French consulate in Redding
There is no French consulate in Redding. The Consulate General of France in San Francisco is the closer of the two by road, 215 miles away (4 h 2 min).
Which French consulate covers Redding?
In California, the official page says “north” and “south” without drawing the line, and Shasta County is not named anywhere. We list the closer of the two consulates by road: this is our reading, not a published rule. For reference, Los Angeles is 541 miles away by road.
A passport from Redding means 215 miles to San Francisco and back. On its Registre you make that trip once and the passport is mailed back if you provide a FedEx envelope; if not, you make it twice, the second time to collect it, without an appointment, Monday to Friday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
The ID card is never mailed, and no honorary consul of the San Francisco district with a published office is within 250 miles of Redding: count on two trips for it.
French honorary consul near Redding
Redding has the Honorary Consulate of France in Sacramento within 161 miles (2 h 57 min by road), an honorary office under San Francisco.
Its directory card gives a phone number and an email.
French visas go through France-Visas and TLScontact; the TLScontact center nearest Redding is in San Francisco (193 miles as the crow flies). Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Other cities of California on this site
- Anaheim, covered by Los Angeles
- Bakersfield, covered by Los Angeles
- Berkeley, covered by San Francisco
What you can settle from Redding without traveling
- Have a US birth transcribed in the French registers by mail: the transcription is free and has no deadline.
- Join the consular electoral list online, up to six weeks before an election.
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