Sworn translation · French → English
National Identity Card – France
Old laminated card or new credit-card format: your French identity card translated into English, front and back.
2 versions · from €32.40
Choose your version
The document's layout changes with the region, the period or the format: choose the version that matches yours.
About this translation
The French national identity card (carte nationale d'identité) is applied for at a town hall (mairie) and issued by the French State. It proves the holder's identity and French nationality, showing surname, given names, sex, date and place of birth, photo, signature, card number, issue and expiry dates, and machine-readable lines.
When do you need it translated?
Visa, immigration or work permit files in an English-speaking country
Opening a bank account or renting a home abroad
Getting married or handling civil status matters outside France
Onboarding with an employer or enrolling at a university abroad
Our translation
Both sides are translated in full, including the issuing authority and any readable security wording. The credit-card-size card issued since 2021 is laid out differently from the older laminated card (1995 to 2021), so pick the version that matches yours. A legalisation can be added as an option when you order.