Passports
Emergency Passport Cases
If you need a passport in an emergency situation, you may apply for a passport on a walk-in basis in the following cases:
A. Your passport was lost, stolen or mutilated;
B. Your request is due to a sudden, unexpected occurrence or relates to an unexpected event, such as a death in the family or a medical problem;
C. Your emergency situation does not meet the above criteria but is severe enough to warrant emergency action.
In these cases the U.S. Embassy will consider your application on a walk-in basis and you do not need to make an appointment. Please come into the waiting room of the Consular Section of the Embassy between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. (the earlier the better if you require same-day issuance). We cannot guarantee that we can provide a passport before the end of the day if you arrive after 11:00 a.m.
For all other passport cases requiring a personal appearance, you must schedule an online appointment. Please click here.
If you are eligible to apply for an emergency passport please submit all of the following:
- Your current passport;
- Proof of international travel within the next two weeks;
- Two recent U.S. passport size photographs;
- Your social security number;
- Appropriate Passport Form:
a. DS-82 passport application for holders of full validity, 10 year passports issued within the past 15 years that are not mutilated in any way;
OR
b. DS-11 passport application for all other applicants; - A credit card or cash (dollars or euros) to pay the passport fee, see Fees and Payments.
- For all minors under age 16, please click here.
If your application is approved, a limited validity passport for imminent travel will be issued on the day of your appointment. You are required to replace this passport when you complete your travel. You will not be issued another emergency passport until this passport is replaced. We therefore encourage you to replace your emergency passport immediately upon your return. Please click here.
Tips to Expedite Your Passport Application
Forms
For faster service, we recommend you complete all passport application forms online and print them out for your signature. When printing out the form, please note that only one-sided pages of the application form are accepted.
You may also submit a typewritten or printed form. Please print legibly using black ink.
Note that the online version of the application form includes instructions on the back side written for use in the U.S. only. These instructions do NOT apply to your application in France. Please follow specific instructions provided on this webpage.
Passport Photographs
U.S. passport photos are significantly different from other types of passport photos. French photo booth photographs are NOT acceptable for U.S. passport issuance. We recommend you obtain photos per the indications on the list of photographers. Computer scanned images may not be accepted. All photos must have a white background.
U.S. Embassy
Consular Section
American Citizen Services
Passport and Citizenship Unit
4, avenue Gabriel
75382 Paris Cedex 08
Security at the Embassy
Please do not bring any electronic devices, such as laptop computers, Blackberries, iPods, or large bags, such as backpacks, suitcases or packages to the Consular Section as there are no storage facilities on Embassy grounds. Security guards may hold small tourist cameras and cell phones until your departure, but there is no storage available for any other large items or electronic devices — please do not bring them to the Embassy.