Passport: How to buy a tax stamp?
Verified 01 March 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
In France
Since 2019, the tax stamp has been provided only in electronic form.
It can be purchased online or from a tobacco shop.
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Online
1st case: you will make a pre-request on the site of the ANTS
You can buy the tax stamp at the end of the procedure.
Case 2: You will use the cardboard form that will be given to you at the counter
You must buy the tax stamp on the website stbres.impots.gouv.fr.
In a tobacco office
You can buy an electronic tax stamp in a tobacco office if it is equipped with the app Authorized point of sale.
The electronic stamp is valid 1 year from the date of purchase.
To prevent it from becoming invalid when you submit your application, wait until you have finished preparing your file before buying it.
You can request a refund online within 18 months that follow its purchase:
Abroad
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You live in Canada or Portugal
You are applying for a passport renewal
You can apply to renew your passport without moving at the embassy or consulate if you meet all of the following conditions :
- You still have your passport (it has not been lost or stolen)
- You were at least 18 years old on the date of issuance of your current passport
- Your passport is still valid or has expired for less than 5 years
- You are not applying for a passport renewal to change your birth name or first name or gender
- You do not apply for a 2nd passport (for business reasons or incompatible destinations)
- You are registered to Register of French outside France and have your consular registration number (Numic) and your registered email address
- You have a La Poste digital identity
You meet all these conditions and you want to do the procedure without going to the consulate
In most cases, especially if your passport has expired or is expiring soon, you will need to provide a "Français de l'foreigner" electronic stamp by an amount of €96. You have to buy this stamp on the internet:
Buy an electronic stamp "Français de l'foreigner" online
In this case, your passport will be valid 10 years from the time of its issue.
Warning
You don't buy an electronic stamp if you are in one of the following situations and agree that the new passport will keep the same expiry date as the old one:
- There are only one or two empty pages left on your current passport
- You change your last name (for example, spouse)
- You changed your address
- You renew your passport to correct an error made by the administration
You do not meet all of these conditions
You don't have to provide a tax stamp.
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.
Who shall I contact
You are applying for a passport for the first time
You don't have to provide a tax stamp.
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.
Who shall I contact
You live in another country
You don't have to provide a tax stamp.
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.