French consulate in Union City
There is no French consulate in Union City. Union City belongs to the district of the Consulate General of France in New York, 7 miles away, about 19 min by road.
Which French consulate covers Union City?
The network's “who to contact” page assigns all of New Jersey to the Consulate General of France in New York, so the city's office follows the state.
For a passport, Union City is 7 miles from New York: one trip if you are on its Registre, since New York mails the new passport home if you provide FedEx Express (category E only) or a USPS Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express envelope with tracking; otherwise a second short trip to collect it, by appointment.
The ID card is never mailed, and no honorary consul of the New York district with a published office is within 250 miles of Union City: count on two trips for it.
Is there a French office closer to Union City?
The honorary consuls of New York's district are all farther from Union City than the consulate itself.
French visas go through France-Visas and TLScontact; the TLScontact center nearest Union City is in New York (5 miles as the crow flies). Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Manhattan, 2 miles away, covered by New York
- Hoboken, 3 miles away, covered by New York
- Jersey City, 4 miles away, covered by New York
- Kearny, 6 miles away, covered by New York
What you can settle from Union City without traveling
- Prove you are alive for a French pension with the “Mon certificat de vie” app or a US notary public.
- Get a French document apostilled through the regional council of notaries, which took over on May 1, 2025.
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