French consulate in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale has no French consulate of its own. Fort Lauderdale belongs to the district of the Consulate General of France in Miami, 28 miles away, about 40 min by road.

Which French consulate covers Fort Lauderdale?

The Consulate General of France in Miami covers the whole of Florida, Fort Lauderdale included.

For a passport, Fort Lauderdale is 28 miles from Miami: one trip if you are on its Registre, since Miami mails the new passport home if you provide USPS Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express with tracking for Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands (DHL or FedEx for the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos); otherwise a second short trip to collect it, without an appointment, Monday to Thursday 9 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm.

The ID card is never mailed, and no honorary consul of the Miami district with a published office is within 250 miles of Fort Lauderdale: count on two trips for it.

Is there a French office closer to Fort Lauderdale?

For Fort Lauderdale, the shortest trip within the district is to Miami's consulate.

French visas go through France-Visas and TLScontact; the TLScontact center nearest Fort Lauderdale is in Miami (24 miles as the crow flies). Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).

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