French Consulate in Houston
The Consulate General of France in Houston covers Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas from Post Oak Boulevard, with free visitor parking in the basement. Its consul general is Frank Marchetti.
How to book an appointment at the French Consulate in Houston
Getting seen at the Consulate General of France in Houston starts with a booking, not with a trip downtown.
Monday to Friday, 2 to 10 pm Paris time, which is 7 am to 3 pm Central for most of the year, except French public holidays
Passport and ID card appointments are booked on consulat.gouv.fr, the ministry's booking site, from the link for Houston on the network's passport page: one appointment covers one person, and a passport and an ID card for the same person fit in one slot.
For a signature certification, the network's page on that act gives infos.houston-fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr to request the appointment.
Be wary of websites that offer a guaranteed date for a price: the booking is free and personal.
Passports and ID cards are collected without an appointment, but in short windows of 40 minutes on four days of the week: check them before you drive in.
How to cancel an appointment at the French Consulate in Houston
When you cannot attend, say so; the calendar fills quickly.
Use the cancel option of your reservation on consulat.gouv.fr. If you booked by email instead, write through the network's contact form, us.diplomatie.gouv.fr/contact, choosing the Houston consulate.
Getting to the French Consulate in Houston
777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056: check the suite and the floor before you go up.
Visitor parking is free, in the basement of the building, with the entrance on Hollyhurst Lane; a bus stop is across the street. Check in at the security desk. There is a ramp and an elevator from the garage.
Real reviews of the French Consulate in Houston
Three real opinions, rewritten so nobody is quoted word for word.
On Google the office averages 4.1 stars from 70 reviews.
The hardest part was the drive. There is no parking at 777 Post Oak, but a garage at 1653 Hollyhurst Lane has free visitor parking on the lower level, with stairs leading straight to the building.
Heather B.
A pleasant visit: the agent was very kind and, although the office was running late that day, it took only 45 minutes.
Guy L.
One of his worst experiences with an administration: no smile, no courtesy, and a rude welcome at reception.
Lionel L.
Opening hours of the French Consulate in Houston
These are the public hours on the consulate's page. It closes on American holidays, listed on the same page. By appointment, Monday 8 am to 1 pm, Wednesday 8 am to 1 pm and 2 to 6 pm, Thursday and Friday 8 am to 1 pm.
Passports and ID cards are collected without an appointment, in short windows: Monday 8 to 8:40 am, Wednesday 12:10 to 12:50 pm and 5:10 to 5:50 pm, Thursday 12:10 to 12:50 pm, Friday 8 to 8:40 am.
Phone number of the French Consulate in Houston
General questions are handled by France Consulaire, the ministry's line for French people abroad; it answers in French and does not deal with visas.
From the US it is +1 (832) 924-7297, at the price of a local call; from abroad, +33 1 76 36 03 09 (Monday to Friday, 2 to 10 pm Paris time, which is 7 am to 3 pm Central for most of the year, except French public holidays).
The consulate's own line, +1 (713) 542-2928, is for extreme emergencies of French nationals only (an accident, a death, an arrest, a child in danger); a lost passport is not one: report it through the contact form. (source)
France Consulaire's hours are set in Paris time, 2 to 10 pm. The network's contact page and the English version of this consulate's page convert them to 7 am to 3 pm Central; its French version says 8 am to 4 pm.
The first figure is right for most of the year: the one-hour gap only holds in the weeks when France and the US change their clocks on different dates. (sources: 1, 2, 3)
The number Google Maps gives for the consulate, (346) 272-5363, does not appear on its official page, which sends questions to France Consulaire. Checked on Google Maps on October 6, 2026.
What this office handles in Houston
The Consulate General of France in Houston covers Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. It handles the Registre, passports and ID cards, proxies, certificates and signature certification for its district. Civil status and nationality files from its district go to Los Angeles, not here.
It supervises the honorary consuls in Little Rock, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio.
What you can settle without traveling
- Have a death transcribed by mail; no deadline is set for it.
- Prove you are alive for a French pension with the “Mon certificat de vie” app or a US notary public.
- Download your certificate of residence from Service-Public.fr if you are on the Registre.
Details checked against the official pages on October 6, 2026.
This site is an independent directory. frenchconsulates.us is not the Embassy of France or any of its consulates, and it handles no applications.
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