Passport of a major: in case of loss

Verified 23 November 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

In France

If your passport has been lost and you want to renew it immediately, the declaration of loss is made at the same time as the filing of the file. The documents to be provided depend on the type of passport that was lost.

The formalities for declaring a loss depend on whether or not you want to apply for a new passport immediately

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You are applying for a new passport

The declaration of loss will be made in town hall when the new passport is applied for and attached to the form.

You are not applying for a new passport

If the loss occurred in France

You have to go to a police station or a gendarmerie.

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A receipt will be provided.

If the loss occurred abroad

You should contact the local police authorities and the nearest French consulate.

A receipt will be provided.

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

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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

The documents to be provided in support of the case depend on type of passport which was lost.

The documents have to be submitted originals.

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General case

If the lost passport was biometric
If it was an old model
You have a valid ID card
  • Your identity card
You have an expired ID card
Expiry date: less than 5 years
  • Your identity card
Expiry date: more than 5 years
You don't have an ID

In Guyana

If the lost passport was biometric
If it was an old model
You have a valid ID card
  • Your identity card
You have an expired ID card
Expiry date: less than 5 years
  • Your identity card
Expiry date: more than 5 years
You don't have an ID

In Mayotte

If the lost passport was biometric
If it was an old model
You have a valid ID card
  • Your identity card
You have an expired ID card
Expiry date: less than 5 years
  • Your identity card
Expiry date: over 5 years
You don't have an ID

FYI  

to use a username that is not already on an identity document, other documents must be provided depending on the nature of the second name: name of the spouse or other parent's name.

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General case

The passport costs €86 (in tax stamp).

You must buy the tax stamp online:

Online purchase of tax stamp - Passport

In Guyana

  • If you provide the photo: €43 (in tax stamp)
  • If the photo is taken at the counter (only in the absence of a professional photographer): €44.50 (in tax stamp)

You must buy the tax stamp online:

Online purchase of tax stamp - Passport

In Mayotte

  • If you provide the photo: €86 (in tax stamp)
  • If the photo is taken at the counter (only in the absence of a professional photographer): €89 (in tax stamp)

You must buy the tax stamp online:

Online purchase of tax stamp - Passport

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 :

Track your passport application

The passport issued is a passport biometric.

It should be removed within 3 months. After this period, the passport is destroyed.

You must remove it personally at the place of filing and sign it on the spot.

The passport is valid 10 years.

Abroad

You have to move consulate or embassy.

Your presence is essential to take fingerprints.

Warning  

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

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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 documentation required to support the file depends on the type of passport that was lost.

The documents have to be submitted originals.

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If the lost passport was biometric

If it was an old model

You have a valid ID card
  • Your identity card
You have an expired ID card
Expiry date: less than 5 years
  • Your identity card
Expiry date: more than 5 years
You don't have an ID

FYI  

to use a username that is not already on an identity document, other documents must be provided depending on the nature of the second name: name of the spouse or other parent's name.

The passport costs €96.

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. The passport costs €99.

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

The passport issued is a passport biometric.

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On the spot

You must withdraw it personally at the place of filing or at a authorized honorary consul and sign it on the spot.

It should be removed within 3 months. After this period, the passport is destroyed.

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 log in to the following online service to report that you have received your passport:

Acknowledge receipt of passport

The passport is valid 10 years.

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