French consulate in Santa Monica
Santa Monica sits in a French consular district without an office in the city itself. To reach the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles from Santa Monica: 6 miles by road, about 12 min.
Which French consulate covers Santa Monica?
Los Angeles covers southern California, and its own security plan names Los Angeles County, where Santa Monica lies.
How many trips? The application is filed in person at Los Angeles, 6 miles from Santa Monica 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, 114 miles from Santa Monica in a straight line), if that consul is authorized; it costs $11.35 (€10).
Is there a French office closer to Santa Monica?
For Santa Monica, the shortest trip within the district is to Los Angeles's consulate.
A visa file from Santa Monica goes to TLScontact, whose nearest center is Los Angeles (14 miles as the crow flies). Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Pasadena, 22 miles away, covered by Los Angeles
- Long Beach, 24 miles away, covered by Los Angeles
- Anaheim, 36 miles away, covered by Los Angeles
- Santa Ana, 40 miles away, covered by Los Angeles
What you can settle from Santa Monica without traveling
- Check that a US citizen needs no visa for up to 90 days in any 180 (journalists on assignment are the exception).
- Download your certificate of residence from Service-Public.fr if you are on the Registre.
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