Fast procedure against classic version, do I win?
What if I need a visa?

Fast procedure against classic version, do I win?

Yes ! Officially the issuing time for a passport varies between 2 and 3 weeks , with a delay sometimes doubled in May and June, pre-existing bottled season.
With an accelerated application, your passport will arrive in 24 or 48 hours, which is why it will be optical reading and not biometric (impossible then to return to the USA without a visa).

Its validity?
A year. Against 10 years for the classic. So in order not to have the same problem next year, on the return of holidays, we file in mairie redo a passport in due form.

Where to apply?
In one of the 2,068 town halls in the provinces or in the prefecture of Paris (and its branches), regardless of where they live.
Since the administration is beginning to be practical , some town halls have even set up a schedule of appointments. Just make a phone call.

Do I have to travel?
Yes, at the time of the request and the withdrawal of the identity document. Zero possible derogation !

What are the parts to be supplied?
Former passport, two passport photos, proof of residence, a copy of the identity card, 30 € of tax stamp and the Cerfa form n ° 12100 * 02.
For less stress , you can download it from service-public.fr and fill it on his computer.

Anyone entitled to this passport in emergency?
It is theoretically reserved for serious professional and family reasons.
But by using diplomacy, imagination and (great) kindness , the services of deliverance are sympathetic.

What if I need a visa?

It simplifies life by delegating to an organization that sticks to it for us.
Most Popular: Visas Express, Planet Visas and VisaChrono.

For 30 € on average (in addition to the price of the visa), they allow us to zap displacements and waiting to extend to the embassies.

How to proceed ?
Gather all required documents and send them , as well as our passport, by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt.

As for the time required for obtaining it, if they can sometimes play it expressly, as we remain dependent on the sovereign decisions of each embassy.