French consulate in Irving
The French consular network has no office in Irving. People in Irving go to the Consulate General of France in Houston, 254 miles away (4 h 33 min by car).
Which French consulate covers Irving?
Your address in Irving places you in Texas, and Texas is served by the Consulate General of France in Houston.
How many trips? The application is filed in person at Houston, 254 miles from Irving by road. Registered on its Registre, that trip is enough: bring a USPS Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express envelope with tracking, stamped at the current rate and the passport comes to you.
Otherwise the pickup is a second trip, 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.
For the ID card, which never travels by mail, ask when you apply for the handover by the honorary consul in Dallas (Trade Office of France, 5580 Peterson Lane, Suite 150, 10 miles from Irving in a straight line), if that consul is authorized; it costs $11.35 (€10).
French honorary consul near Irving
The Honorary Consulate of France in Dallas, 13 miles away (18 min), is the honorary office of Houston's district closest to Irving.
Its directory card gives a phone number, an email and an office address. Visits: by appointment only.
The consulate does not take visa files. From Irving, TLScontact's nearest center is Houston, about 232 miles away in a straight line. Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Arlington, Texas, 11 miles away, covered by Houston
- Plano, 19 miles away, covered by Houston
- Fort Worth, 23 miles away, covered by Houston
What you can settle from Irving without traveling
- Check that a US citizen needs no visa for up to 90 days in any 180 (journalists on assignment are the exception).
- Get a French document apostilled through the regional council of notaries, which took over on May 1, 2025.
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