Embassy of the United States Paris, France

General Information

The American Citizen Services Unit (ACS) of the Consular Section provides a full-range of passport and citizenship services, birth registrations for U.S. citizen children born abroad as well as notarial and authentication services, all available by appointment. ACS also provides information and assistance to U.S. citizens in France.

For office hours and location or to schedule an appointment, please go on this page.

Information on Federal Benefits (social security numbers) is also available.

For more details on services provided, make your selection from the options on the left-hand menu.

For recorded telephone inquiries and after hours emergencies please call 01 43 12 22 22.

If you do not find the information you require on our webpages, you may contact the American Citizens Services office by email. We will not respond to questions concerning visas to the United States, hotel or tourist information, or research questions.

American Citizen Services are also available at our consular offices located throughout France.  See our page for contact information.

Security at the Embassy

For security reasons, do not bring luggage including large backpacks, laptop computers, or large cameras.  Security guards will hold small tourist cameras and cell phones until your departure, but there is no storage available for other items — please do not bring them to the Embassy.