An electronic tax stamp to apply for a passport

This is enough to simplify the lives of the 3 million French people who apply for or renew their passports every year ... No need to go buy their 86 € tax stamp from a licensed burielist: you can since March 2015 order online . Simply connect to the dedicated site https://timbres.impots.gouv.fr via its computer , its tablet or its smartphone and to place an order with its bank card as on any other commercial site. We then receive the tax stamp reference (a flashcode or a 16-digit number) by e-mail or SMS. You can also choose to download it as a PDF document, like SNCF train tickets.

However, if the electronic tax stamp takes the place of traditional paper stamps, it does not replace all the other documents required in the town hall: application form, identity photos, proof of residence and national identity card.

Buy an electronic tax stamp on the internet, and if that bug?

What if the site bug? What if my tax stamp is not valid? Is online payment secure? Some of us are not totally reassured by the idea of ​​ordering an electronic tax stamp on the internet ... But the site https://timbres.impots.gouv.fr has thought of everything, including creating a tab dedicated to questions of the most frequent users:
- Personal data and payment are secure.
- If you are using Internet Explorer , Mozilla Firefox , Google Chrome or Safari to surf the web, you can order your electronic tax stamp.
- Can not find your electronic tax stamp in your mails? Do not panic. After verifying that it has not slipped into spam , you can reissue the electronic tax stamp without repaying.
- An unused electronic tax stamp can be refunded within one year of purchase.

Against this background of dematerialization of tax stamps, the system must be expanded in 2015 and 2016. In the future, electronic tax stamps can be purchased to renew his identity card or to pass his boat license for example.