How to buy a tax stamp for an application for French nationality?
Verified 17 September 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The approach is different whether you live in France or abroad.
In France
The tax stamp is only available in electronic form.
You can buy it online on the internet or in a tobacco store.
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Online
You apply for French naturalization or for reintegration into French nationality by decree
The French application for naturalization and the application for reinstatement in french nationality by decree are done online.
You can buy the tax stamp at the end of the procedure.
Online application for French naturalization or reintegration into French nationality
You're in a different situation
Prepare your credit card for the purchase of the tax stamp online.
Buy a tax stamp online for a French nationality application
The electronic stamp is valid for 1 year from the date of purchase.
To prevent it from becoming invalid when you submit your application, wait until you have finished preparing your file before buying it.
You can apply online for your refund in the 18 months that follow its purchase:
In a tobacco office
You can buy an electronic tax stamp in a tobacco office if it is equipped with the app Authorized point of sale.
The electronic stamp is valid for 1 year from the date of purchase.
To prevent it from becoming invalid when you submit your application, wait until you have finished preparing your file before buying it.
You can apply online for your refund in the 18 months that follow its purchase:
FYI
One application for french nationality is subject to a stamp duty of €55 (€27.50 in Guyana). The stamp duty concerns the following procedures: naturalization, reintegration into french nationality by decree, declarations of nationality by marriage to a Frenchman, as ascendant or brother or sister of a Frenchman.
Abroad
The stamp duty is paid at the consulate.
Consult the consulate's website how to pay (cash, credit card or bank transfer).
FYI
One application for french nationality is subject to a stamp duty of €55 (€27.50 in Guyana). The stamp duty concerns the following procedures: naturalization, reintegration into french nationality, declarations of nationality by marriage to a Frenchman, as ascendant or brother or sister of a Frenchman.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
- France Services / Maison de services au public
- Digital Welcome Point
Citizens Contact Center - French Nationality
You can get help with the online filing of your French naturalization application and have information on the follow-up of your file.
By telephone
0806,001,620 (no surtax number) in mainland France, from overseas and the foreigner.
Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Dematerialized stamp
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Ministry of Finance