Passports
Important Information
Applying for a U.S. Passport from Outside the United States
Renewing an adult passport
Renew your current passport by mail and obtain a passport card if all of the following are true:
Your Most Recent U.S. Passport:
● Is undamaged and can be submitted with your application
● Was issued when you were age 16 or older (except for holders of 5-year validity passports)
● Was issued within the last 15 years
● You may also replace a limited U.S. passport book (emergency passport) and make a change of legal name by mail.
If any of the above statements do not apply to you, please select another passport option.
Submit all of the following:
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Completed, dated and signed form DS-82:
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Social Security number:
Providing a U.S. Social Security Number in box # 5 is mandatory, see our FAQs. Failure to provide your Social Security Number may result in significant processing delays and/or the denial of your application or, a $500 penalty. -
Current or expiring passport − NO damaged or mutilated passports;
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Two (2) current U.S. standard size passport photographs for biometric passports. We recommend you use a professional passport photo service to ensure your photo meets all the requirements; specify that they are for a U.S. passport. Ordinary French passport photographs are not acceptable.
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Payment − Fee $110 − accepted forms of payment for by mail services in Paris
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Credit card authorization form (PDF - 72 kb)
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Mandat cash, blue form (PDF - 266 kb)
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See exchange rate for consular services to determine euro equivalent for the mandat cash.
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We do NOT accept any personal checks or cash.
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A self-addressed Chronopost envelope for the return of ALL passports:
Ask for a Chronopost envelope for France métropolitaine available at all French Post Offices. New and canceled old passport delivery time to your home: 10 to 14 days. We strongly encourage you to mail your passport application and any personal documents to the embassy using a traceable delivery method.
For more information see tips on completing passport forms and sending the application (PDF, 94 kb).
Send your complete application by registered mail or Chronopost to:
American Citizen Services
Passport Unit
4, avenue Gabriel
75382 Paris Cedex 08
