You have to renew your passport or identity card. You will have to be patient. Already, there is always a peak of requests at this time of the year. But above all, requests have exploded since the beginning of the year. Because of the Covid, nearly a million titles have not been issued in the past two years. As a result, since the end of April, the State has reinforced the means with the assistance of the Prefectures and the town halls authorized to receive you.
Ten new collection devices in Toulouse
You understood, if you go on vacation abroad this summer, it may be too late to have a new passport. Count approximately six weeks delay to have an appointment in Toulouse. The waiting time has nevertheless been halved thanks to theinstallation of ten new collection devices say “DR”. These machines are essential because they are the ones that take your fingerprints. Ten machines are to be gradually installed until July 10. Twelve people were also recruited.
The delay is substantially the same in the Tarn or four new DRs have been set up in Albi, Carmaux, Lavaur and Saint-Sulpice. The wait is even longer in Montauban with two and a half months on average. Allow up to three months to get an appointment in Colomiers. And yet many town halls have recruited staff.
23 days on average for your papers
The State has also set up a national aid plan by providing new collection devices and recruiting staff. Once your request has been registered, you must “count on average 23 days to obtain your papers”, according to Fabien Cholet, Secretary General of the Tarn Prefecture. To save time, you can complete a pre-application on the Internet. On its site, the town hall of Toulouse updates the available slots every morning. In Colomiers, slots have been opened to respond to emergencies.
Note that an expired identity card less than five years old allows you to travel to most countries in the Schengen area, or even other countries with which France has binational agreements. Check before you go. The state also shows flexibility for students taking exams.
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