French consulate in Vancouver
Vancouver has no French consulate of its own. Vancouver belongs to the district of the Consulate General of France in San Francisco, 641 miles away, about 12 h 25 min by road.
Which French consulate covers Vancouver?
It is a matter of geography: Washington State is in the district of the Consulate General of France in San Francisco, and so is Vancouver.
French honorary consul near Vancouver
The Honorary Consulate of France in Portland, 9 miles away (16 min), is the honorary office of San Francisco's district closest to Vancouver. It is across the state line, in Oregon.
Its directory card gives a phone number and an email. It issues no passport, but can hand one over for $11.35 (€10) if you ask for it when you apply.
San Francisco's 2026 outreach missions include Portland, 7 miles from Vancouver in a straight line: Appointments open about a month ahead, for people on the Registre. (source)
French visas go through France-Visas and TLScontact; the TLScontact center nearest Vancouver is in Seattle (137 miles as the crow flies). 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
- Salem, Oregon, 51 miles away, covered by San Francisco
What you can settle from Vancouver without traveling
- Have a US birth transcribed in the French registers by mail: the transcription is free and has no deadline.
- Download your certificate of residence from Service-Public.fr if you are on the Registre.
- Join the consular electoral list online, up to six weeks before an election.
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