As the vacations approach, an unpleasant surprise can befall aspiring vacationers: the discovery that their papers have expired. A race against the clock begins to obtain a new identity card or passport in time beforethe fateful date. Since the health crisis linked to the coronavirus, this quest has become even more complex: from now on, appointments are more and more required to renew one's papers and the waiting time to obtain an appointment has increased.
So how can you renew your passport or identity card as quickly as possible and get an appointment in Paris or the Ile-de-France region? First of all, to facilitate the process, it is recommended to submit a pre-application on the ANTS website (Agence nationale des titres sécurisés). This site also offers a search engine to find an appointment near you. Do not despair if you do not see any availability: it is not exhaustive. In general, do not rely on an empty calendar.
It's time to share with you the tips to get an appointment slot for your passport or ID card redone more quickly. First of all, you should know that you are not obliged to go through the town hall of the city in which you live. Nevertheless, note that local residents are generally favored. If you don't see any appointments available online, we recommend that you contact your city hall directly and ask them when the new slots are posted online: you can then find appointments during the week if you are lively enough.
If you are not in a hurry, it is also possible to go to the websites of the town halls of the communes located around Paris to find slots open to non-residents: these appointments are not systematically indicated on the ANTS search engine. To optimize your search, you can base your search on the cities that are accessible on the RER lines, depending on what is most convenient to access, especially if you do not have a car.
Finally, in Paris, thousands of slots are added every week via the capital's search engine. The trick is once again to know when these appointments are posted online. Every day at the beginning of the afternoon between 12 and 2 pm new slots are added for the following week. On Fridays from 3pm, you will also have a great chance to find an appointment very soon. Other slots are proposed on Sunday evening, very late, as well as on Monday morning before 8am. All you have to do is keep your eyes open and refresh this page regularly during these strategic times!
One last thing: when you get an appointment, remember also to ask about the delivery time to help you get organized. This varies according to the municipality and the period.
