Martinique - Apply for National Identity Card Adult/Minor

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Procedure

Adult

If you live in France

1. Go to a town hall ticketing office to file for your application. To find a town hall issuing national identity cards, go this Website.
2. Fill out the application form which is available at the counter.
3. Submit necessary documents. The documents to be submitted will depend on your situation and in particular the possession of a recent passport.
4. The counter will retrieve your data with the pre-requisition number, verify your vouchers and take fingerprints.

Note: The service may require that the file be filed only by appointment.

If you live abroad

1. Go to a French Embassy or consulate abroad. To find embassies or consulates, go to this Website.
2. Fill out the application form which is available at the counter.
3. Submit necessary documents. The documents to be submitted will depend on your situation and in particular the possession of a recent passport.
4. The counter will retrieve your data with the pre-requisition number, verify your vouchers and take fingerprints.

Note: The service may require that the file be filed only by appointment.

Minor

If the child lives in France

1. The child and his or her supervisor must come together at the town hall. To find a town hall issuing national identity cards, go this Website.
2. Fill out the application form which is available at the counter.
3. Submit necessary documents. The documents to be submitted will depend on your situation and in particular the possession of a recent passport.
4. The signature of the child is taken at the counter. If the child doesn't know how to write, the supervisor signs it.
5. The counter will retrieve your data with the pre-requisition number, verify your vouchers and take fingerprints.

Note: The service may require that the file be filed only by appointment.

If the child lives abroad

1. The child and his or her supervisor must go together at the embassy or consulate. To find embassies or consulates, go to this Website.
2. Fill out the application form which is available at the counter.
3. Submit necessary documents. The documents to be submitted will depend on your situation and in particular the possession of a recent passport.
4. The signature of the child is taken at the counter. If the child doesn't know how to write, the supervisor signs it.
5. The counter will retrieve your data with the pre-requisition number, verify your vouchers and take fingerprints.

Note: The service may require that the file be filed only by appointment.

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Required Documents

Adult

If you have a valid passport

• original passport and photocopy
• identity photo complies with standards
• original and photocopy of proof of address

If you have an outdated passport - Expiration of less than 2 years

• original passport and photocopy
• identity photo complies with standards
• original and photocopy of proof of address

If you have an outdated passport - Expiry date

between 2 and 5 years

the passport is secured (electronic or biometric)

• original passport and photocopy
• original proof of address and photocopy
• 2 identity photos conforming to standards

  the passport is of an older model

  • original passport and photocopy
  • original proof of address and photocopy
  • 2 identity photos conforming to standards
  • Birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months  : original (except in case of birth abroad or in a city whose civil status is dematerialized )
  • Proof of French nationality if the act of birth Birth is not enough to prove nationality: original and photocopy

If you have an outdated passport - Expiration of more than 5 years

• Identity photo complies with standards
• Proof of address : original and photocopy
• Birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months  : original (except in case of birth abroad or in a city whose civil status is dematerialized ) and Proof of French nationality if the act of birth Birth is not enough to prove nationality: original and photocopy

If you don't have a passport

• Identity photo complies with standards
• Proof of address : original and photocopy
• Birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months  : original (except in case of birth abroad or in a city whose civil status is dematerialized ) and Proof of French nationality if the act of birth Birth is not enough to prove nationality: original and photocopy

Minor

The child has a valid passport

• Passport of the child: original and photocopy
• Identity photo complies with standards
• Identity document of the parent who files the application: original and photocopy
• Proof of address : original and photocopy

The child has an expired passport

Passport expired for less than 5 years

• • Passport of the child: original and photocopy
  • Identity photo complies with standards
  • Identity document of the parent who files the application: original and photocopy
  • Proof of address : original and photocopy

  Passport expired for more than 5 years

  • Identity photo complies with standards
  • Identity document of the parent who files the application: original and photocopy
  • Proof of address : original and photocopy
  • Birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months  : original (except in case of birth abroad or in a city whose civil status is dematerialized ) and Proof of French nationality if the act of birth Birth is not enough to prove nationality: original and photocopy

The child does not have a passport

• Identity photo complies with standards
• Identity document of the parent who files the application: original and photocopy
• Proof of address : original and photocopy
• Birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months  : original (except in case of birth abroad or in a city whose civil status is dematerialized ) and Proof of French nationality if the act of birth Birth is not enough to prove nationality: original and photocopy

Office Locations & Contacts

• By telephone

05 96 39 36 00

• Overtures

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 14:30 to 16:00

• Further information

cni-passeports@mar

Eligibility

French nationalities

• for minors: the child must come with his or her supervisor (with parental authority)

Fees

To apply for a national identity card is free of charge.

Validity

• National Identity Card (Adult) - 15 years
• National Identity Card (Minor) - 10 years

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Processing Time

The national identity card is not manufactured locally and therefore cannot be issued immediately. Manufacturing lead times on the location and period of the application.

If you have indicated a mobile number on the form, you are alerted by SMS as soon as the card is available.

• To find out if your card is available at the counter or to leave your contact information (mobile phone or email address), to be informed of the availability of the card. Enter your application number. Access the online service.

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Instructions

• It is a must to apply personally especially that it requires capturing of fingerprints.
• A town hall could receive all applications.
• Procedures for national identity card applications are general (if you live in France and abroad).
• For minors, the supervisor must exercise parental authority - father, mother or guardian and must present his own identity document.
• All French minors may have an identity card regardless of their age (even a baby).
• Identity photos to be submitted must comply to standards. To check for photo standards, go here
• Adult - Proof of address documents to be produced depends on the situation. Go here to verify.
• Minor - Proof of address to be produced depends on the child's home. Go here to verify.
• You can also prepare the process by making a pre-application online.

Pre-application Online

1. To use this tele-service, you must create your account and enter the information in CNI Pre-application (My Account> Make a new pre-requisition).
2. Go to this Website to access the online service.
3. Go to the town hall to submit documents and proceed with the final steps (see below Procedure section).

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Need for the Document

A National Identity Cards is issued to their citizens by the governments of all European Union member states except Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and also by Liechtenstein and Switzerland (the latter not formally part of the EEA). It is used as an identity document within their home country and as a travel document to exercise the right of free movement in the EEA and Switzerland.

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