Passport of a minor: in case of theft
Verified 23 November 2022 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior
In France
If the passport has been stolen, you must make a declaration of theft. This declaration must be provided in the renewal application file. The other documents to be provided in support of the file depend on the type of passport that was stolen.
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If the flight took place in France
You have to go to a police station or a gendarmerie.
Who shall I contact
A receipt will be provided.
If the flight took place abroad
Contact the local police authorities and the nearest French consulate.
Who shall I contact
A receipt will be provided.
The minor and his/her supervisor must report set at the counter. Their presence is indispensable.
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 domicile. 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
You must then go to the town hall with the supporting documents.
The documents to be provided depend on the type of passport that was stolen.
The documents have to be submitted originals.
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If the stolen passport was biometric
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp (buying on the internet or at a tobacco store): variable amount according to age
- Proof of domicile
- Identity document of the requesting parent
- 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)
- Flight declaration
If it was an old model
The child has a valid ID card
- Identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp (buying on the internet or at a tobacco store): variable amount according to age
- Proof of domicile
- Identity document of the requesting parent
- 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)
- Flight declaration
The child has an expired ID card
Card expiration date: less than 5 years
- Identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp (buying on the internet or at a tobacco store): variable amount according to age
- Proof of domicile
- Identity document of the requesting parent
- 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)
- Flight declaration
Card Expiry Date: + 5 years
- Flight declaration
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp (buying on the internet or at a tobacco store): variable amount according to age
- Proof of domicile
- Identity document of the requesting parent
- 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)
- Check if the civil status of the place of birth is dematerialized. If not, you must provide a birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months.
- Proof of French nationality if you are in a particular situation (e.g. foreign birth of parents born abroad)
The child does not have an identity card
- Flight declaration
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp (buying on the internet or at a tobacco store): variable amount according to age
- Proof of domicile
- Identity document of the requesting parent
- 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)
- Check if the civil status of the place of birth is dematerialized. If not, you must provide a birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months.
- Proof of French nationality if you are in a particular situation (e.g. foreign birth of parents born abroad)
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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General case
- Up to 14 years old: €17
- Between the ages of 15 and 17: €42
In Guyana
- Up to 14 years old: €8.50
- Between the ages of 15 and 17: €21
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.
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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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.
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.
Abroad
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If the flight took place abroad
Contact the local police authorities and the nearest French consulate.
Who shall I contact
If the flight took place in France
you have to go to a police station or a gendarmerie.
Who shall I contact
A receipt will be provided.
The minor and his/her supervisor must report set at the counter. Their presence is indispensable.
The person responsible must exercise parental authority. It can be the father, the mother or the guardian. He has to show his own ID.
Who shall I contact
Warning
the service may require that the file be submitted by appointment only.
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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 that was stolen.
The documents have to be submitted originals.
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If the stolen passport was biometric
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Amount of passport, which varies according to the age of the minor
- Proof of domicile
- Identity document of the requesting parent
- Flight declaration
If it was an old model
The child has a valid ID card
- Identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Amount of passport, which varies according to the age of the minor
- Proof of domicile
- Identity document of the requesting parent
- Flight declaration
The child has an expired ID card
Card expiration date: less than 5 years
- Identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Amount of passport, which varies according to the age of the minor
- Proof of domicile
- Identity document of the requesting parent
- Flight declaration
Card Expiry Date: + 5 years
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Amount of passport, which varies according to the age of the minor
- Proof of domicile
- Identity document of the requesting parent
- Flight declaration
- Check if the civil status of the place of birth is dematerialized. If not, you must provide a birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months.
- Proof of French nationality if you are in a particular situation (e.g. foreign birth of parents born abroad)
The child does not have an identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Amount of passport, which varies according to the age of the minor
- Proof of domicile
- Identity document of the requesting parent
- Flight declaration
- Check if the civil status of the place of birth is dematerialized. If not, you must provide a birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months.
- Proof of French nationality if you are in a particular situation (e.g. foreign birth of parents born abroad)
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:
The passport issued is a passport biometric.
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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.
Between 12 and 13 years
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.
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.
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 receipt on the online service below:
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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