French consulate in Santa Barbara
You will not find a French consulate in Santa Barbara. To reach the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles from Santa Barbara: 89 miles by road, about 1 h 49 min.
Which French consulate covers Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is in Santa Barbara County, which the Los Angeles consulate's security plan lists among its zones: that places it in the southern district.
How many trips? The application is filed in person at Los Angeles, 89 miles from Santa Barbara by road. Registered on its Registre, that trip is enough: bring a FedEx Express Saver label and the passport comes to you. Otherwise the pickup is a second trip, by appointment.
For the ID card, which never travels by mail, ask when you apply for the handover by the honorary consul in San Diego (8525 Gibbs Drive, Suite 304, 185 miles from Santa Barbara in a straight line), if that consul is authorized; it costs $11.35 (€10).
Is there a French office closer to Santa Barbara?
From Santa Barbara, the consulate in Los Angeles is nearer than any honorary office of its district.
A visa file from Santa Barbara goes to TLScontact, whose nearest center is Los Angeles (87 miles as the crow flies). Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Other cities of California on this site
- Long Beach, covered by Los Angeles
- Modesto, covered by San Francisco
- Monterey, covered by San Francisco
What you can settle from Santa Barbara without traveling
- Have a death transcribed by mail; no deadline is set for it.
- Get a French document apostilled through the regional council of notaries, which took over on May 1, 2025.
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