France - Replace an Adult Passport In Case of Theft

ProcedureEdit

Fill out the application form. Forms are available from the passport office or you may fill out an application online. For forms filled out online, print a copy of the completed form and bring it along with you when you apply.
You may submit your application at any passport office in France equipped with a biometric station or consular office of France abroad. Submission of application may be done by appointment only, it will be advisable if you will try to inquire first before proceeding to the passport office.
Submit all other required documents.
Pay the application fee.
Through the mobile number you provided in the application form, you will receive an alert via SMS when the biometric passport is available.
You must personally collect your passport within 3 months after it was ready to be picked up. Uncollected passports within this period will be destroyed, and you will have to apply again.

Required DocumentsEdit

Original copies of all the documents must be submitted, you will also be asked to submit photocopies of those documents.

If the stolen passport is a biometric passport or a recent one (valid or expired less than 2 years ago):

Completed application form
Revenue Stamps: 86 or 89 for an application abroad or overseas if the picture is taken directly at the counter.
Two identical passport photos that comply with the standards.
Proof of residence : the original and a photocopy
Theft Report

If the stolen passport was an older model and has expired more than 2 years ago:

Completed application form
Revenue Stamps: 86 or 89 for an application abroad or overseas if the picture is taken directly at the counter.
Two identical passport photos that comply with the standards.
Proof of residence : the original and a photocopy
Theft Report
Secure identity card
If you do not have a secure identity card, you may submit your original birth certificate not older than 3 months (extracted with filiation or integral copy)
- If you were born in a town affected by the dematerialization of civil status documents, you do not need to produce a birth certificate.
If the civil certificate does not provide evidence of citizenship you must present proof of your French nationality: the original and a photocopy

Note: If you want to use a name different from the one printed on your identity card, other documents must be presented depending on the nature of this second name: name of the spouse or name of the other parent.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Ministry of Interior
Place Beauvau, 75008 Paris, France
Email Contact Form
Ministry of Interior Website

EligibilityEdit

French Nationals.

FeesEdit

The amount payable varies depending if the photo is taken at the counter. This possibility is limited to certain places and the presence of a professional photographer in the area.

Place of application:

Metropolitan France:

If you provide photos: 86
If the picture is taken at the counter: ----

Guadeloupe, Martinique and Runion

If you provide photos: 86
If the picture is taken at the counter: ----

Guyana and Mayotte

If you provide photos: 86
If the picture is taken at the counter: 89 (in the absence of a professional photographer)

Abroad

If you provide photos: 86
If the picture is taken at the counter: 89

ValidityEdit

Biometric passports are valid for 10 years.

Documents to UseEdit

Passport Application Form - For Adults

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Processing TimeEdit

Passports are not made at the same office where you applied therefore it can not be issued immediately. The amount of time it needs to process an application varies depending on the place and time the request was made, for example, applications submitted before the start of summer vacation may take longer to be completed compare to those submitted after.

If you specified a mobile number on the application form, you will receive an alert via SMS when the passport is available.

InstructionsEdit

If your passport was stolen, you will need to make a declaration. This statement must be provided when you apply for a replacement.

Filing a Theft Report:

If the passport was stolen in France: file your declaration at the police or gendarmerie.
If the passport was stolen abroad : file your declaration at the nearest local police authority and at the Consulate of France.

A receipt will be issued, as proof that a declaration have been made.

To have the stolen passport replaced, apply at any passport office located at Town Halls in France (regardless of your dwelling place) or at a French Embassy or Consulate if you live abroad. Documents needed for the procedure depends on the type of passport that was lost.

You will need to personally appear at the passport office to apply for and pick up the passport.

Note: You may need to set up an appointment to submit your application.

Required InformationEdit

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

A passport is a document, issued by the national government. It certifies the identity and nationality of the holder for travel abroad. It contains information about the holder; like name, gender, date and place of birth.

This document does not in itself entitle the passport holder entry into another country, nor consular protection while abroad nor any other privileges. However, it does normally allows the passport holder to return to the country where the passport was issued.

Following are procedures on how to replace your stolen passport.

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External LinksEdit

Ministry of Interior:

http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/A-votre-service/Mes-demarches/Papiers-Citoyennete/Etat-civil-Identite-Authentification/Passeport/Pour-une-personne-majeure/Passeport-d-une-personne-majeure-en-cas-de-vol

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