French Honorary Consulate in Nottingham and Chesterfield
Jean-Claude Lafontaine is the honorary consul of France in Nottingham and Chesterfield, in England, under the Consulate General of France in London. The agency's sessions take place in Heanor, Derbyshire.
How to book an appointment at the French Honorary Consulate in Nottingham and Chesterfield
The honorary consul sees people Friday afternoon, 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.
Passports and ID cards are applied for at the Consulate General of France in London, the consulate this honorary consul reports to.
The directory lists no closure for this agency on 10 November 2026; agencies do close for weeks at a time, so check before you travel.
How to cancel an appointment at the French Honorary Consulate in Nottingham and Chesterfield
There is no booking platform to cancel with an honorary consul: an email to [email protected] or a call to 07517 118134 does it.
Getting to the French Honorary Consulate in Nottingham and Chesterfield
The consul gives the meeting place in Heanor, Derbyshire 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 116 miles from Heanor, Derbyshire 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 Nottingham and Chesterfield
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 Nottingham and Chesterfield
The directory gives these hours: Friday afternoon, 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 Nottingham and Chesterfield
The directory gives 07517 118134 for this honorary consul, and [email protected].
What this office handles in Nottingham and Chesterfield
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
- Check that a British passport holder needs no visa for up to 90 days in any 180.
- Know that ETIAS is not running yet: sites that sell it today are not official.
- Order a UK apostille online from the FCDO, on paper or as an e-Apostille.
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.