French Honorary Consulate in Birmingham
Dr Cécile Le Duff is the honorary consul of France in Birmingham, in England, under the Consulate General of France in London.
How to book an appointment at the French Honorary Consulate in Birmingham
The honorary consul sees people Saturday, between 11 am and 2:30 pm, by appointment only. Write first to arrange the meeting: the official directory gives an email address for every agency.
Passports and ID cards are applied for at the Consulate General of France in London, the consulate this honorary consul reports to.
The directory still carries a notice that the agency was closed from 16 August to 9 September 2026; those dates have passed as of 10 November 2026.
How to cancel an appointment at the French Honorary Consulate in Birmingham
There is no booking platform to cancel with an honorary consul: an email to [email protected] does it.
Getting to the French Honorary Consulate in Birmingham
The consul gives the meeting place in Birmingham when you book.
For a passport or an ID card, the trip is to the Consulate General of France in London, at 21 Cromwell Road, London SW7 2EN, about 99 miles from Birmingham in a straight line. You apply there in person, because fingerprints are taken; collection can then happen here.
Real reviews of the French Honorary Consulate in Birmingham
No public reviews of this honorary office turned up in our survey of Google on 10 November 2026. For the Consulate General of France in London, where its passports are applied for, Google shows 3.1 stars from 853 reviews, and its page summarises three.
Opening hours of the French Honorary Consulate in Birmingham
The directory gives these hours: Saturday, between 11 am and 2:30 pm, by appointment only. The London consulate, where passports are applied for, is open to the public for emergencies Monday to Thursday 8:45 am to 12:45 pm and 1:45 to 4:45 pm; Friday 8:45 am to 12:45 pm and 1:45 to 3 pm.
Phone number of the French Honorary Consulate in Birmingham
The directory gives no phone number for this agency, only [email protected]. For a question about a file, France Consulaire answers on +44 20 7660 4400 (Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm UK time, except French public holidays), in French only.
What this office handles in Birmingham
The directory lists what this honorary consul does:
- hand over a biometric passport or ID card filed at the consulate
- take voting proxies
- issue certificates of life and of residence
- certify a signature
- certify copies of documents as true to the original
The handover of a passport or ID card costs £8.36 (€10) per document, paid in cash in pounds, and the consulate's page advises it only when you have no trip planned, because honorary consuls have limited hours.
What you can settle without travelling
- Swap a French licence for a UK one with the DVLA, which is optional for residents.
- Join the Registre des Français établis hors de France online on Service-Public.fr: it is free and lasts five years.
- Have a UK birth transcribed by post: the transcription is free and no deadline is set.
Checked against the official sources on 10 November 2026.
Independent information, not an official service: frenchconsulates.co.uk has no link with the French authorities.
We read the official pages, date what we use and report disagreements between them. Always check with the consulate before you go.