French consulate in Dover, Delaware
A French consulate in Dover, Delaware? There is none. Dover belongs to the district of the Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C., 97 miles away, about 2 h 22 min by road.
This page is about Dover, Delaware. For the other Dover, see Dover, New Jersey.
Which French consulate covers Dover, Delaware?
The Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C. covers the whole of Delaware, Dover, Delaware included.
A passport from Dover, Delaware means 97 miles to Washington and back.
On its Registre you make that trip once and the passport is mailed back if you provide a USPS red Priority Mail or blue Priority Mail Express envelope with a tracking number; if not, you make it twice, the second time to collect it, by appointment.
The ID card is never mailed: if the honorary consul in Philadelphia, at Alliance Française, 1420 Walnut Street, Suite 700, is authorized, it can hand it over for $11.35 (€10) and spare the second trip.
Washington also takes passports on the road: its next mission near you is in Philadelphia, October 27 to 30, 2026, 58 miles from Dover, Delaware in a straight line, booked on consulat.gouv.fr (source).
French honorary consul near Dover, Delaware
For a first step without the long drive, the Honorary Consulate of France in Philadelphia is 82 miles from Dover, Delaware, about 1 h 45 min. It is across the state line, in Pennsylvania.
Its directory card gives an email and an office address. Visits: by appointment only.
French visas go through France-Visas and TLScontact; the TLScontact center nearest Dover, Delaware is in Washington, D.C. (83 miles as the crow flies). Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Newark, Delaware, 38 miles away, covered by Washington
- Wilmington, Delaware, 41 miles away, covered by Washington
- Annapolis, 53 miles away, covered by Washington
- Upper Darby, 55 miles away, covered by Washington
What you can settle from Dover, Delaware without traveling
- Have a US birth transcribed in the French registers by mail: the transcription is free and has no deadline.
- Get a French document apostilled through the regional council of notaries, which took over on May 1, 2025.
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