French consulate in Virginia Beach
The French consular network has no office in Virginia Beach. The Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C. covers Virginia Beach; the drive is 209 miles, roughly 4 h 13 min.
Which French consulate covers Virginia Beach?
The network's “who to contact” page assigns all of Virginia to the Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C., so the city's office follows the state.
French honorary consul near Virginia Beach
Closer than the consulate there is the Honorary Consulate of France in Norfolk, 16 miles from Virginia Beach (25 min by road), which reports to 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.
For a visa, skip the consulate: TLScontact handles it, and from Virginia Beach its closest center is in Washington, D.C., 153 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
- Chesapeake, 18 miles away, covered by Washington
What you can settle from Virginia Beach 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.
- Join the consular electoral list online, up to six weeks before an election.
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