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Embassies and consulates in Paris

Q: What is the difference between an embassy and a consulate?

An embassy represents its country at a diplomatic and political level in the capital of the host country. Its primary mission is to maintain relations between the two nations. The consulate focuses on services to foreign citizens living or travelling in Paris. Issuing passports, legalising documents, providing assistance in emergencies: its responsibilities directly affect the daily lives of its citizens. A country may have several consulates in different cities, whereas there is only one embassy per country. For example, a French citizen living in Marseille can carry out the necessary formalities at the local American consulate without having to go to the American embassy in Paris.

Q: What services does a consulate provide?

The administrative services offered by a consulate cover many areas: the legalisation of official documents, diplomas or marriage certificates for use abroad. Nationals can also request residence certificates, nationality certificates or assistance with civil status formalities. The consulate also supports its citizens in difficult situations: loss of identity documents, medical repatriation or legal assistance. An emergency service operates 24 hours a day for nationals. Appointments are generally made via the consulate's website to optimise the processing of requests.

Q: Quelles sont les plus belles ambassades de Paris ?

Among the most beautiful embassies in Paris are the embassies of Poland , Germany and Romania. The Hôtel de Béhague , which has housed the Romanian embassy since 1939, is distinguished by its monumental staircase inspired by that of Versailles . Located on Rue Saint-Dominique, this 19th-century architectural gem features exceptional marble and ironwork. At 78 Rue de Lille , the German embassy occupies the sumptuous Hôtel de Beauharnais , recognisable by its Turkish boudoir and its famous Salon des Quatre-Saisons with its preserved Empire decor. Some can be visited during the Heritage Days

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Adresses of embassies and consulates in Paris

Europe

Germany

Embassy : 28 rue Marbeau, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 53 83 45 00 - More information about the German Embassy
Consulate : same address

Austria

Embassy : 17 avenue de Villars, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 40 63 30 90 - More information about the Austrian Embassy
Consulate : same address

Belarus

Embassy : 38 boulevard Suchet, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 14 69 75 - More information on the Embassy of Belarus
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Belgium

Embassy : 9 rue de Tilsitt, Paris 17e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 09 39 39 - More information on the Embassy of Belgium
Consulate : same address

Denmark

Embassy : 77 avenue Marceau, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 31 21 21 - More information on the Embassy of Denmark
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Spain

Embassy : 22 avenue Marceau, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 43 18 00 - More information about the Spanish Embassy
Consulate : 165 boulevard Malesherbes, Paris 17e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 29 40 00

Finland

Embassy : 2 rue Fabert, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 18 19 27/28 - More information on the Embassy of Finland
Consulate : same address

Georgia

Embassy : 8 Rue Bermontier, Paris 17e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 02 16 16 - More information about the Embassy of Georgia
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

United Kingdom

Embassy : 35 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 51 31 00 - More information about the British Embassy
Consulate : 16 rue d'Anjou, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 51 31 00

Greece

Embassy : 17 rue Auguste Vacquerie, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 23 72 28 - More information on the Embassy of Greece
Consulate : 23 rue Galilée, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 20 40 64

Ireland

Embassy : 12 Avenue Foch, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 17 67 00 - More information about the Embassy of Ireland
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Italy

Embassy : 51 rue de Varenne, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 49 54 03 00 - More information about the Embassy of Italy
Consulate : 5 boulevard Emile Augier, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 30 47 00

Luxembourg

Embassy : 33 avenue Rapp, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 55 13 37 - More information about the Luxembourg Embassy
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Monaco

Embassy : 22 boulevard Suchet, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 04 74 54 - Fax : +33 (0)1 45 04 45 16
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Norway

Embassy : 28 rue Bayard, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 53 67 04 00 - More information about the Embassy of Norway
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Netherlands

Embassy : 7-9 rue Eblé, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 40 62 33 00 - More information on the Embassy of the Netherlands
Consulate : 7 rue Eblé, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 40 62 33 00

Poland

Embassy : 1 rue Talleyrand, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 43 17 34 00 - More information about the Embassy of Poland
Consulate : 3 rue de Talleyrand, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 43 17 34 22

Portugal

Embassy 3 rue de Noisiel, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 27 35 29 - More information on the Embassy of Portugal
Consulate : 6 rue Georges Berger, Paris 17e - Tél : +33 (0)1 73 01 16 80 - More information on the Portuguese Consulatee

Romania

Embassy 5 rue de l'Exposition, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 05 27 55 - More information about the Romanian Embassy
Consulate : same address

Russia

Embassy : 40 boulevard Lannes, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 04 05 50 - More information about the Russian Embassy
Consulate : same address

Slovakia

Embassy : 125 rue du Ranelagh, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 71 93 73 33 - More information on the Embassy of Slovakia
Consulate : same address

Slovenia

Embassy : 28 rue Bois-le-Vent, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 96 50 60 - More information about the Slovenian Embassy
Consulate : same address

Sweden

Embassy : 17 rue Barbet de Jouy, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 18 88 00 - More information about the Embassy of Sweden
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Switzerland

Embassy: 142 rue de Grenelle, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (1) 49 55 67 00 - More information about the Embassy of Sweden
Consulate : same address

Ukraine

Embassy : 21 avenue de Saxe, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 43 06 07 37 - More information about the Embassy of Sweden
Consulate : same address

Vatican

Embassy : 10 avenue du Président Wilson, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 53 23 01 50 - More information on the Vatican

Amérique

Argentina

Embassy : 6 rue Cimarosa, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 05 27 00 - More information about the Embassy of Argentina
Consulate : same address - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 34 22 00

Brazil

Embassy : 34 Cour Albert 1er, Paris 8e, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 61 63 00 - More information on the Embassy of Brazil
Consulate : 65 avenue Franklin D.-Roosevelt

Canada

Embassy : 130 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 43 29 00 - More information on the Embassy of Canada
Consulate : same address - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 43 29 02

United States

Embassy : 2 avenue Gabriel, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 43 12 22 22 - More information on the Embassy of the United States of America
Consulate : same address

Haïti

Embassy : 10 rue Théodule Ribot, Paris 17e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 63 47 78 - More information on the Embassy of Haiti
Consulate : 35 avenue de Villiers, Paris 17e - Tél : +33 (0)1 42 12 70 50

Mexico

Embassy : 9 rue de Longchamp, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 53 70 27 70 - More information on the Embassy of Mexico
Consulate : 4 rue Notre-Dame des Victoires, Paris 2e - Tél : +33 (0)1 42 86 56 20

Venezuela

Embassy : 11 rue Copernic, Paris 16e - More information about the Venezuelan Embassy
Consulate : 8 impasse Kleber, Paris 16e

Asia

Barhein

Embassy : 3 bis place des Etats-Unis, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 23 48 68 - More information on the Embassy of Bahrain | Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

China

Embassy : 20 Rue Monsieur, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 49 52 19 50 - More information on the Embassy of China
Consulate : 11 avenue George V, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0) 1 53 75 88 05

South Korea

Embassy : 41 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 53 01 01 - More information on the Embassy of South Korea
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

United Arab Emirates

Embassy : 2 boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 34 02 00
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Iran

Embassy : 4 avenue d'Ièna, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 40 69 79 00 - More information about the Embassy of Iran
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

India

Embassy : 15 rue Alfred Dehodencq, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 40 50 70 70 - More information about the Embassy of India
Consulate : 20 rue Albéric Magnard, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 40 50 71 71

Israël

Embassy : 3 rue Rabelais, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 40 76 55 00 - More information about the Embassy of Israel
Consulate : same address - Tél : +33 (0)1 40 76 55 40

Japan

Embassy 7 avenue Hoche, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 48 88 62 00 - More information on the Embassy of Japan
Consulate : same address

Kazakhstan

Embassy : 3 Rue de Tilsitt, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 61 52 00 - More information about the Embassy of Kazakhstan
Consulate : 59, rue Pierre Charron, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 61 52 02

Kuwait

Embassy : 2 rue Lübeck, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 23 54 25
Consulate : same address

Lebanon

Embassy : 3 villa Copernic, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 40 67 75 75 - More information on the Embassy of Lebanon
Consulate : same address

Sultanate of Oman

Embassy : 50 avenue d'Iéna, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 23 01 63
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Qatar

Embassy : 1 rue de Tilsit, Paris 8e Paris - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 51 90 71
Consulate : same address

Singapore

Embassy : 16 rue Murillo, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 56 79 68 00 - More information on the Embassy of Singapore
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Sri Lanka

Embassy : 16, rue Spontini, Paris 16e - Tél : 01 55 73 31 31 - More information on the Embassy of Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Embassy : Bureau de représentation de Taïpei :78 rue de l'Université, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 39 88 30 - More information on the Embassy of Taiwan
Consulate : Consular service provided by the Representative Office

Thailand

Embassy : 8 rue Greuze, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 56 26 50 50 - More information on the Embassy of Thailand
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Turkey

Embassy : 16 avenue de Lamballe, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 53 92 71 11 - More information about the Turkish Embassy
Consulate : 44-46 rue de Sèvres 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 12 30 30

Vietnam

Embassy : 61 rue de Miromesnil, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 14 64 00 - More information on the Embassy of Vietnam
Consulate : same address - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 14 64 26

Africa

South Africa

Embassy : 59 quai d'Orsay, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 53 59 24 10 - More information on the Embassy of South Africa
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Algeria

Embassy : 50 rue de Lisbonne, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 53 93 20 20 - More information about the Algerian Embassy
Consulate : 1 Pass du Thrône, Paris 11e - Tél : +33 (0)1 53 72 07 00 - More information on the Algerian Consulatee

Cameroon

Embassy : 73 rue d'Auteuil, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 43 98 33
Consulate : same address - Tél : +33 (1) 46 51 89 00 - More information on the Consulatee of Cameroon

Democratic Republic of Congo

Embassy : 32 Cours Albert 1er, Paris 8e - Tél : +33 (0)1 42 25 57 50 - More information on the Embassy of Congo
Consulate : same address

Ivory Coast

Embassy : 102 avenue Raymond Poincaré, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 53 64 62 62 - More information on the Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Consulate : same address

Madagascar

Embassy : 4 avenue Raphaël, Paris 16e - More information about the Embassy of Masdagascar
Consulate : same address

Mali

Embassy : 89 rue du Cherche-Midi, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 48 58 43
Consulate : 53 rue Hoche - 93177 Bagnolet - Tél : +33 (0)1 55 82 08 30 - More information on the Mali Consulatee

Morocco

Embassy : 5 rue Le Tasse, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 20 69 35 - More information on the Embassy of Morocco
Consulate : 12 rue de la Saïda, Paris 15e - Tél : +33 (0)1 56 56 72 01

Mauritius

Embassy : 127 rue de Tocqueville, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 42 27 30 19
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

Senegal

Embassy : 14 avenue Robert Schuman, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 47 05 39 45 - More information on the Embassy of Senegal
Consulate : 22 rue Hamelin, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 44 05 38 48 - More information on the Senegalese Consulatee

Tunisia

Embassy : 25 rue Barbet de Jouy, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 55 95 98
Consulate : 17 rue de Lübeck, Paris 16e - Tél : +33 (0)1 53 70 69 10

Oceania

Australia
Embassy : 4 rue Jean Rey, Paris 15e - Tél : +33 (0)1 40 59 33 00 - More information about the Australian Embassy
Consulate : same address

New Zealand

Embassy : 103 rue de Grenelle, Paris 7e - Tél : +33 (0)1 45 01 43 43 - More information on the Embassy of New Zealand
Consulate : Consular service provided by the embassy

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❓Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between an embassy and a consulate?

An embassy represents its country at a diplomatic and political level in the capital of the host country. Its primary mission is to maintain relations between the two nations.
The consulate focuses on services to foreign citizens living or travelling in Paris. Issuing passports, legalising documents, providing assistance in emergencies: its responsibilities directly affect the daily lives of its citizens.
A country may have several consulates in different cities, whereas there is only one embassy per country. For example, a French citizen living in Marseille can carry out the necessary formalities at the local American consulate without having to go to the American embassy in Paris.

What services does a consulate provide?

The administrative services offered by a consulate cover many areas: the legalisation of official documents, diplomas or marriage certificates for use abroad.
Nationals can also request residence certificates, nationality certificates or assistance with civil status formalities. The consulate also supports its citizens in difficult situations: loss of identity documents, medical repatriation or legal assistance.
An emergency service operates 24 hours a day for nationals. Appointments are generally made via the consulate's website to optimise the processing of requests.

Quelles sont les plus belles ambassades de Paris ?

Among the most beautiful embassies in Paris are the embassies of Poland, Germany and Romania. The Hôtel de Béhague, which has housed the Romanian embassy since 1939, is distinguished by its monumental staircase inspired by that of Versailles. Located on Rue Saint-Dominique, this 19th-century architectural gem features exceptional marble and ironwork.
At 78 Rue de Lille, the German embassy occupies the sumptuous Hôtel de Beauharnais, recognisable by its Turkish boudoir and its famous Salon des Quatre-Saisons with its preserved Empire decor.

Some can be visited during the Heritage Days