Register on a consular voters list: what proof of residence?

Verified 24 October 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The proof to be provided to register on a consular list of electors is different depending on whether you have your home abroad, whether you are hosted there (by a relative, a friend, etc.), or whether you have economic and family interests. We'll explain.

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Your home is abroad

You must provide one of the following documents :

  • An invoice from a water, electricity, gas, or telephone supplier (landline or mobile), to your name and to an address in the electoral district
  • Tax notice (of any kind) sent to a residence in the electoral district
  • Salary or pension voucher sent to a residence in the electoral district.

You are staying (with your parents, friends...) abroad

At your parents'

You must provide a signed letter by your father or mother attesting whether you are staying at his house or at her house.

In another person

You must provide the following 2 documents :

  • A letter signed by the person hosting you, certifying that you are staying at their home
  • A recent salary slip or other document that includes your name and address of the person hosting you.

You have economic and family interests abroad

You can provide any document such as to prove that you usually reside in the electoral district, in particular because of the presence of economic and family interests.