For walk-in applicants, or those sending their applications by courier, our address is:

British Consulate General
18bis rue d'Anjou, 75008 Paris

Our address for postal, i.e. non-couriered applications, is:
British Embassy, BP111-08,
75363 Paris CEDEX 08

Contact details:
Fax: + 33 (0)1 44 51 31 27
Our offices are open to the public from Monday to Friday 09.30-12.30 and 14.30-16.30.
Metro: Madeleine (line 8), Concorde (line 1) or Saint Augustin (line 9)

The process

Applying

1. Print out the correct application form from the list below. We have also provided guidance notes to help you complete your application form. Please note that the forms below are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To open them on screen and print out, you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free of charge from the Adobe website. We accept application forms printed in black and white.
   
2. Once you have printed out and completed the form, initial each page in the box provided. We cannot accept your application if this is not done.
3. With your application form, you must also include two identical passport photographs, taken within the last month. The passport-sized photographs must meet the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
4. Send your form, supporting documents and the fee (in local currency) to the British Consulate General in Paris. You can also submit your application in person. See our fees page for further details.
   

Interview

From May 2007 the UK Identity Passport Service (IPS) introduced compulsory interviews for all first time adult applicants in the UK. This was designed to help stop fraudulent passport applications by improving the integrity and security of British passports.

This change means we can:

• Help fight passport fraud and forgery
• Help protect the UK public from identity theft
• Ensure the British passport stays one of the most secure and respected in the world.

Our British embassies and consulates introduced interviews from 1 August 2007. This means that adult first-time applicants may need to attend an interview.

A small number of applicants applying for passports will be required to attend an interview as part of the application process. You will be advised of this following submission of your application. The interview is a vital part of the passport application, and makes sure that applicants are who they say they are.

Application forms

Form C1: Please complete form C1 if you are applying overseas for your first UK passport and are over the age of 16. The only exception is if you are a British National (Overseas) and have a close connection with Hong Kong. In this case please use form BNO-A instead.

The accompanying notes will help you to complete your application.

C1 Form [PDF, 205K]
C1 Notes [PDF, 120 K]
Download the IPS Guide to Taking a Good Photo for Your Passport [PDF, 303KB]

Please note that when you are making an application for a British passport overseas, the background of the passport photograph required can be white. The photographs also do not have to be printed on plain white photographic paper.  This differs from IPS requirements, but otherwise the information in the link is correct.

Form C2: Please complete form C2 if you are applying overseas for your first UK passport and are under the age of 16. The only exception is if you are a British National (Overseas) and have a close connection with Hong Kong. In this case please use form BNO-B instead.

C2 Form [PDF, 70K]
C2 Notes [PDF, 34K]
Download the IPS Guide to Taking a Good Photo for Your Passport [PDF, 303KB]

Form BNO-A: Please complete form BNO-A if you are applying for a passport overseas as a British National (Overseas) who has a close connection with Hong Kong and you are over the age of 16.

BNO-A Form [PDF, 131KB]
BNO-A Form notes [PDF, 40KB]
Download the IPS Guide to Taking a Good Photo for Your Passport [PDF, 303KB]

Form BNO-B: Please complete form BNO-B if you are applying for a passport overseas as a British National (Overseas) who has a close connection with Hong Kong and you are under the age of 16.

BNO-B Form [PDF, 146 KB]
BNO-B Form notes [PDF, 40KB]
Download the IPS Guide to Taking a Good Photo for Your Passport [PDF, 303KB]

In order to complete your application, please check which category relates to your enquiry, as explained below:

• You must also include your current British passport with your application.
• If you were born outside the UK, please send us a photocopy of your naturalisation or registration certificate.

Replacement of a stolen or lost passport

• You must enclose with your application form a completed and signed LS01 form [PDF, 1.1MB]
• Please read the information on the Lost or stolen passport page.
  

If you were born:	You must include:
Before 01/01/1983 in the UK	Your full UK birth certificate A photocopy of your current ID
Before 01/01/1983 outside the UK	Your original consular birth certificate or your original registration or naturalisation certificate from the Home Office or your original birth certificate Your father's UK birth certificate and marriage certificate A photocopy of your current ID
After 01/01/1983 in the UK	Your full UK birth certificate Full UK birth certificate of your mother or father. If you only sendyour father's birth certificate, you must also include the marriage certificate of your parents. A photocopy of your current ID
After 01/01/1983 outside the UK	Your full foreign birth certificate Either your mother's full UK birth certificate or your father's UK birth certificate and the marriage certificate. Your previous travel document and/or photocopy of current ID
Children born after 01/07/2006 outside the UK	Either the mother’s full UK birth certificate or the father’s full UK birth certificate Full foreign birth certificate