Resources for US Citizens

The material provided in this section has been compiled to provide Americans living overseas with information and assistance concerning administrative and personal matters.  If you do not find the information required, please refer to the U.S. Citizen Services page.

In emergency situations, please call  01 43 12 22 22.

• All American Citizen Services
• American Cemeteries in France - ABMC
• American Consulates and American Presence Posts
• Apostille in the U.S. (PDF - 91 kb)*
• Apostille in France (PDF - 46 kb)*
• Arrival and Living in France: Making your stay official (PDF - 435 kb)
• Attorneys in France (PDF - 288 kb)
• Au Pair Employment (PDF - 435 kb)
• Automobiles, Driving in France, Insurance (PDF - 115 kb)
• Banks in Paris (PDF - 18 kb)
• Birth Certificates, U.S.*
• Birth Registration, Children Born Abroad
• Bookstores, English-Speaking (PDF - 20 kb)
• Children's Activities (PDF - 84 kb)
• Doctors and Hospitals, English-speaking (PDF - 180 kb)
• Documents, Obtaining French Public (PDF - 84 kb)
• Education - Schools (PDF - 263 kb)
• Emergency Telephone Numbers (PDF - 73 kb)
• Employment in France (PDF - 435 kb)
• European Union, Schengen Treaty Member Countries (PDF - 45 kb)
• FBI Criminal Background Checks and fingerprinting*
• France, Background Notes
• Franco-American Organizations (PDF - 282 kb)
• French Consulates in the U.S. (PDF - 57 kb)
• French Visas: Tourists and Residents (PDF - 435 kb)*
• Genealogists (PDF - 22.5 kb)
• Holidays, French and American
• Housing (PDF - 131 kb)
• Import/Export (PDF - 66 kb)
• Insurance Companies (PDF - 37 kb)
• Internet cafés (PDF - 91 kb)
• Lost and Found Property (PDF - 164 kb)
• Making Your Stay Official (PDF - 435 kb)
• Marriage and Civil Partnerships (PACS) Requirements in France (PDF - 102 kb)
• Money, Receiving from the U.S. (PDF - 486 kb)
• Notarial Services
• Office Hours
• Passport and Citizenship Services
• Pickpockets in Paris: How to avoid becoming a victim?
• Religious Institutions (PDF - 68 kb)
• Residence Permits, Carte de séjour (PDF - 435 kb)*
• Shipping Companies (PDF - 39 kb)
• Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
• Tax Accountants (PDF - 79 kb)
• Taxes (IRS)
• Translators (PDF - 122 kb)
• Travel Advisories
• Visa, French Requirements (PDF - 435 kb)
• Vital Records (birth, death, marriage, divorce*
• Voting in U.S. Elections 
• Websites of Interest (PDF - 73 kb)

* General guidelines only.  The Embassy does not provide services for these items.