French consulate in McAllen
France has no consular office in McAllen. Its consulate is the Consulate General of France in Houston: 344 miles by road, about 6 h 39 min at the speed limit.
Which French consulate covers McAllen?
The district map is simple here: Texas, with McAllen in it, goes to the Consulate General of France in Houston.
How many trips? The application is filed in person at Houston, 344 miles from McAllen 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 San Antonio (Bistro9, 6106 Broadway, 231 miles from McAllen in a straight line), if that consul is authorized; it costs $11.35 (€10).
French honorary consul near McAllen
For a first step without the long drive, the Honorary Consulate of France in San Antonio is 247 miles from McAllen, about 4 h 36 min.
Its directory card gives a phone number, an email and an office address. Visits: by appointment only.
If you need a French visa, the appointment is at a TLScontact center: Houston is the closest to McAllen (301 miles in a straight line). Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
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What you can settle from McAllen without traveling
- Have a death transcribed by mail; no deadline is set for it.
- 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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