Tax stamp for a French nationality application (timbre fiscal)

A tax of 255 € (127,50 € in Guyane) applies to several applications for French nationality, such as naturalisation. The way you pay depends on whether you live in France or abroad. In France you pay the tax as the timbre fiscal tax stamp, bought online or in a tobacco shop. Abroad you pay the tax (droits de chancellerie) at the consulate when you file your application.

Steps

You live in France

1. Pay the tax as the electronic timbre fiscal tax stamp.
2. If you apply for a French naturalisation or a réintégration in French nationality by decree, you make the application online.
3. You can pay the timbre fiscal tax stamp during the online application.
4. In all other situations, you can buy the timbre fiscal tax stamp on timbres.impots.gouv.fr.
5. You can also buy the timbre fiscal tax stamp in a tobacco shop (bureau de tabac) equipped with the Point de vente agréé application.
6. If you do not use the timbre fiscal tax stamp in the end, you can ask online for a refund within 18 months of the purchase.

You live abroad

1. Pay the tax, called droits de chancellerie, when you file your application at the consulate.
2. Check your consulate's website to see which payment methods are accepted (cash, bank card or transfer).

Key facts

• The tax is 255 € (127,50 € in Guyane) for naturalisation, réintégration in French nationality and declarations of French nationality through marriage with a French national, as an ascendant of a French national or as a brother or sister of a French national.
• The electronic tax stamp is valid for 1 year from its date of purchase.
• If you do not use the timbre fiscal tax stamp in the end, you can ask online for a refund within 18 months of the purchase.
• Declarations of French nationality as an ascendant of a French national or as a brother or sister of a French national cannot be filed abroad: the persons concerned must prove they live in France on the date of the declaration.