Passport of an adult: in case of theft
Verified 23 November 2022 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior
In France
If your passport has been stolen, a declaration of theft must be made. This declaration must be provided as part of the renewal application. 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 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.
Who shall I contact
Your presence is essential to take fingerprints.
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.
The documents to be provided in support of the case depend on type of passport that was stolen.
The documents have to be submitted originals.
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General case
If the stolen passport was biometric
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €86 (that you can buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- 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
You have a valid ID card
- Your identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €86 (that you can buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- 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
You have an expired ID card
- Your identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €86 (that you can buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- 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
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €86 (that you can buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- 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
- 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)
You don't have an ID
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Tax stamp of €86 (that you can buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- 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
- 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)
In Guyana
If the stolen passport was biometric
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Number of pre-application or on-site paperboard form
- Tax stamp of €43 (that you can buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- Flight declaration
If it was an old model
You have a valid ID card
- Your identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Number of pre-application or on-site paperboard form
- Tax stamp of €43 (that you can buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- Flight declaration
You have an expired ID card
- Your identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Number of pre-application or on-site paperboard form
- Tax stamp of €43 (that you can buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- Flight declaration
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Number of pre-application or on-site paperboard form
- Tax stamp of €43 (that you can buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- 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)
You don't have an ID
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Number of pre-application or on-site paperboard form
- Tax stamp of €86 or €89 if the photo is taken directly at the counter (the tax stamp can be purchased online)
- Proof of domicile
- 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)
In Mayotte
If the stolen passport was biometric
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Number of pre-application or on-site paperboard form
- Tax stamp of €86 or €89 if the photo is taken directly at the counter (the tax stamp can be purchased online)
- Proof of domicile
- Flight declaration
If it was an old model
You have a valid ID card
- Your identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Number of pre-application or on-site paperboard form
- Tax stamp of €86 or €89 if the photo is taken directly at the counter (the tax stamp can be purchased online)
- Proof of domicile
- Flight declaration
You have an expired ID card
- Your identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Number of pre-application or on-site paperboard form
- Tax stamp of €86 or €89 if the photo is taken directly at the counter (the tax stamp can be purchased online)
- Proof of domicile
- Flight declaration
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Number of pre-application or on-site paperboard form
- Tax stamp of €86 or €89 if the photo is taken directly at the counter (the tax stamp can be purchased online)
- Proof of domicile
- 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)
You don't have an ID
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Number of pre-application or on-site paperboard form
- Tax stamp of €86 or €89 if the photo is taken directly at the counter (the tax stamp can be purchased online)
- Proof of domicile
- 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 wish to use a username that is not already on your identity card, other documents may be requested depending on the nature of the latter name husband's name 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:
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:
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:
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 :
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
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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.
You have to move consulate or embassy.
Your presence is essential to take fingerprints.
Who shall I contact
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 documents have to be submitted originals.
The documents to be provided in support of the case depend on type of passport that was stolen.
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If the stolen passport was biometric
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Amount of €96 (or €99 if the photo is taken directly at the counter: only in a few countries)
- Proof of domicile
- Flight declaration
If it was an old model
You have a valid ID card
- Your identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Amount of €96 (or €99 if the photo is taken directly at the counter: only in a few countries)
- Proof of domicile
- Flight declaration
You have an expired ID card
Expiry date: less than 5 years
- Your identity card
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Amount of €96 (or €99 if the photo is taken directly at the counter: only in a few countries)
- Proof of domicile
- Flight declaration
Expiry date: more than 5 years
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Amount of €96 (or €99 if the photo is taken directly at the counter: only in a few countries)
- Proof of domicile
- 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)
You don't have an ID
- Photo ID less than 6 months old and conforms to standards
- Amount of €96 (or €99 if the photo is taken directly at the counter: only in a few countries)
- Proof of domicile
- 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 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:
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:
The passport is valid 10 years.
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Find who can answer your questions in your region
- Decree No. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 on the passport: Article 5-1 - Documents to be provided for renewal
- Decree n°2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 on the passport: article 6-1 - Prints and photo
- General Tax Code: Articles 953 to 955Passport price
- General Tax Code: Article 1043 A - Amount in GuyanaPrices in Guyana
- Decree No. 81-778 of 13 August 1981 fixing the tariff of fees to be collected in diplomatic and consular chancelleries and, in France, by the Ministry of Foreign AffairsPrices abroad
- Order of 5 February 2009 on identity photos produced for a passport application
- Decree No. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 on the passport: Article 10 - Withdrawal of the passport
- Decree No. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 on the passport: Article 4 - Period of validity
- Order of 27 April 2017 on the conditions for sending a passport abroad
- Pre-application for a 1st passport application
Online service
- Online purchase of tax stamp - Passport
Online service
- Track your passport application
Online service
- Check if the civil status of your city of birth is dematerializedNational Securities Agency (NSA)
- Honorary consuls authorized to hand over identity cards and passportsLegifrance