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The validity date of your French minor child's passport is soon to be outdated or is she already?
We present you step by step the passport renewal process.
It differs depending on whether you are in France or abroad.
The location of the application does not depend on your home. You can surrender in any town hall, provided that it is equipped with a recording station.
The list of equipped town halls is available online:
many city councils require that such a case be filed only by appointment.
L' ANTS : titleContent provides a search engine allowing you to find an appointment in a town hall equipped with:
You can prepare the process by making a online pre-applicationBut it's not an obligation.
Pre-application saves you time when filing the file.
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The documents to be provided depend on the type of passport to be renewed
The documents have to be submitted originals.
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You must submit the following documents:
if you want the minor to use a common name (double name), other documents can be requested to justify using the other parent's name.
You must submit the following documents:
if you want the minor to use a common name (double name), other documents can be requested to justify using the other parent's name.
The situation varies depending on whether the minor has an identity card or not.
You must submit the following documents:
if you want the child to use a common name (double name), other documents are required to justify it using the other parent's name.
The situation varies depending on the expiry date of the card.
The expiry date is less than 5 years oldYou must submit the following documents:
if you want the child to use a common name (double name), other documents are required to justify it using the other parent's name.
Expiry date is greater than 5 yearsYou must submit the following documents:
if you want the child to use a common name (double name), other documents are required to justify it using the other parent's name.
You must submit the following documents:
if you want the child to use a common name (double name), other documents are required to justify it using the other parent's name.
You and your minor child must go there.
You must have all the necessary documents with you.
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. For example, when summer holidays approach, the delays may be longer.
If you provided a mobile phone number on your application, you will receive a text message when the passport is available.
You can also follow your request on the website of the ANTS : titleContent :
The procedure varies depending on the age of the minor:
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The person in charge has to go to the counter to pick up the passport.
He shall sign the passport on the spot together with the endorsement the father , the mother or the guardian .
The passport must be withdrawn within 3 months of its availability. After this period, the passport is destroyed.
A minor's passport is valid for 5 years.
The manager has to go to the counter with her child to retrieve the passport.
The person in charge signs the passport on the spot accompanied by the endorsement the father , the mother or the guardian .
The passport must be withdrawn within 3 months of its availability. After this period, the passport is destroyed.
A minor's passport is valid for 5 years.
If he becomes an adult before his expiry date, he can continue to use it and does not need to apply for a new passport.
The manager has to go to the counter with her child to retrieve the passport.
If the person in charge agrees, the child can sign the passport.
If not, the person responsible shall sign it together with the endorsement the father , the mother or the guardian .
The passport must be withdrawn within 3 months of its availability. After this period, the passport is destroyed.
A minor's passport is valid for 5 years.
If he becomes an adult before his expiry date, he can continue to use it and does not need to apply for a new passport.
The new passport is issued against return of the old one. If it included a visa, it may be kept for the period of validity of that visa.
You have to make the move at the embassy or consulate. But be careful, the service may require that the file be filed only by appointment. You must inquire either on the Internet or by telephone.
The documents to be provided depend on the type of passport to be renewed.
The documents have to be submitted originals.
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if you want the child to use a common name (double name), other documents can be requested to justify using the other parent's name.
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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 consul However, this must be indicated at the counter when the file is submitted.
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 consul However, 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 documents to be provided depend on the type of passport to be renewed.
The documents have to be submitted originals.
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if you want the child to use a common name (double name), other documents can be requested to justify using the other parent's name.
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 Equatorial Guinea (Malabo post) and Mauritania (Nouakchott post), the photo is taken at the counter. Up to 14 years old, a passport costs €30 . Between the ages of 15 and 17, it costs €55 .
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:
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The person in charge must present himself at the place where the file is lodged or at a authorized honorary consul to retrieve the passport.
He shall sign the passport on the spot together with the endorsement the father , the mother or the guardian .
The old passport must be returned. If it included a visa, it may be kept for the period of validity of that visa.
The person in charge must present himself at the place where the file is lodged or at a authorized honorary consul with her child to retrieve the passport.
The person in charge signs the passport on the spot accompanied by the endorsement the father , the mother or the guardian .
The old passport must be returned. If it included a visa, it may be kept for the period of validity of that visa.
The person in charge must report to the place where the file is filed or to a authorized honorary consul with her child to retrieve the passport.
If the person in charge agrees, the child can sign the passport.
If not, the person responsible shall sign it together with the endorsement the father , the mother or the guardian .
The old passport must be returned. If it included a visa, it may be kept for the period of validity of that visa.
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 on the online service
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.
A minor's passport is valid for 5 years.
If he becomes an adult before his expiry date, he can continue to use it and does not need to apply for a new passport.
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