How do I get a "frequent flier" passport?
Verified 25 August 2022 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior
In France
If you frequently travel abroad, you can apply for a passport large traveller with 48 pages, which is 16 pages more than the standard passport.
Passport large traveller is intended for people who travel abroad very often, especially outside the Schengen area, for professional reasons, for example.
For these people, the 32 pages of the classic passport may be insufficient to affix visas, entry or exit stamps.
The place of 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 town halls require that the file be filed only by appointment. You should consult the website of the town hall.
You can prepare the gait by doing a online pre-application, but it is not an obligation.
Pre-application saves you time when you file.
The formalities are the same as for a renewal.
In addition to the required documents for a classic application, you must provide a reasoned passport application large traveller, written on free paper.
Documents must be presented original.
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General case
Your passport is valid
- Your passport
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Fiscal stamp of €86 (that buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- If you pre-application, number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-application, you will have to fill in and sign the completed form that will be given to you at the counter)
The passport is out of date
Expiry date less than 5 years
- Your passport
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Fiscal stamp of €86 (that buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- If you pre-application, number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-application, you will have to fill in and sign the completed form that will be given to you at the counter)
Expiry date greater than 5 years
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Fiscal stamp of €86 (that buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- If you pre-application, number and/or QR code obtained (if you have not made a pre-application, you will have to fill in and sign the completed form that will be given to you at the counter)
- ID (valid or expired less than 5 years)
- If you don't have an ID card or it's older, check to see if the civil status of your place of birth is dematerialised . If not, a birth certificate of less than 3 months.
- Certificate of French nationality if you find yourself in a particular situation (e.g. foreign-born parents)
Guyana
Your passport is valid
- Your passport
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Number pre-application or cardboard form
- Fiscal Stamp €43 (that buy online)
- Proof of domicile
The passport is out of date
Expiry date less than 5 years
- Your passport
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Number pre-application or cardboard form
- Fiscal Stamp €43 (that buy online)
- Proof of domicile
Expiry date greater than 5 years
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Number pre-application or cardboard form
- Fiscal Stamp €43 (that buy online)
- Proof of domicile
- ID (valid or expired less than 5 years)
- If you don't have an ID card or it's older, check to see if the civil status of your place of birth is dematerialised . If not, a birth certificate of less than 3 months.
- Certificate of French nationality if you find yourself in a particular situation (e.g. foreign-born parents)
In Mayotte
Your passport is valid
- Your passport
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Number pre-application or cardboard form
- Fiscal stamp of €86 or €89 if the photo is taken directly at the ticket office (the tax stamp can be purchased online)
- Proof of domicile
The passport is out of date
Expiry date less than 5 years
- Your passport
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Number pre-application or cardboard form
- Fiscal stamp of €86 or €89 if the photo is taken directly at the ticket office (the tax stamp can be purchased online)
- Proof of domicile
Expiry date greater than 5 years
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Number pre-application or cardboard form
- Fiscal stamp of €86 or €89 if the photo is taken directly at the ticket office (the tax stamp can be purchased online)
- Proof of domicile
- ID (valid or expired less than 5 years)
- If you don't have an ID card or it's older, check to see if the civil status of your place of birth is dematerialised . If not, a birth certificate of less than 3 months.
- Certificate of French nationality if you find yourself in a particular situation (e.g. foreign-born parents)
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General case
The passport costs €86 (in fiscal stamp).
You must purchase the tax stamp online:
Guyana
- If you provide the photo: €43 (in fiscal stamp)
- If the photo is taken at the ticket office (only in the absence of a professional photographer): €44.50 (in fiscal stamp)
You must purchase the tax stamp online:
In Mayotte
- If you provide the photo: €86 (in fiscal stamp)
- If the photo is taken at the ticket office (only in the absence of a professional photographer): €89 (in fiscal stamp)
You must purchase the tax stamp online:
No. The decision to issue a passport large traveller is taken by the prefecture. The request may be refused if it does not appear to be justified.
For example, if you request a free passport renewal because all pages are in use, but only 10 months remain to run, the application may be rejected.
On the other hand, the application is justified if you apply for a new 10-year passport and, in the previous period, you had already benefited from an early renewal (due to the lack of available pages).
Abroad
If you frequently travel abroad, you can apply for a passport large traveller with 48 pages, which is 16 pages more than the standard passport.
Passport large traveller is intended for people who travel outside the Schengen area very often, for professional reasons, for example.
For these people, the 32 pages of the classic passport may be insufficient to affix visas, entry or exit stamps.
Who shall I contact
The formalities are the same as for a renewal.
In addition to the required documents for a classic application, you must provide a reasoned passport application large traveller, written on free paper.
Documents must be presented original.
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Your passport is valid
- Your passport
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Amount €96 (or €99 if the photo is taken directly at the ticket office: only some)
- Proof of domicile
The passport is out of date
Expiration Date: less than 5 years
- Your passport
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Proof of domicile
FYI
to use a usage name that is not yet on an identity document, other documents must be provided depending on the nature of the 2nd name: name of spouse or name of other parent.
Expiration Date: over 5 years
- Your passport
- ID less than 6 months and compliant
- Proof of domicile
- ID (valid or expired less than 5 years)
- If you don't have an ID card or it's older, check to see if the civil status of your place of birth is dematerialised . If not, a birth certificate of less than 3 months.
- Certificate of French nationality if you find yourself in a particular situation (e.g. foreign-born parents)
FYI
to use a usage name that is not yet on an identity document, other documents must be provided depending on the nature of the 2nd name: name of spouse or name of other parent.
The passport costs €96.
You can pay in cash. Some consulates also accept payment by credit card, check or 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 ticket office. The passport costs €99.
The decision to issue a passport large traveller is taken by the consulate. The request may be refused if it does not appear to be justified.
For example, if you request a free passport renewal because all pages are in use, but only 10 months remain to run, the application may be rejected.
On the other hand, the application is justified if you apply for a new 10-year passport and, in the previous period, you had already benefited from an early renewal (due to the lack of available pages).
- Decree No. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 on passports: article 6-1 - Prints and picture
- General tax code: Articles 953 to 955Passport Price
- General tax code: Article 1043A - 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 concerning identity photos produced for a passport application
- Decree No. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 on passports: Article 10 - Withdrawal of passport
- Decree No. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 on passports: Article 4 - Duration
- Decree of 27 April 2017 on the conditions for sending a passport abroad