How much does a passport cost?

Verified 01 March 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The price of the passport depends on the age of the applicant and the location of the application:

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From 18 years

In the metropolis

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €86.

In an overseas department
In Guadeloupe

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €86.

In Guyana
In Martinique

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp in the amount of €86.

In Mayotte
In Reunion

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €86.

In Canada or Portugal

You can apply to renew your passport without moving at the embassy or consulate if you meet all of the following conditions :

  • You still have your passport (it has not been lost or stolen)
  • You were at least 18 years old on the date of issuance of your current passport
  • Your passport is still valid or has expired for less than 5 years
  • You are not applying for a passport renewal to change your birth name or first name or gender
  • You do not apply for a 2nd passport (for business reasons or incompatible destinations)
  • You are registered to Register of French outside France and have your consular registration number (Numic) and your registered email address
  • You have a La Poste digital identity
You meet all these conditions and you want to do the procedure without going to the consulate

In most cases, especially if your passport has expired or is expiring soon, you will need to provide a "Français de l'foreigner" electronic stamp by an amount of €96. You have to buy this stamp on the internet:

Buy an electronic stamp "Français de l'foreigner" online

In this case, your passport will be valid 10 years from the time of its issue.

Warning  

You don't buy an electronic stamp if you are in one of the following situations and agree that the new passport will keep the same expiry date as the old one:

  • There are only one or two empty pages left on your current passport
  • You change your last name (for example, spouse)
  • You changed your address
  • You renew your passport to correct an error made by the administration

You do not meet all of these conditions

The passport costs €96.

You can pay in cash. Some consulates also accept payment by credit card, check or wire transfer. Consult the consulate's website to find out how to pay.

In another country
  • If you provide the photo, the passport costs €96.
  • If the photo is taken at the counter (only in a few countries), the passport costs €99.

You can pay in cash. Some consulates also accept payment by credit card, check or wire transfer. Consult the consulate's website to find out how to pay.

Between 15 and 17 years old

In the metropolis

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €42.

In an overseas department
In Guadeloupe

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €42.

In Guyana

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €21.

In Martinique

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €42.

In Mayotte
In Reunion

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €42.

Abroad
  • If you provide the photo, the passport costs €52.
  • If the photo is taken at the counter (only in a few countries), the passport costs €55.

Before age 15

In the metropolis

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €17.

In an overseas department
In Guadeloupe

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €17.

In Guyana

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €8.50.

In Martinique

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €17.

In Mayotte
In Reunion

You must purchase an electronic tax stamp by an amount of €17.

Abroad
  • If you provide the photo, the passport costs €27.
  • If the photo is taken at the counter (only in a few countries), the passport costs €30