French Honorary Consulate in Manchester

French Honorary Consulate, Manchester
No passport, ID card or visa is issued here: this is an honorary consul, a volunteer who represents France locally. Apply at the Consulate General of France in London, and ask at that appointment to collect the new document from this consul, for £8.36 (€10) in cash.

Rodolphe Soulard is the honorary consul of France in Manchester, in England, under the Consulate General of France in London.

How to book an appointment at the French Honorary Consulate in Manchester

The honorary consul sees people Wednesday, 4:15 to 5:30 pm, by appointment only. Write first to arrange the meeting: the official directory gives an email address for every agency, and a phone number for this one.

Honorary consul
Rodolphe Soulard
Address
Alliance Française de Manchester, Ground Floor, 5-7 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD
Phone
07466 296332
Email
[email protected]
Hours
Wednesday, 4:15 to 5:30 pm, by appointment only
Reports to
Consulate General of France in London
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Requirements and fees before going to London
All procedures here

The directory announces that this agency is closed from 16 to 30 November 2026. It also says that between 28 October and 12 November 2026, and throughout December 2026, sessions run from noon to 1 pm.

How to cancel an appointment at the French Honorary Consulate in Manchester

There is no booking platform to cancel with an honorary consul: an email to [email protected] or a call to 07466 296332 does it.

Getting to the French Honorary Consulate in Manchester

The agency is at Alliance Française de Manchester, Ground Floor, 5-7 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD. Come only at the time agreed with the consul.

Directions on Google Maps

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 162 miles from Manchester 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 Manchester

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 Manchester

The directory gives these hours: Wednesday, 4:15 to 5:30 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 Manchester

The directory gives 07466 296332 for this honorary consul, and [email protected].

What this office handles in Manchester

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

Last checked against uk.diplomatie.gouv.fr and the sources linked above on 10 November 2026.

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