Renewal of the identity card of a major

Verified 30 May 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior

You are major and the validity date of your national identity card is soon to be outdated or is it already?

The request for renewal of the identity card is free, provided that you can show the old card.

We present the steps in the process.

In France

Step-by-step approach

You can request renewal the year before the expiry date of your current identity card.

The location of the application does not depend on your home: you can in any town hall, provided that it is equipped with a recording station.

The list of equipped town halls is available online:

Who shall I contact

Warning  

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:

Search for an appointment for an ID card request

Before traveling, you can prepare the procedure by making a online pre-applicationBut it's not an obligation.

Pre-application saves you time when filing the file.

Pre-application for an identity card renewal

The documents have to be submitted originals.

The documents to be provided depend on the expiry date of your current ID card.

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The card is valid

You must submit the following documents:

  • Your identity card
  • 1 photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
  • 1 proof of domicile
  • If you have made a pre-request: pre-request number and/or the QR code obtained at the end of the procedure (it is advisable to print the pre-request summary)

The validity date of the card has been exceeded for less than 5 years

You must submit the following documents:

  • Your identity card
  • 1 photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
  • 1 proof of domicile
  • If you have made a pre-request: pre-request number and/or the QR code obtained at the end of the procedure (it is advisable to print the pre-request summary)

The validity date of the card has been exceeded for more than 5 years

You have a valid passport

You must submit the following documents:

  • Your passport
  • Your identity card
  • 1 photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
  • 1 proof of domicile
  • If you have made a pre-request: pre-request number and/or the QR code obtained at the end of the procedure (it is advisable to print the pre-request summary)
You have a passport that has expired
The date of expiry of the passport is less than 5 years old

You must submit the following documents:

  • Your passport
  • Your identity card
  • 1 photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
  • 1 proof of domicile
  • If you have made a pre-request: pre-request number and/or the QR code obtained at the end of the procedure (it is advisable to print the pre-request summary)
The expiry date of the passport is more than 5 years old

You must submit the following documents:

You don't have a passport

You must submit the following documents:

Your presence is essential to take fingerprints.

You must have with you all necessary documents.

The identity card is not manufactured on site and therefore cannot be issued immediately.

The manufacturing lead time depends on the location and period of the application. It takes several weeks and, as the summer holidays approach, the delays may increase.

Warning  

if the city hall only receives by appointment, it must also be taken into account the time to obtain this appointment.

You can track your request on the websiteANTS: titleContent :

Follow your ID card request

If you provided a mobile phone number when you requested it, you will receive a text message when the card is available.

You must remove the card personally instead of filing the file.

It must be withdrawn within 3 months. After that time, it will be destroyed.

Warning  

you must return the old card.

The ID card is in the form of a credit card.

It is valid for 10 years.

Abroad

Step-by-step approach

You can request renewal the year before the expiry date of your current identity card.

You have to move consulate or embassy. But be careful, the service may require that the file be filed only by appointment. Inquiries should be made either on the consulate or embassy website or by telephone.

The documents have to be submitted originals.

The documents to be provided depend on the expiry date of your current ID card.

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The card is valid

You must submit the following documents:

The validity date of the card has been exceeded for less than 5 years

You must submit the following documents:

The validity date of the card has been exceeded for more than 5 years

You have a valid passport

You must submit the following documents:

You have an expired passport
The date of expiry of the passport is less than 5 years old

You must submit the following documents:

The expiry date of the passport is more than 5 years old

You must submit the following documents:

You don't have a passport

You must submit the following documents:

Your presence is essential to take fingerprints.

You must have all the necessary documents with you.

If you wish to collect the identity card from a authorized honorary consulHowever, this must be indicated at the counter when the file is submitted.

The identity card is not manufactured on site and is therefore not issued immediately.

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

You can follow your request on the websiteANTS: titleContent :

Track your identity card request

If you provided a mobile phone number when you requested it, you will receive a text message when the ID card is available.

The applicant must pick up his card at the place where the file is filed or at a authorized honorary consul.

It must be withdrawn within 3 months. After this period, the new card is destroyed.

You must return the old card.

The ID card is in the form of a credit card.

It is valid for 10 years.

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