caj
Jun 4, 2006, 09:09 PM
Hello,
I'm looking into getting French citizenship for myself. Born here in US, 24 years old, my mother moved here from France when quite young and is still a French citizen. According to most of what I've read (in English) this would make me automatically French, I'd just need to get the paperwork worked out. However, I read this:
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Par filiation (droit du sang) :
Est Français l’enfant, légitime ou naturel don't l’un des parents au moins est Français.
...
Par ailleurs, la filiation de l’enfant n’a d’effet sur la nationalité de celui-ci que si elle est établie durant sa minorité.
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http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/les-francais-etranger_1296/vos-droits-demarches_1395/nationalite-francaise_5301/index.html
The state of my French reading isn't very good, but I read that as meaning that because I didn't do the paperwork before I reached the age of majority I've lost my French nationality.
Is this really the case? I ask because I haven't seen or heard anything about this in what I've read online and what other people have told me on this subject.
Does anyone know if I can still get French citizenship this way?
Thanks for your response.
I'm looking into getting French citizenship for myself. Born here in US, 24 years old, my mother moved here from France when quite young and is still a French citizen. According to most of what I've read (in English) this would make me automatically French, I'd just need to get the paperwork worked out. However, I read this:
---
Par filiation (droit du sang) :
Est Français l’enfant, légitime ou naturel don't l’un des parents au moins est Français.
...
Par ailleurs, la filiation de l’enfant n’a d’effet sur la nationalité de celui-ci que si elle est établie durant sa minorité.
---
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/les-francais-etranger_1296/vos-droits-demarches_1395/nationalite-francaise_5301/index.html
The state of my French reading isn't very good, but I read that as meaning that because I didn't do the paperwork before I reached the age of majority I've lost my French nationality.
Is this really the case? I ask because I haven't seen or heard anything about this in what I've read online and what other people have told me on this subject.
Does anyone know if I can still get French citizenship this way?
Thanks for your response.