French consulate in Newark, Delaware
Newark, Delaware sits in a French consular district without an office in the city itself. Newark belongs to the district of the Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C., 100 miles away, about 2 h 20 min by road.
This page is about Newark, Delaware. For the other Newark, see Newark, New Jersey.
Which French consulate covers Newark, Delaware?
The Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C. covers the whole of Delaware, Newark, Delaware included.
A passport from Newark, Delaware means 100 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, 36 miles from Newark, Delaware in a straight line, booked on consulat.gouv.fr (source).
French honorary consul near Newark, Delaware
Newark, Delaware has the Honorary Consulate of France in Philadelphia within 45 miles (1 h 5 min by road), an honorary office under Washington. 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 Newark, Delaware is in Washington, D.C. (88 miles as the crow flies). Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Wilmington, Delaware, 12 miles away, covered by Washington
- Upper Darby, 31 miles away, covered by Washington
- Camden, 38 miles away, covered by New York
- Dover, Delaware, 38 miles away, covered by Washington
What you can settle from Newark, Delaware without traveling
- Register with the Registre des Français établis hors de France on Service-Public.fr: it is free and lasts five years.
- Have a US birth transcribed in the French registers by mail: the transcription is free and has no deadline.
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