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Can we have two passports?
Verified 09 December 2020 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior
What applies to you ?
In principle, you cannot have several French passports. However, a second passport may exceptionally be issued in 2 situations: if your passport is detained during a travel period or if the passport may show incompatible destinations.
Close business trips
Your passport may be detained for a period during which you must travel.
For example, the passport can be kept by the consulate for a visa application when you need it to travel.
The documents to be presented are the documents to be provided for all renewal of passport, as well as documents attesting to your situation: airline tickets, certification from the employer ...
Warning
the issuance of a second passport is not a right, but a faculty and the authority determines its criteria for granting it.
In France
Depending on the department, you must go to either the prefecture (or the sub-prefecture) or to a town hall equipped to issue biometric passports.
You should therefore check with the town hall to find out which ticket office is responsible and what documents are accepted.
Abroad
Who shall I contact
Incompatible Destinations
Some countries do not accept the entry of persons who have traveled to other specific countries.
Since the presence of a previous visa on the passport could prevent a new trip, it is then possible to obtain a second passport.
The documents to be presented are the documents to be provided for all renewal of passport, as well as documents attesting to your situation: passport with original visa, airline tickets ...
Warning
the issuance of a second passport is not a right, but a faculty and the authority determines its criteria for granting it.
In France
Depending on the department, you must go to either the prefecture (or the sub-prefecture) or to a town hall equipped to issue biometric passports.
You should therefore check with the town hall to find out which ticket office is responsible and what documents are accepted.
Abroad
Who shall I contact
FAQ
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