1. To apply for an ID card visit your local town hall. If you live in Paris you may go to a police branch of your choice. To those who are living abroad, apply for a National Identity Card at the Embassy or Consulate. Applications must be submitted in person.
2. The application form is available at the counter. Make sure to fill in the form correctly and do not forget to sign the form.
3. The documents you will be required to submit will depend on your situation. Note: You may also need to set up an appointment in order to submit your application.

The documents you will be required to submit will depend on your situation.

If you have a passport:

• If it is still valid:
  • Two (2) identical passport photographs (must meet standards)
  • Proof of address: original and photocopy
  • Your passport: original and photocopy
• If your passport has expired:
  • Two (2) identical passport photographs (must meet standards)
  • Proof of address: original and photocopy
  • Your secure passport (electronic or biometric) expired less than 5 years or your Delphine passport expired less than 2 years: original and photocopy
  • If the passport is older: birth certificate of less than 3 months (extract or affiliation with full copy): Original
  • If the birth certificate does not prove the applicant's nationality: an original and photocopy of proof of French nationality

If you do not have a passport:

• Two (2) identical passport photographs (must meet standards)
• Proof of address: original and photocopy
• Birth certificate obtained not more than 3 months ago (extract or affiliation with full copy): Original
• If the birth certificate does not prove the applicant's nationality: an original and photocopy of proof of French nationality

Supporting documents must be submitted if you have changed your name and it is not yet reflected on any of your identification documents.

Note: Documents to be submitted will be according to the nature of this second name: name of spouse or name of the other parent.

Prefecture of Guadeloupe
Physical address:
rue Lacav
97100 Basse Terre
Telephone +33 5 90 99 39 00
Website

Mairie de Basse-Terre
Physical address:
Rue Cours-Nolivos
97100 Basse-terre
Telephone: +590 5 90 80 56 56
Fax: +590 5 90 81 78 57
Email: ville.basse-terre[@]wanadoo.fr
Website

Office hours:

• Monday and Tuesday - from 07:30 to 12:00 and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Wednesday - from 7:30 to 12:30
• Thursday - from 7:30 to 12:00 and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Friday - from 7:30 to 12:30

If you live abroad: link

• French nationals

Application Fee: None

15 years

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The identity card is not manufactured on site and therefore it can not be issued immediately. The amount of time for an identity card to be issued depends on where and when was the application submitted. For example, processing time for requests submitted before summer vacation may be longer.

Monitoring your application:

If you have provided your mobile number on the form, you will receive notification via SMS informing you that you may now collect your identity card. Note: This service is not available for applications submitted in Paris or overseas.

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• Applicant's name
• Date and place of birth
• Address
• Mobile phone number (if you want to receive notification via SMS informing you that you may now collect your identity card)
• Full name of parents
• Date and place of birth of parents

Following is a procedure on how to obtain a National Identity Card for adults for the first time.

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http://www.guadeloupe.pref.gouv.fr/Demarches-administratives/Carte-d-identite#F1341

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