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Concordance Certificate

Name verification & identity matching

Processing: 1–3 weeks
53, rue Louis Blanc, 75010 Paris
07 5599 3399
Overview

Concordance Certificate

A Concordance Certificate (Certificat de Concordance de Nom) is an official document that certifies that different spellings or variations of a person's name in various documents refer to the same individual. This is extremely common for Indian and Asian nationals whose names may be transliterated differently across passports, birth certificates, academic records, and French documents. French préfectures, banks, and administrative bodies frequently require this certificate.

Who Needs This?

Anyone whose name appears differently across official documents — common for people from countries using non-Latin scripts (India, Nepal, etc.) where transliteration varies between documents.

Why Choose Us

Key Benefits

Resolves name discrepancies across documents

Accepted by préfectures, banks, and French administration

Essential for titre de séjour applications

Resolves issues with transliteration differences

Speeds up administrative procedures

Prevents document rejection due to name variations

Checklist

Required Documents

  • Valid passport (original + copy)
  • All documents showing different name variations
  • Birth certificate (original language + translation)
  • Affidavit of identity (if required)
  • Titre de séjour or proof of residence
  • Any rejected application citing name discrepancy
Note: Additional documents may be required based on your specific situation. Visit our office for a free document assessment.
Step by Step

Our Process

1
Document Collection

Bring all documents showing the different name variations to our office.

2
Analysis & Preparation

We identify all variations and prepare the concordance application.

3
Consular/Notarial Processing

The certificate is issued through the relevant consulate or notaire.

4
Translation if Needed

We provide certified French translation of the concordance certificate.

5
Delivery

Certificate delivered ready for submission to French authorities.

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Processing Time: 1–3 weeks

Contact us for pricing based on the number of name variations and issuing authority required.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

If your name is spelled differently on your passport, birth certificate, and French documents, authorities may not accept they belong to the same person. This certificate officially links them.

Préfectures (for titre de séjour), banks (account opening), notaires (property transactions), universities, and any French administrative body.

Yes, we can handle cases with multiple variations across many documents. The more variations, the more important this certificate becomes.