Georgian families in France should book two appointments for a child’s first passport

A first passport starts with registration

The Georgian embassy in France describes a child’s first passport application as a two-stage procedure requiring two appointments: registration first, then the passport request. Use its first-application page and linked GeoConsul appointment service. The page says children aged nine or older attend with a parent; for younger children, a parent must attend but the child need not.

For a Georgian citizen born in France, that checklist specifies an apostilled international multilingual birth certificate and says that this format needs no additional translation or apostille of a translation. It also identifies the attending parent’s original Georgian identity document, a copy of the other parent’s identity document and a biometric photograph, alongside a photograph on CD. Confirm that last delivery format when arranging the appointment, as alternatives are not specified.

Renewal requires the old document or an explained loss

The separate minor-renewal page requires the original previous passport. If it has been lost, it calls for a loss declaration recording details such as passport number, issue date and expiry, with the original declaration and a sworn Georgian translation. Bring originals and copies of the requested documents. Its birth-certificate instructions differ from the first-application page: the renewal checklist describes a French certificate translated into Georgian, with authentication of the translation. Ask the consular section which format it will accept for the specific file rather than assuming the two lists are interchangeable.

The renewal page publishes a 24.40 euro charge, payable only by bank transfer with proof of transfer, and a forty-five-day issuance period. It provides collection with a parent or postal delivery using a correctly addressed registered-mail envelope. These are the mission’s published instructions, not evidence of a guaranteed date for an incomplete file. Verify the amount and payment instructions with the mission before transferring money.

Parental consent changes at sixteen

The Public Service Development Agency’s passport page distinguishes Georgian citizens under sixteen from those aged sixteen to eighteen. The younger group normally needs both parents’ consent and identity documents, a birth certificate and a colour photograph; an identity card is also required if the child has turned fourteen. For sixteen-to-eighteen-year-olds, one parent’s consent is sufficient. The agency identifies a consent exception for a minor in a registered marriage.

The same agency says repeated biometric issuance from abroad depends on existing biometric data that can be reused. Its online route is therefore not a universal replacement for a first consular appointment. The page quotes 300 Georgian lari and two working days for that online production route, while consular production is described separately as forty-five days at a 50 US dollar document fee. Production and overseas delivery are different stages. Those agency figures should not silently replace the France mission’s published euro charge; establish which service and any applicable reduction the receiving office is processing.

A child’s laissez-passer has its own simpler consent rule

The embassy’s minor laissez-passer page describes a separate application by registered post or through a parent attending the consulate. It lists the child’s birth certificate, a parent’s identity document, two white-background biometric photographs and the completed form. This is a distinct document service, rather than a way to turn the first-passport procedure into a one-appointment application.

For postal submission, the page asks for original notarised and apostilled parental authorisation and a prepaid addressed registered-mail envelope for return. For an application made at the consulate, either parent can provide consent there, and the child need not attend. One parent’s authorisation is sufficient for this service, unlike the ordinary under-sixteen passport rule. The stated charge is free for minors. The page does not establish a universal issuance deadline or unrestricted acceptance for every international itinerary, so clarify the proposed journey before relying on it.

Passport consent and French exit authorisation are separate

The embassy also reminds families that a minor living in France who travels abroad alone or without a parent needs an authorisation de sortie du territoire, or AST. Its guidance describes a form signed by a parent or legal representative, accompanied by a copy of that signatory’s identity document. This concerns the child’s departure from France; it is separate from consent to issue a Georgian passport. A family arranging travel with another adult should check that departure requirement alongside the child’s actual travel document.