French consulate in Newark, New Jersey
For French paperwork, Newark, New Jersey depends on a consulate in another city. Its consulate is the Consulate General of France in New York: 16 miles by road, about 34 min at the speed limit.
This page is about Newark, New Jersey. For the other Newark, see Newark, Delaware.
Which French consulate covers Newark, New Jersey?
The Consulate General of France in New York covers the whole of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey included.
How many trips? The application is filed in person at New York, 16 miles from Newark, New Jersey by road. Registered on its Registre, that trip is enough: bring FedEx Express (category E only) or a USPS Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express envelope with tracking and the passport comes to you.
Otherwise the pickup is a second trip, by appointment.
The ID card never travels by mail, and within 250 miles of Newark, New Jersey the New York district has no honorary consul with a published office who could hand it over: two trips, then.
Is there a French office closer to Newark, New Jersey?
The honorary consuls of New York's district are all farther from Newark, New Jersey than the consulate itself.
If you need a French visa, the appointment is at a TLScontact center: New York is the closest to Newark, New Jersey (9 miles in a straight line). Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Harrison, 1 mile away, covered by New York
- Kearny, 3 miles away, covered by New York
- East Orange, 3 miles away, covered by New York
- Irvington, 3 miles away, covered by New York
What you can settle from Newark, New Jersey without traveling
- Have a US birth transcribed in the French registers by mail: the transcription is free and has no deadline.
- 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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No appointments are booked here and nothing is charged for. Check the detail with the office that covers you.