Renewal: how long does it take to get a passport?
Practical for traveling abroad, the passport is an identity document to be kept preciously. It is renewed every 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors. To do this, nothing more simple, just go to a town hall equipped with a registration system and provide the necessary documents. So, you need:
- your old passport or ID (identity card or birth certificate or proof of nationality)
- a photo ID conforming to standards
- a tax stamp (86 euros for adults, 17 euros for children 0-14 years and 42 euros for minors over 14)
- Proof of address
- The file number, if you pre-requested online before going to the town hall
- For minors: add the identity document of the tutor making the request
To receive your passport, you must average 28 days. This lead time may vary depending on requests. For example, as summer approaches, this procedure may take longer.
Is it possible to obtain a passport in an emergency?
Need to go abroad quickly? In some cases (death of a parent abroad, last minute business trip, serious illness), you can request an emergency passport from the prefecture of your choice. Unlike the traditional passport, the latter is not valid only one year and its delivery is not automatic. That is to say that your request is examined, in order to know if it is valid or not. If the prefecture accepts your request, then a passport may be issued to you. delivered the same day. Please note: such a passport does not allow travel to the United States without visa.
How do I get a passport quickly?
As with a renewal, to obtain an emergency passport, you must provide certain documents:
- your old passport, if it has expired for less than 2 years, and a copy or your identity card
- a photo ID conforming to standards
- a tax stamp worth 30 euros, which you can buy online
- proof of address (original and a copy)
- a document justifying your urgent travel request
Before going to the prefecture, make sure you are well informed. It may happen that certain prefectures ask to go to the town hall beforehand or that they require a birth certificate and / or proof of French nationality to complete the file.
How to make a passport for a minor in emergency?
For minors, the procedure remains the same. Namely, go to the prefecture and provide the same justifications as for an adult. Be careful, you have to attach to his file the identity document of at least one of his legal representatives (parent or guardian). The price of the tax stamp is also fixed at 30 euros and can be purchased online. If the request is accepted by the prefecture, then a passport valid for one year will be issued the same day, on the spot.
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