French consulate in Urbandale
Urbandale sits in a French consular district without an office in the city itself. Residents are served by the Consulate General of France in Chicago, 339 miles away by road (6 h 21 min).
Which French consulate covers Urbandale?
Since Iowa belongs to the district of the Consulate General of France in Chicago, that is the office for Urbandale.
French honorary consul near Urbandale
Within Chicago's district, the Honorary Consulate of France in Des Moines is the closest honorary office to Urbandale: 9 miles, about 16 min.
Its directory card gives an email. Visits: by appointment only. It issues no passport, but can hand one over for $11.35 (€10) if you ask for it when you apply.
For a visa to France, the place to go is not the consulate but a TLScontact center; the closest to Urbandale in a straight line is in Chicago (316 miles). The centers' list comes from TLScontact's US page as archived in October 2025 (TLScontact): check it before you book.
Other cities of Iowa on this site
- Iowa City, covered by Chicago
- Cedar Rapids, covered by Chicago
- Davenport, covered by Chicago
What you can settle from Urbandale 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 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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