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    Oct 18, 2008, 08:20 AM
    American and french dual citizenship
    My Girlfriend is american and has a french grandparent, does this mean she can qualify through Ancestry for dual citizenship?

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    Oct 18, 2008, 08:28 AM

    In order to qualify for french citizenship, if that is what you mean, she has to have had a mother or father with french citizenship.
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    Oct 18, 2008, 08:49 AM

    Check your parents' documents. Most French maintain dual citizenship, in case they do. You can contact the nearest consulate.
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