How would joint ID and health card plan work for foreigners in France? Scheme to fight fraud made a ‘priority’ by prime minister
Train e-ticket travellers fined in France for not carrying ID Several passengers have been fined for not carrying the correct ID on French trains despite having a valid e-ticket. What are the rules?
Which official French documents can you now carry on your smartphone? Digital copies are accepted for many purposes Student receives €7,000 in train fines after identity theft in France French driving licence: mobile app lets you keep original at home Scams, ID checks, waste tax: French practical round up
128,000 identity checks a day in France: what must foreigners show? Around nine million drivers are stopped each year
Under what circumstances can French police ask to see my ID? France has rules on who can check which documents, when, and why. We explain
How to protect copies of documents from identity theft in France The government website adds a watermark to digital copies of passports, identity cards or driving licences
This online tool helps you guard against identity theft in France It allows you to add a watermark to identity documents to reduce the risk of them being used by fraudsters
La Poste identity scheme denied to many foreign residents in France You need a French identity document, or a French residency card with validity of at least five years; we query the logic with La Poste
App available in France lets you take ID photos at home This mobile app makes it easier to take official photos for passports, driving licences, and other administrative documents, even if you are out of the country
New ID card aims to stop predatory French priests. How will it work? French victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church say the new system does not go far enough
What are valid forms of ID in France and must I always carry one? We look at what police will accept if you need to prove your identity and what their rights are regarding this
Jersey lets French day-trippers use ID cards in bid to boost visitors A decline in French visitors to Jersey has seen the island drop its requirement for passports to be shown on entry
Why it is a good idea to carry ID when travelling on French trains French railway operator SNCF has fined travellers for not having an accepted form of ID, even though they had a valid e-ticket for the journey. Must we carry carte de séjour at all times in France? Can you visit the UK with a French carte d’identité? Why are French passport and ID card applications taking so long?
Académie Française opposes new French identity card as it uses English The traditional custodians of the French language have asked the prime minister to suspend the card and say they will take the issue to court if no action is taken Do we have to carry our passports all the time? Can I travel in the EU with my Withdrawal Agreement residency card? Why are France’s new identity cards translated into English? French departments test new document paperwork scheme Frenchwoman who lost memory launches identity search
French man wrongly declared dead fights to prove life A man from near Albi in the Tarn (Occitanie), who was wrongly declared dead, is having to prove he is still alive to the French authorities.