Renewal of a minor's passport

Verified 23 November 2022 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior

The validity date of your French minor child's passport is soon to be outdated or is she already?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.

In France

Step-by-step approach

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:

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 to apply for a passport

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 passport renewal

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General case

  • Up to 14 years old: €17
  • Between the ages of 15 and 17: €42

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In Guyana

  • Up to 14 years old: €8.50
  • Between the ages of 15 and 17: €21

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In Mayotte

  • Up to 14 years, the passport costs €17 if you provide the photo.
    If there is no professional photographer, the photo can be taken at the counter. In this case, the passport costs €20.
  • Between 15 and 17 years old, the passport costs €42 if you provide the photo.
    If there is no professional photographer, the photo can be taken at the counter. In this case, the passport costs €45.

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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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The minor's passport is still valid

You must submit the following documents:

  • Minor's passport
  • 1 photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
  • 1 proof of domicile
  • Identity document of the requesting parent
  • Tax stamp
  • If you've done the pre-application, number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-request, you will have to fill in and sign the cardboard form that will be given to you at the counter)

FYI  

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 passport is out of date

The expiry date is less than 5 years old

You must submit the following documents:

  • Minor's passport
  • 1 photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
  • 1 proof of domicile
  • Identity document of the requesting parent
  • Tax stamp
  • If you've done the pre-application, number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-request, you will have to fill in and sign the cardboard form that will be given to you at the counter)

FYI  

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 expiry date is more than 5 years old

The situation varies depending on whether the minor has an identity card or not.

The minor has a valid ID card

You must submit the following documents:

  • Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
  • Identity card
  • Proof of domicile
  • Identity document of the requesting parent
  • Tax stamp
  • If you've done the pre-application, number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-request, you will have to fill in and sign the cardboard form that will be given to you at the counter)

FYI  

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.

Minor has an expired ID card

The situation varies depending on the expiry date of the card.

The expiry date is less than 5 years old

You must submit the following documents:

  • Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
  • Identity card
  • Proof of domicile
  • Identity document of the requesting parent
  • Tax stamp
  • If you've done the pre-application, number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-request, you will have to fill in and sign the cardboard form that will be given to you at the counter)

FYI  

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 years

You must submit the following documents:

FYI  

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 minor does not have an identity card

You must submit the following documents:

FYI  

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 theANTS: titleContent :

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The procedure varies depending on the age of the minor:

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Before age 12

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.

Between 12 and 13 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.

From the age of 13

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.

Abroad

Step-by-step approach

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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The old passport is valid

  • Passport

The old passport is out of date

Expiry date: less than 5 years
  • Passport
Expiry date: more than 5 years
The child has a valid ID card
  • Identity card
The child has an expired ID card
Expiry date: less than 5 years
  • Identity card
Expiry date: over 5 years
The child does not have an identity card

FYI  

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 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 documents to be provided depend on the type of passport to be renewed.

The documents have to be submitted originals.

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The old passport is valid

  • Passport

The old passport is out of date

Expiry date: less than 5 years
  • Passport
Expiry date: more than 5 years
The child has a valid ID card
  • Identity card
The child has an expired ID card
Expiry date: less than 5 years
  • Identity card
Expiry date: over 5 years
The child does not have an identity card

FYI  

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.

  • Up to 14 years old: €27
  • Between the ages of 15 and 17: €52

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) 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:

Track your passport application

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On the spot

Before age 12

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.

At age 12

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.

From the age of 13

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.

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 on the 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.

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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