.

Your presence is essential to proceed with fingerprinting.

Warning  

The service may require that the file be filed only by appointment.

Documents to be provided

You have to present the documents originals.

The documents to be provided depend on the expiry date of your current passport:

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Your passport is valid

You must submit the following documents:

Your current passport is given to you at the end of the appointment.

Your passport is expired

The situation varies depending on the expiry date of your passport:

Expiry date: less than 5 years

You must submit the following documents:

Your current passport is given to you at the end of the appointment.

Expiry date: more than 5 years

The situation varies depending on whether you have an identity card or not:

You have a valid identity card

You must submit the following documents:

You have an expired ID card

The situation varies depending on the expiry date of your identity card:

Expiry date: less than 5 years

You must submit the following documents:

Expiry date: more than 5 years

You must submit the following documents:

You don't have an ID card

You must submit the following documents:

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.

Decide how to withdraw the passport

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In the European Union, Norway, the United Kingdom or Switzerland

You can request that the passport be sent to you by mail. But you have to be registered at register of foreigners from the same country, have an email address and be able to transmit files via the internet.

If you request the sending by post, you must provide at the time of filing the file, in addition to the necessary supporting documents, a postage-paid envelope purchased from the authorized service provider in the country. Inquiries must be made with the consulate to determine the authorized service provider, the size of the envelope to be provided and the postage required.

If you do not indicate anything at the time of filing, you will have to withdraw the passport instead of filing the file.

If you prefer to withdraw it from a authorized honorary consul, this must be indicated at the counter when the application is submitted.

Elsewhere in the world

In some countries, you can request that the passport be sent to you by post. But you have to be registered at register of foreigners from the same country, have an email address and be able to transmit files via the internet.

In this case, at the time of submission of the application, a postage-paid envelope purchased from the authorized service provider in the country must be provided in addition to the necessary supporting documents. Inquiries must be made with the consulate to determine the authorized service provider, the size of the envelope to be provided and the postage required.

If you do not indicate anything at the time of filing, you will have to withdraw the passport instead of filing the file.

If you prefer to withdraw it from a authorized honorary consul, this must be indicated at the counter when the application is submitted.

Passport costs €96.

You can buy the tax stamp online :

Online purchase of the tax stamp - Passport

You can also adjust directly in cash at the consulate. Some consulates also accept payment by credit card, check or bank transfer. Visit the consulate's website to find out how to pay.

You must go to the consulate or embassy with the necessary documents.

The passport is not made on site. It cannot therefore be issued immediately.

Manufacturing times depend on the location and period of the request.

If you have indicated a mobile phone number on the application form, you will receive an SMS when the passport is available.

You can track the status of your application online:

Track the status of a passport application

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If, at the time of filing, you have requested to receive the passport by mail

At the time of filing the file, if you have requested to receive the passport by mail, you will receive an email notification of dispatch in which a secret code appears.

As soon as you receive your passport, you must acknowledge receipt using this online service:

Declare receipt of passport

The old passport must be returned to the consulate by secure mail of the same type as the one used to send the new passport.

If it included a visa, it may be retained for the duration of the validity of the visa.

The passport is valid 10 years.

On site

You must withdraw it personally either at the place of filing the file, or from a authorized honorary consul or a head of diplomatic or consular post.

It must be removed in the 3 months which follow its availability. After this period, the passport is destroyed.

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 10 years.

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