ID card / Passport: can the photo be taken at the counter?
Verified 25 August 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The situation varies depending on where you make the request.
In the metropolis
No, you have to provide the photo.
Overseas
It all depends on the location of the request and whether or not a professional photographer is present.
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Guadeloupe
No, you have to provide the photo.
Guiana
Yes, but only if there is no professional photographer who can do it.
Please note
if the photo is taken at the counter, the cost of the passport is higher: €3 additional.
Martinique
No, you have to provide the photo.
Mayotte
Yes, but only if there is no professional photographer who can do it.
Please note
if the photo is taken at the counter, the cost of the passport is higher: €3 additional.
Meeting
No, you have to provide the photo.
Abroad
The photo can be taken directly at the counter in Equatorial Guinea (Malabo post) and in Mauritania (Nouakchott post).
In all other countries, you must provide the photo.