French Passport
Applying for a passport - By appointment only
- By appointment only :please arrive on time to your scheduled appointment, latecomers will not be admitted.
- 1 appointment = 1 procedure = 1 passport and/or NIC (national identity card) = 1 person
- No accompanying person, except for minors or visitors with disabilities (1 accompanying person)
- All visitors must present themselves with a protective mask and their own pen.
- Chancery fees must be paid by credit card only.
- Priority is given to expired or soon-to-expire passports.
- Please make sure your application is complete. If not, you will have to make another appointment.
First of all
You must provide proof of your French nationality
Where to apply?
Regardless of where you live, you can apply for a passport in any city in France, or at any French consulate, as long as you are able to pick up your document from the site where you originally applied. In the United States, 9 Consulates general can receive your applications: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington. Please note that honorary consuls are not authorized to receive passport applications.
Documents required and appointments
Please choose from the following options:
- Adult (18 years and older)
- • First application for a French passport
- • Renewal due to French passport expiration
- • Renewal due to lack of blank pages / modification
- • Lost / stolen passport
- Minor (0 to 17 years old)
- • First application for a French passport
- • Renewal due to French passport expiration
- • Renewal due to lack of blank pages / modification
- • Lost / stolen passport
In case of an emergency, the Consulate is the authority to issue emergency travel documents (emergency passports and laissez-passer) and to proceed to signature legalizations. For these procedures, please send an email to info.los-angeles-fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr indicating the reason for the emergency. These requests will be treated on a case by case basis.