Passport of an adult: first request - Abroad

Verified 08 avril 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior

Your situation

  • Demand abroad
  • For an adult
  • You have a valid ID card
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Step-by-step approach

You need to move to the embassy or at Consulate of France. The service may require that the file be filed only by appointment. Find out more on the internet or by phone.

You can prepare the process by making a online pre-applicationBut it's not an obligation. Pre-application saves you time when submitting the application.

Pre-application for a 1st passport application

Documents to be provided

We have to present the documents originals.

  • Your identity card
  • Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
  • Proof of address less than 1 year old
  • If you have made the pre-application, the number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-application, you will have to fill out and sign the form that will be given to you at the counter)

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.

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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 consulHowever, this must be indicated at the counter when the file 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 consulHowever, this must be indicated at the counter when the file is submitted.

You must purchase a tax stamp in the amount of €96.

The purchase of the stamp differs depending on whether a pre-request is made or not:

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You make a pre-application

You can purchase the tax stamp at the end of the pre-application procedure.

You do not make a pre-application

You have 2 possibilities : either buy the stamp on the internet, or buy it directly at the consulate.

You want to buy the stamp on the internet

You must use this online service:

Online purchase of the tax stamp - Passport

You want to buy the stamp at the consulate

You can also pay 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 manufactured 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.

The passport is not manufactured 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 when you applied, 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

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At the time of filing, you 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 receive a sending notification email in which a secret code is included.

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.

You're coming on site

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

It must be withdrawn within 3 months. After this period, the passport is destroyed.

The passport is valid 10 years.

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