French Honorary Consulate in Rhode Island
Stéphanie Begin is the honorary consul of France for Rhode Island, a post under the Boston consulate.
How to book an appointment at the French Honorary Consulate in Rhode Island
To be seen at the Honorary Consulate of France in Rhode Island, write or call first.
Passports and ID cards are filed at the Consulate General of France in Boston, the consulate this honorary consul reports to.
The directory names no city and no address for her; her card gives a personal email address, which we do not copy here.
How to cancel an appointment at the French Honorary Consulate in Rhode Island
There is no booking portal to cancel with an honorary consul: a call or an email does it. The directory card gives a direct email for the consul.
Getting to the French Honorary Consulate in Rhode Island
For a passport or an ID card, the trip is to the Consulate General of France in Boston, at 31 Saint James Avenue, Suite 750, Boston, MA 02116, about 40 miles from Rhode Island in a straight line.
Passports are collected there without an appointment, Monday to Thursday 9 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 to 4 pm, Friday 9 am to 12:30 pm, or mailed to people on its Registre who provide a USPS red Priority Mail or blue Priority Mail Express envelope with a tracking number.
Real reviews of the French Honorary Consulate in Rhode Island
No public reviews of this honorary office turned up in our survey. For the Consulate General of France in Boston, where its passports are filed, Google shows 3.7 stars from 58 reviews, and its page summarizes three.
Opening hours of the French Honorary Consulate in Rhode Island
Meetings with the consul are arranged directly. The Boston consulate, where passports are filed, sees the public by appointment, Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm.
Phone number of the French Honorary Consulate in Rhode Island
Questions about a file go to France Consulaire, the line the Boston consulate gives: +1 (617) 648-9937 from the US, Monday to Friday, 2 to 10 pm Paris time, which is 8 am to 4 pm Eastern for most of the year, except French public holidays. It answers only in French.
What this office handles in Rhode Island
The network's pages list what an honorary consul can do:
- collect some files and pass them on to the consulate
- hand over a passport or an ID card filed at the consulate, if you asked for it when you applied and the consul is authorized to do so
- give information, point you to the right service and offer first-level help, including in an emergency
7 city pages on this site name this honorary consul for a first contact: Central Falls, Cranston, Newport, Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick and 1 more.
Pensioners asking for a certificate of life are sent to a notary public: as the network's certificate of life page puts it, consulates and honorary consuls in the US no longer issue it as a rule.
What you can settle 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).
- Prove you are alive for a French pension with the “Mon certificat de vie” app or a US notary public.
Details checked against the official pages on October 6, 2026.
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