Description of the service

Change the address on your identity card

Description of the service

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To simplify the process of obtaining an identity card, you can make a pre-application online. This is an optional procedure, and the expiry date of the new identity card will be the same as the old one.

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Préparer les documents à fournir

Prepare the supporting documents for your appointment at the municipal office:

  • the pre-application number and/or QR code obtained at the end of the process (to save time, we advise you to print out the pre-application summary)
  • a passport-size photo that is less than 6 months old and is an accurate likeness
  • proof of address less than one year old
  • the identity card

 

If you are a minor, you will need to provide:

  • parents' proof of address less than one year old (original + photocopy)
  • proof of identity of the parent who is applying (original + photocopy)

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Les grandes étapes de la démarche

10 minutes pour faire votre démarche

  1. 1
    Sign in or create an account
  2. 2
    Enter the reason for the pre-application

    The reason is essential for determining the content of the information required for the pre-application. It will not be modifiable thereafter

  3. 3
    Enter your vitals

    *: Mandatory field

  4. 4
    Enter your nationality

    *: Mandatory field

  5. 5
    Enter the address and contact details

    The telephone number you enter when applying will only be used to send a text message to let you know when the document is available.

  6. 6
    Confirm the pre-application

    Carefully reread the information in your summary. This is because once validated, the pre-application cannot be modified and any error may result in failure to issue your document.

  7. 7
    Save the pre-application number and/or the QR code

    You will need them when you visit the municipal office.

    You must keep your pre-application number and present it when you validate your pre-application at the municipal office.

    Please note that the online pre-application is valid for 12 months. You must complete your application with an appointment at the municipal office within 12 months.

  8. 8
    Book an appointment at the municipal office.
    Locate an authorised municipal office

    Don't forget to show your pre-application number; without it, you will have to fill out a CERFA form to validate your application.

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  9. 9
    Prepare the supporting documents for your appointment at the municipal office
  10. 10
    Track the progress of the application

    Log on to your ANTS space and enter the application number given by the municipal office in the tracking module.

    11. Start your online transaction

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Questions associées

It is possible to include the nickname after the family name on the national identity card (if its validity has been confirmed by constant uninterrupted use, and subject to the discretion of the authorities, but this is not the case for the biometric passport.

 

In order to comply with the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and to combat identity fraud more effectively, France has decided to include only details of a person's civil status in the passport.

 

Nicknames, sobriquets and pseudonyms cannot be entered on the biometric passport.

No, if you move house, changing the address on your passport, identity card or driving licence is optional.

As the change of address on the passport is optional, there are no problems when travelling.

However, you must change your address on your vehicle registration certificate within one month.