How come Boris Johnson’s father was able to become French? Stanley Johnson lives in the UK so his route to gain French nationality would have been an unusual one. He previously said he valued having a tie to the European Union
‘How I went about applying for French citizenship’ The process can take 18 months to three years, involves several different stages and a lot of waiting
Post-Brexit number of French people gaining British nationality soars The same trend was observed in the other direction, with numbers of Britons becoming French having increased by a factor of 20 from 2010 to 2019
practical How can teenagers prove residency for French nationality application? There are various routes to obtaining French nationality for children born in France to foreign parents. All children born in France automatically have the right to citizenship from the age of 18 but it is possible to obtain it before then
Over-60s must now sit French language test All applicants for French nationality after April 1 will be required to take a new tougher French language test.
MSF and French nationality applications Are UK “multilingual” birth certificates acceptable for nationality applications without the need for translation?
Married to a French person: do I need carte de sejour? I live in France and am British but my wife is French. Will I be automatically entitled to continue living in France after the Brexit trans-ition period or do I have to do something? H.F.
'I will reapply for nationality in two years' British man who hit the headlines after being refused nationality despite living in France for 27 years and raising a family here tells Connexion he will stay despite citizenship knockback
French nationality ranked ‘best in world’ again The French nationality has been ranked the best in the world for the eighth consecutive time, according to the latest ranking (2018) of the global Quality of Nationality Index.
Nurse refused French nationality for working too much Lawyer said unnamed woman who works at three hospitals should set herself up as an 'independent' worker to sidestep working hours rules for employees
More citizens will apply for French nationality I found your figures on the numbers accepted for French nationality very interesting ( Citizenship test to get harder , May issue):
French NBA star Tony Parker buys Isère ski station Franco-American NBA basketball star Tony Parker has bought a majority stake in a ski station company in Isère, after over a year of negotiations with local authorities over his plans for the site.
How can I make my name French? I read that an MP has suggested that other nationalities should adopt a French name if they are taking French nationality. I like the idea anyway (I’m British). How could I go about it? S.A.
French citizenship test to get harder France is reviewing plans to toughen up its language test for people applying for citizenship. Becoming French due to French children French language test to get tougher I sat culture test to become French
New name if you take French citizenship People taking French citizenship will be given a new French first name “to show they really want to be French” under a proposal by a right-wing MP. Macron promises ‘letter to France’ in New Year speech Being French solves it all French public: Quality of life has dropped in 20 years Implications of acquiring French nationality on will Birth certificate problem for nationality
Citizenship process easy After the ghastly Brexit vote, I thought I’d better apply for French citizenship, as I have been living and working here for over 20 years.
Carte de séjour: your right despite problems Readers continue to report problems with obtaining ‘permanent’ cartes de séjour which Britons who have lived in France for more than five years are entitled to.
French test for over-70s? An article (May Connexion ) on taking French citizenship states that, ‘for the over 70s who have lived in France for more than 15 years they do not need to take the French language test’.
Giving up on citizenship plan Some years ago I reapplied for a carte de séjour after my first five-year one had expired.