French Consulate in Andoany

France requires Malagasy citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Check with the French consulate in Andoany whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

For matters it cannot handle, the French embassy in Antsiranana (167 km) is responsible. Besides the French consulate in Andoany, France has 4 other missions in Madagascar. Consulates: Mahajanga. Honorary consulates: Antsiranana. Madagascar in turn has 6 missions in France, its embassy being in Paris.

About the French consulate in Andoany

It appears in official lists as Consulate of France in Andoany. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

French citizens travelling to Madagascar

French citizens receive their visa for Madagascar at the border; it covers up to 90 days.

When the French consulate in Andoany is closed

Expect the French consulate in Andoany to be shut on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and often on Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in France.