France - Apply for a Passport (Minor)

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Procedure

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Submit all other required documents.
4. Pay the application fee.
5. Through the mobile number you provided in the application form, you will receive an alert via SMS when the biometric passport is available.
6. The minor and his guardian must be present together at the counter when they collect the passport. It must be collected 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.

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Required Documents

If the child has a secure identity card (plastic):

• Completed application form
• Revenue Stamps: refer to the amount below
• Two identical passport photos that comply with the standards.
• Proof of address : the original and a photocopy
• ID of the parent filing the application: the original and a photocopy
• Identity card of the minor: the original and a photocopy

If the child DOES NOT have a secure identity card:

• Completed application form
• Revenue Stamps: refer to the amount below
• Two identical passport photos that comply with the standards.
• Proof of address : the original and a photocopy
• ID of the parent filing the application: the original and a photocopy
• Original birth certificate of the minor not older than 3 months (extracted with filiation or integral copy)
  • If the minor were born in a town affected by the dematerialization of civil status documents, no need to produce a birth certificate.
• If the civil certificate does not provide evidence of citizenship you must present proof of the minor's French nationality: the original and a photocopy

Note: If you want the child to use a double name which is not listed on the identity card, other documents will be required to be presented to justify the use of the name of the other parent.

Office Locations & Contacts

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

Eligibility

The minor must be a French Citizen. It is possible to apply for a passport for minors regardless of age (even babies).

Fees

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:

• 0-14 years: 17
• 15-17 years: 42

Guadeloupe, Martinique and Runion

• 0-14 years: 17
• 15-17 years: 42

Guyana and Mayotte

• 0-14 years: 17 if you provide photos, 20 if the photo is taken at the counter (in the absence of a professional photographer)
• 15-17 years: 42 if you provide photos, 45 if the photo is taken at the counter (in the absence of a professional photographer)

Abroad

• 0-14 years: 17 if you provide photos, 20 if the photo is taken at the counter
• 15-17 years: 42 if you provide photos, 45 if the photo is taken at the counter

Validity

Passports for minors are valid for 5 years.

Documents to Use

Passport Application Form - for minors

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Processing Time

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.

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Instructions

To obtain a passport for minors, the child's legal representative must gather all necessary documents and personally apply at the local town hall, at the police station if the minor lives in Paris or at a French Embassy or Consulate if the minor lives abroad.

The minor must be present during the application process, and must be accompanied by a person with parental responsibility (parent or guardian) who will be required to present their own identification at the counter.

For children below the age of 12, they are no longer required to provide their fingerprints.

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

Required Information

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Need for the Document

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.

Rights to consular protection arises from international treaties, while the holder's return to the issuing country depends on the laws prevailing in that country.

Parents can no longer register their minor children under their name. Children must have their own passport.

Following are procedures on how to apply for a passport for minors.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Possesing a passport allows the minor to travel outside France and the passport also serves as his/her identity document.

External Links

• Ministry of Interior:

http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/A-votre-service/Mes-demarches/Papiers-Citoyennete/Etat-civil-Identite-Authentification/Passeport/Pour-un-mineur/Passeport-d-un-mineur-premiere-demande

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