French consulate in Baltimore
France has no consular office in Baltimore. Its consulate is the Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C.: 43 miles by road, about 1 h 8 min at the speed limit.
Which French consulate covers Baltimore?
It is a matter of geography: Maryland is in the district of the Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C., and so is Baltimore.
How many trips? The application is filed in person at Washington, 43 miles from Baltimore by road. Registered on its Registre, that trip is enough: bring a USPS red Priority Mail or blue Priority Mail Express envelope with a tracking number and the passport comes to you.
Otherwise the pickup is a second trip, by appointment.
For the ID card, which never travels by mail, ask when you apply for the handover by the honorary consul in Philadelphia (Alliance Française, 1420 Walnut Street, Suite 700, 89 miles from Baltimore in a straight line), if that consul is authorized; it costs $11.35 (€10).
Is there a French office closer to Baltimore?
For Baltimore, the shortest trip within the district is to Washington's consulate.
If you need a French visa, the appointment is at a TLScontact center: Washington, D.C. is the closest to Baltimore (35 miles in a straight line). Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Columbia, Maryland, 14 miles away, covered by Washington
- Bowie, 22 miles away, covered by Washington
- Annapolis, 22 miles away, covered by Washington
- Hyattsville, 29 miles away, covered by Washington
What you can settle from Baltimore without traveling
- Have a death transcribed by mail; no deadline is set for it.
- Check that a US citizen needs no visa for up to 90 days in any 180 (journalists on assignment are the exception).
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