Renewal of a minor's identity card

Verified 20 May 2022 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior

Is your minor child's ID expired or soon to be? We present the approach for the renewal of the card.

Application in France

To renew a minor's identity card, the child and his or her legal representative must go to the city hall.

They must submit the necessary supporting documents.

The minor and his/her supervisor must report set at the counter.

The person responsible must exercise parental authority. It can be the father, the mother or the guardian. He has to show his own ID.

The location of the application does not depend on the residence: you can go to 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

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.

Pre-application for an identity card renewal

You must then go to the town hall with the supporting documents.

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Between 0 and 12 years

The manager signs the photo heel with the mention the father, the mother or the guardian.

Between 12 and 13 years

The miner's fingerprints are taken at the counter.

The person in charge signs the photo heel, accompanied by the mention the father, the mother or the guardian.

From the age of 13

The miner's fingerprints are taken at the counter.

If the manager agrees, the miner can sign the photo heel.

If not, the person responsible shall sign it, accompanied by the endorsement the father, the mother or the guardian.

The documents have to be submitted originals.

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The ID card is valid

  • Identity card
  • 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The ID card is out of date

Expiry date: less than 5 years
  • Identity card
  • 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)
Expiry date: more than 5 years
The child has a passport
  • 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)
  • Passport valid or expired for less than 5 years
  • 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 child has no passport
  • 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)

FYI  

if you want the child to use a username (double name), other documents may be requested to justify the use of the other parent's name.

It's free.

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. For example, as summer holidays approach, delays can increase significantly.

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.

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The minor is under 12 years of age

The manager must go to the counter to collect the identity card.

The identity card that is issued is a card that comes in a new format (the size of a bank card).

It must be removed within 3 months of its availability.

After this period, the card is destroyed.

The minor is 12 years of age or older

The manager has to go to the counter with her child to retrieve the identity card.

The identity card that is issued is a card that comes in a new format (the size of a bank card).

It must be removed within 3 months of its availability.

After this period, the card is destroyed.

The identity card of a minor is valid for 10 years.

If it becomes an adult before its expiry date, it may continue to use it. He doesn't need to ask for a new card.

Abroad

To renew a minor's identity card, the child and his or her legal representative must go to the consulate with the necessary supporting documents.

You have to go to the embassy or consulate.

The minor and his/her supervisor must report set at the counter.

The person responsible must exercise parental authority. It can be the father, the mother or the guardian. He has to show his own ID.

Warning  

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

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 documents have to be submitted originals.

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The ID card is valid

  • Identity card

The ID card is out of date

Expiry date: less than 5 years
  • Identity card
Identity card: over 5 years
The child has a passport
  • Passport valid or expired for less than 5 years
The child has no passport

FYI  

if you want the child to use a username (double name), other documents may be requested to justify the use of the other parent's name.

Free

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.

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The minor is under 12 years of age

The person in charge must present himself at the place where the file is lodged or at a authorized honorary consul to retrieve the identity card.

The identity card that is issued is a card that comes in a new format (the size of a bank card).

It must be removed within 3 months of its availability.

After this period, the card is destroyed.

The minor is 12 years of age or older

The manager must introduce himself with her child instead of filing the file or with a authorized honorary consul to retrieve the identity card.

The identity card that is issued is a card that comes in a new format (the size of a bank card).

It must be removed within 3 months of its availability.

After this period, the card is destroyed.

The identity card of a minor is valid for 10 years.

If it becomes an adult before its expiry date, it may continue to use it. He doesn't need to ask for a new card.