Renewal of the passport of an adult - In another country

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

Your situation

  • You're applying overseas
  • You reside in another country
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Step-by-step approach

You have to move consulate or embassy.

Your presence is essential to take fingerprints.

Warning  

the service may require that the file be filed only by appointment.

Documents to be provided

The documents have to be submitted originals.

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Deciding how to withdraw the passport

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In Europe

In the majority of countries, you can request that the passport be sent to you by mail. But you have to be registered in the French foreigner register of the same country, have an email address and be able to transmit files via the Internet.

If you request the mail, you must provide at the time of filing, in addition to the necessary supporting documents, a postage-paid envelope purchased from the authorized service provider in the country. Inquiries should 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 pick it up from a authorized honorary consulHowever, this must be indicated at the counter when the file is submitted.

Elsewhere

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 pick it up from a authorized honorary consulHowever, this must be indicated at the counter when the file is submitted.

In some countries, you can request that the passport be sent to you by mail. But you have to be registered in the French foreigner register of 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 file, in addition to the necessary supporting documents, a postage-paid envelope purchased from the authorized service provider in the country must be provided. Inquiries should be made with the consulate to determine the authorized service provider, the size of the envelope to be provided and the postage required.

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.

FYI  

In Equatorial Guinea (Malabo post), the photo is taken at the counter. The passport costs €99.

You must go to the consulate or embassy with the necessary documents.

The passport is not made on site. It cannot therefore be issued immediately.

Manufacturing lead times depend on the location and time period of the application.

If you provided a mobile phone number on the application form, you will receive a text message when the passport is available.

You can follow the status of your application online:

Track your passport application

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If, at the time of filing, you requested to receive the passport by mail

At the time of filing, if you have requested to receive the passport by mail, you will receive a notification email with a secret code.

As soon as you receive your passport, you must acknowledge its receipt using this online service:

Acknowledge receipt of passport

The old passport must be returned to the consulate by secure mail of the same type as the one used for sending the new passport.

If it included a visa, it may be kept for the period of validity of that visa.

The passport is valid 10 years.

Other case

You must withdraw it personally at the place of filing or at a authorized honorary consul and sign it on the spot.

It should be removed within 3 months after it has been made available. After this period, the passport is destroyed.

The old passport must be returned. If it included a visa, it may be kept for the period of validity of that visa.

The passport is valid 10 years.

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