French consulate in Covington
A French consulate in Covington? There is none. People in Covington go to the Consulate General of France in Chicago, 292 miles away (5 h 44 min by car).
Which French consulate covers Covington?
In Kentucky, the consular district is set by state, and Kentucky goes to the Consulate General of France in Chicago.
French honorary consul near Covington
For Covington, the Honorary Consulate of France in Cincinnati is the honorary office named for this area, 2 miles by road (6 min). It is across the state line, in Ohio.
Its directory card gives a phone number and an email. Visits: by appointment, on Friday afternoons; the phone line takes text messages only. It issues no passport, but can hand one over for $11.35 (€10) if you ask for it when you apply.
Chicago's 2026 outreach missions include Cincinnati, 1 mile from Covington in a straight line: Chicago's missions take passports, sometimes with an ID card, for people on its Registre. (source)
The consulate does not take visa files. From Covington, TLScontact's nearest center is Chicago, about 253 miles away in a straight line. The centers' list comes from TLScontact's US page as archived in October 2025 (TLScontact): check it before you book.
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What you can settle from Covington 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.
- Download your certificate of residence from Service-Public.fr if you are on the Registre.
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