French consulate in Chesapeake
Chesapeake sits in a French consular district without an office in the city itself. Its consulate is the Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C.: 208 miles by road, about 4 h 10 min at the speed limit.
Which French consulate covers Chesapeake?
The district map is simple here: Virginia, with Chesapeake in it, goes to the Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C..
French honorary consul near Chesapeake
Chesapeake has the Honorary Consulate of France in Norfolk within 15 miles (24 min by road), an honorary office under Washington.
Its directory card gives an email and an office address. Visits: by appointment only. It issues no passport, but can hand one over for $11.35 (€10) if you ask for it when you apply.
If you need a French visa, the appointment is at a TLScontact center: Washington, D.C. is the closest to Chesapeake (157 miles in a straight line). The centers' list comes from TLScontact's US page as archived in October 2025 (TLScontact): check it before you book.
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Virginia Beach, 18 miles away, covered by Washington
What you can settle from Chesapeake without traveling
- 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.
- Join the consular electoral list online, up to six weeks before an election.
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No appointments are booked here and nothing is charged for. Check the detail with the office that covers you.