Obtaining French Citizenship
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- Опубликовано: 11 ноя 2018
- I recently became a French citizen this year and talk a bit about the process and how I got to this point. I hope it helps some of you out there currently going through the process.
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The way you explained everything mate, I lived every moment with you... keep up!
I greatly appreciate the kind words and encouragement. Thank you man! 🙏
congratulations Brian. I have to go through all that you did. Useful information, thank you.
Thank you, George. I appreciate it. I wish you the best as you go through the process
@@BrianInFrance12 hey I want to ask something
Extremely helpful. Thank you! :)
I'm Egyptian and will be starting my master's in France next year!
I am very happy to hear that this video was helpful for you :)
I wish you the best of success in your upcoming master’s program!
Do you have updates about your dgree?
It's just now I have got my French refugee status, and right after, it was such videos I was looking for, coz in order to get more information on how to work for my future, merci beaucoup for the video it was really helping
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire ruth mengis. I am happy to hear this video was helpful for you and am so happy to hear that you were able to secure French refugee status. I wish you success, prosperity and happiness in your new country! :)
@@BrianInFrance12 thanks a lot for the good wish and reply stay blessed
Great video! Thank you so much
Thank you Dhia Hafsi! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Félicitations, Brian! C'est émouvant de voir votre parcours et votre amour pour la France. Je suis heureux pour vous que vous ayez pu réaliser votre rêve. Je vous souhaite beaucoup de bonheur!
Merci beaucoup, Alex. Vos gentils mots me touchent sincèrement. Cet été marquera 12 ans que je vis en France, et bien qu'il y ait des hauts et des bas, je suis heureux de constater que le bonheur fait partie de mon quotidien. Je vous souhaite le meilleur et beaucoup de bonheur également !
Great video, well done.
Wonderful story😀 Thank you
Thank you, Moncharleslavie. I am glad you enjoyed it :)
Congratulations.. I really liked how you explained everything in detail. Can you also make another video of how you learnt good french level being english native?
i love how your english has a french accent now haha ty for the informative video!
Haha thank you, Michelle. Yeah, I actually used to get a bit self conscious of this since I have always been and am still very much proud of and love my native language. These days, I look at the situation for what is worth and affirm to myself, “I still have an American accent; of an American who’s been living in France for the past 9 years” 😜
Congrats. Hopefully I can have similar success in the future 👍
Thanks, Keith. I am confident that you will!
I’m applying soon too. I’m doing the descendant route through my father. I’m so excited! 😬
Very exciting! Best of luck to you!
How long does this process take?I have a dad from France lived in Canada for a long time now but still has French citizenship and was born their.I also have Irish Grandparents looking into both processes.
Scary considering you're not French😬
@@pjacob2010 I have a French immigration attorney to handle it for me. He said about 2 years, but it has been going faster. The hardest part is gathering the documents if one of your parents is not French.
@@iwasbanned8875 lol I am clearly French enough to the govt if I have the birth right to get it through one of my parent(s).😂
Nice to meet you brother. I am studying my m2 in kedge business school ❤️
Hi Brain, thank you so much for the detailed explaination. I have one question concerning the two years. I studied in Francec for 2 years and finally get a diplome d'ingenieur. While I have the transcripts for the two years, the final 6 months was a stage fin d'etudes in abroad(Sweden). Do you think in my case, the transcripts can be sufficient to prove the two years residency? Also I did not do the tax back then(5 years ago), is it possible to make it up from now? Thanks
Hey there, thank you for your comment and question. The stage de fin d'études done in Sweden should not be an issue so long as your awarded degree was from an accredited French institution (école et/ou université).
I presume you have since moved back to France. In which case, I would advise waiting to submit your application until you have lived two full years in France, to be on the safe side.
Residency can be proven with: your renters contract, rent receipts (quittances de loyer), and your internet and/or energy bill.
I wish you all the best!
Hi Brian, thank you very much for your video, it’s very helpful! I have only 1 question: is it obligatory that 2 years of study should be in French? I was studing at English program and if I have a French B1 certificate do you think it will be an enough?
Hi Mikheil, thank you for your question and appreciated feedback. As long as it is a French accredited degree (i.e. recognized by the French government), the English-instructed program should not be an issue. A great example would be an MBA at a French university/instituion as MBA's are almost always instructed in English worldwide.
I confirm that a B1 certificate meets the requirement for the French language criteria (TCF or DELF B1 both work) :)
Félicitation!!!!
Merci !
Useful information. Thanks. 👍
Bhavika Arora thanks for your feedback. I am glad my video was useful for you!
Hey Brian, I’m delighted to get more insights to the entire immigration process but I have a little question. I’m going to do MIM from ESCP Europe, so for that i’d have to spend two semesters in UK & Spain & rest of my semesters will be in france only. I’ll get a Grande Ecole degree which will be recognized by French Ministry. My question is would I still be eligible for 2 years waiver taking into consideration that i spend two semesters in Spain & UK but my Degree is still French? I’m patiently waiting for your response i’d love to know more from your side. Have a great day/ night, xoxo stay sweet. ❤️
I think as long as you have a titre de sejour throughout the 2 years of studies you should be fine whether youre in france or not, all you have to do is maintain your residency status/permit for those 2 continuous years.
So, does that mean that after 2 years in the country doing a Master or PHD program you can apply? Or after two years from the completion of your program that you can apply?
Hi Daniel, two years in the country; provided you have successfully completed/obtained the diploma of your Master's or PHD program.
@@BrianInFrance12 Brian, that's awesome! Appreciate the clarification. I'm thinking of getting a PHD in France, and wanted to make sure what the timeline was.
Félicitation 👍
Merci !
could you tell the name of the publication where the names of the successful naturalized citizens are published. thnx
The name of the publication is called Le Journal Officiel. There is a very helpful site which publishes the links each time there is a new liste des décrets de naturalisation:
www.easytrangers.com/t/liste-des-decrets-de-naturalisation-2021/6199
Hi man,I will be going with my gf in France for work in the dental industry(I'm a tehnical dentist and she is a medical dentist,also we want to remain there in the future.How hard you think it is after 5 years of work to get the french nationality ?
Interesting 5 , in all honesty, the hardest step is getting to France with an authorized-to-work resident permit which sounds like you and your gf already have (congrats!)
Once you’re here, your main goals should be to integrate into French society as much as possible over the next 5 years. During your French citizenship interview, they will look to see that you are able to clearly communicate in French (officially demonstrate a B1 level in French), have French circles (aka French friends) and that the focal point of your assets/livelihood is within France (French bank account, French sources of revenue, property ownership is a plus but by no means a must).
Other than that, be sure to stay on top of your taxes and get involved in a community group/club/organization of some sort or another and you and your girlfriend should have a clear path to French citizenship :)
Best of luck to you both in your new country! Feel free to drop me a message if ever you need more information about the process; would be more than happy to help
Hi Brian thanks for sharing your experience. One question, does any kind of post-secondary education count to have only 2 year resident before becoming a citizen??? Could we do study at some from of French community college??
Hi DanTe, thanks for your comment and question. Generally, it needs to be a bachelors or master’s degree program and you need to attain the degree. I hope this helps and best of luck to you.
@@BrianInFrance12 Does it go for both public and private universities? Like does it have to have some sort of special accreditation by the French Government?
Hi Brain, hope you are safe and healthy. very helpful video. I did a masters here in Paris. My masters was of 18 months (< 2 years). Does the minimum number of years required criteria come down to 2 years for me? However my diploma just says that its a masters degree nothing is mentioned regarding the duration of my masters.
Hi Ayush, I hope you are safe and healthy as well!
I am not sure if 18 months will work in your case. Did you do a 6 month end-of-studies internship?
I had to provide proof of my two years of studies in France with a certificat de scolarité for both years. If you have these then that should be enough to reduce the minimum years required criteria to 2 years.
I hope this helps and I wish you the best of success!
@@BrianInFrance12 a 6 month internship was included within the 18 months of program. However I had to pay the 'Contribution de vie étudiante et de campus (CVEC)' for 2 years. I am not sure if its sufficient enough. In case its not, the criteria for applying for french nationalité is residency for 5 years. Will my period of education (18 months) included in these 5 years?
Ayush Jain it could be sufficient enough but my honest opinion is that it is not worth the risk of a potential refusal. In your place, I would more than likely wait for the 5 year anniversary of my arrival in France and would aim to time it so that my dossier is ready for submission at that 5 year mark (the dossier compiling process takes several months so you could start on it around the 4 years and a half mark to start organising a plan of logistics). Please keep in mind that all documents must be issued/dated within the last three months leading up to the date of submission of your file.
If you have continually been residing in France since moving here for your masters then the 18 months definitely count towards your required 5 years of residency.
I hope this helps! It may be worth reaching out to a French Immigration lawyer as they would be able to provide you with expert, legal advice!
Is it DELF B1 or DELF B2 Diplôme required to obtain citizenship in France. What are the benefits of having DELF B1 Diplôme?
The minimum required for obtaining citizenship is indeed a B1 level (both the DELF and TCF are accepted tests by the French State) :
www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F11926
Benefits of of the DELF/DALF exams in general:
- They are officially recognized/issued by the French state
- The diploma and its certification is valid for life (whereas the TCF is only valid for two years)
- Beneficial in demonstrating your level to future employers (also, some master’s programs in France require non-francophone applicants to demonstrate an official C1 level - in which case the DALF C1 would work)
I hope this helps you!
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Hi Brian. Did you use a CDI contract to apply for French citizenship?
Hi Brother Steven Uche, yes, I had a CDI contract at the time of submitting my application.
I think the making of a french citizen is much more difficult than becoming AN American, my friend became American today after 6 years of legal resident.. But yes am in France, and am still waiting for my titre de sejour, hopefully 5 years later I will start this journey, I have subscribed, I believe you will be helpful someday
Thank you for your kind words and insight, Atagana! That could very well be the case, though I cannot say for sure. I also have the impression that the immigration process in France has become even more difficult over the past several years with all of the conflicts we have faced in the world (refugee crisis, COVID, War in Ukraine etc.).
I wish you the best of luck and appreciate you subscribing to the channel.
Hey Brian, I just saw your video and find it really inspiring. I have a question about which passports I should get for my baby regarding filing taxes in both countries ? I am an American citizen and my fiancé is a French citizen. I know it’s okay to have both passports but we were wondering if it wouldn’t cause a problem for his future growing up ?
Thanks
Hey Denzel, thank you for the kind feedback and great question. The only foreseeable "problem" I can think of is that your child will need to file his/her U.S. taxes no matter he/she lives in the future should you decide to apply for both citizenships for your child.
Aside from that point, I see possessing dual French U.S. citizenship/passports as a massive upside with very little downside. Best of luck to you and your growing family :)
@@BrianInFrance12 thank you very much for the information
Hello, could you give the link to the site where the names of people who are naturalized are posted? Thanks
Hi, definitely. Here you are:
www.easytrangers.com/t/liste-des-decrets-de-naturalisation-2020/6199
@@BrianInFrance12 Thank you!
My pleasure! I hope you find the name you are looking for in one of the recent publications 🤞🙂
Hi Brian, I read for you to get citizenship after 2 years of studies , you have to partake in a french government program. Please do you know the kind of programs? I have tried to get information on it but its not clear. I love your videos .
Hi Mercy A, this is news to me. To be honest, I am not sure which French government programs this might be referring to. Wish I could have been more helpful here.
Glad you like my videos and I appreciate your kind feedback.
@@BrianInFrance12 thank you so much . I appreciate your response .
So I wanted to ask to get french citizenship we have to be living in france for 5 years ? And what about PR ??
Also by the meaning of continuously residing, does that mean a person cannot go to home country for a visit of a month or two. Do we have to reside all months of 5 years in france ?
nope
Hi Christina, apologies for not seeing your comment sooner. Indeed, to qualify for applying for French citizenship as a foreign national, you have to have resided in France for a minimum of 5 years (the minimum of 5 years is reduced to 2 years under the condition of obtaining a higher education degree in France e.g., masters etc.).
You are able to leave France during this 5+ year period but never more than 6 months at a time. Keep in mind that you will need to prove that your center of interests are in France at the time of your French Citizenship interview so leaving France too frequently may be a red flag to the administration.
Here is an excellent government site link detailing the requirements:
www.immigration.interieur.gouv.fr/Integration-et-Acces-a-la-nationalite/La-nationalite-francaise/Les-conditions-et-modalites-de-l-acquisition-de-la-nationalite-francaise
As for Permanant Residence in France, this is generally systematically available to French residents having already successfully secured two consecutive temporary resident permits (carté de séjour temporaire). A permanant resident permit is valid 10 years in France, with a possibility to renew indefinitely. Here is a great link detailing this topic: www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F11201
Im finishing my bachelors degree in France next month. Ma carte de séjours étudiante va périmer en août donc faut que déjà je renouvelle au plus tard deux mois avant . Moi ce que je veux c’est de travailler mais sur la platform y’a pas la rubrique salarié pour le renouvellement. Il ya salarié qualifié, chercheur , salarié hautement qualifié etc . D’après ce que je vois c’est pour les gens qui ont fini un master et doctorat etc mais pas pour license.
Je crains de ne pas pourvoir renouveler ma carte de séjours . Avez-vous des conseils pour moi svp ? Merci
Bonjour, Shenika, merci pour votre commentaire et félicitations (avec un peu d'avance) ! Pour la suite, le mieux serait de trouver une entreprise pour essayer de décrocher un poste en CDI. Cela vous permettrait de faire une demande de changement de statut d'étudiante pour celui de travailleuse et de rester ainsi en situation régulière. Je vous souhaite le meilleur dans vos démarches ! Bonne chance à vous
Merci beaucoup pour votre conseil Brian
@brian i forgot to ask . Was there any organisation which helped you with « démarches » during your process of changing your student card to worker’s permit ? Or do you know of any ? That would be helpful. Thank you!
Please I need your help …. My dad is a French citizen but I am a Ghanaian citizen by birth … how do I get to apply for citizenship
Hi Jay-Pee, I appreciate your comment but I am afraid I am not very familiar with the rules and process for attaining French citizenship through a French parent.
I wish you all the best in your pursuit of French citizenship!
My dad is French but not on my birth certificate, born in Russia live in America and also a us citizen now. My father is willing to be in my life, I’m 25. How would I go about obtaining citizenship?
Hi Maybe I am, thank you for your comment and sharing. Unfortunately, this seems like a very complicated case. My honest advice would be to contact a French Immigration lawyer.
Otherwise, I feel I would be misguiding you in your quest for answers and a path to obtaining French citizenship. I wish you the best of luck.
@@BrianInFrance12 ahh I’m really hoping to not pay an expensive French immigration lawyer.
I would think there would be a guide on the French consulate site but there really isn’t, it assumes the father is on the birth certificate but of course here that’s not the case.
Hey Brian my mother is a French citizen and I was wondering if you have an idea on how to become a citizen by birthright I already have a job lined up for me over their. I just feel like no one has any information on how to obtain my citizenship
Thank you for your comment and very interesting case, Ceejy! Congratulations on lining up a job in France.
I am not an expert but would definitely like to help you find an answer.
I would submit a request to le service central d’état civil du Ministère des affaires étrangères to request your French birth certificate using this official link:
pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/dali/index2.html
Do you know if your mother declared your birth to the proper French authorities (i.e. a French consulate, embassy etc.)?
Once you have your French birth certificate in hand to prove your French citizenship, you will be able to then go through the process of obtaining a French passport and national ID card.
I hope this helps and wish you the best of luck!
Brian Proulx thanks for responding! My mother did not declare my birth to the proper french authorities. I currently have an appointment at the la Mari in families hometown in france and I’m currently getting my birth certificate transcribed by the French consulate.
Here’s what we do have, my mother has a French passport, french id, and she’s listed in a French family book. I have my American passport and birth certificate. Do I need any of my things translated or officially recognized before I step in that office? Or is what you’re suggesting align with our current strategy?
For my naturalization process, I was required to obtain an original American birth certificate from the county clerk’s office and then to submit it to the state department of NY for an apostille. Then, I had to have the birth certificate and accompanying apostille translated into French by un traducteur/rice assermenté(é) listed on the respective cour d’appel’s website of the region of your mother’s hometown. I had to select one from the list of the cours d’appel d’Aix-en-Provence responsable for the region of PACA (i.e. Région Sud). Here are the cours d’appel: www.cours-appel.justice.fr/accueil
I highly suggest you do the same; otherwise you run the potential risk of falling into this red tape later on. Give la mairie of your mother’s hometown a call to confirm my advice above.
Fingers crossed! 🤞
Hi Ceejy, I was wondering, have you found a solution to your situation? :)
So how long exactly did your citizenship road take ? From start to finish
6 years in total
@@BrianInFrance12 even as a student which is supposed to bring it down to 2 😅. Sounds good thanks man
if i have France birth certificate but i am not living in france can i take a france passport or no
mohamed omar thanks for the comment, Mohamed. I must preface this by saying that this is unofficial advice as I am not a lawyer. That said, the French state generally requires any person born in France to Non-French nationals to have lived at least 5 years in France from the ages of 11 to 18 and to be a be resident of France at the time of his or her 18th birthday. Fulfilling the above conditions qualifies said French-born person for French citizenship and, in most cases, a French passport. I hope this helps to answer your question!
Here is a useful link from the French government site, Service Public:
www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F295
How many people you saw rejected for citizenship ?
None. I can only vouch for my own personal experience going through the process
How long dose it take for ceremony to occur after naturallisation final assimilation interview?
In my case, I was naturalized 9 months after my interview at the prefecture. The official ceremony occurred 7 months after my date of naturalization
Brian Proulx my husband applied for nationality in november 2019 n got call for interview 25 august 2020... almost a year has gone. Do you have any idea when will he get that letter?
Brian Proulx do they ask for your personal informations like you cell phone informations?
I sincerely hope you and your husband receive the happy news regarding his accepted application for French citizenship :)
Unfortunately, no. Now that he has had his interview, all he can do is wait for the letter to come OR consult the latest listes des décrets de naturalisation in le JO (Best to start checking after at least 8 months from the date of his interview)
www.easytrangers.com/t/liste-des-decrets-de-naturalisation-2020/6199
Brian Proulx can’t he get the letter early??at prefecture they said he will get letter after 2 to 3 months because he applied after 10 years in france😕plz plz tell me am upset this time
Hi Brian, big congrats on your endeavour! You are truly inspirational, I hope to follow in your footsteps in a few years.
If I can ask please - when you say the residence time for citizenship application is reduced to 2 years, from the original 5 years, when you study for at least 2 years at a French higher education institution, does this mean 2 extra years IN ADDITION TO the 2 years of education, i.e. = 4 years in total? Or can you apply straight after finishing 2 years only of French higher education?
Also, were your studies in Marseille in French or English?
Thanks a lot, appreciate it! :-)
Hi Ross, I appreciate the kind words! I hope you succeed in your endeavor to become a French citizenship and wish you the best!
You are eligible and can apply straight after finishing two years of higher education in France (2 years total i.e. your time of residency as a student is included)
My studies in Marseille included 3 semesters of coursework, half of the courses were in French and the other half in English, followed by a six-month end-of-studies internship for the fourth/final semester.
I hope this helps!
Can i get citizenship after 3 years of undergraduate study or does that only count for master ?
Two years of undergraduate studies counts. I believe the degree needs to be obtained though before being able to apply for French citizenship. In my case, I did my last two years of undergrad in France and had to present both my French degree and proof of my four semesters of schooling in France for my dossier.
Hie Brian submitted and went did the interview, how long does it take to get the response ?
Hi Rose, that is great news! It took about 9 months, from the time I had my interview to the time I was granted French citizenship. It depends on a number of factors though so it could be quicker or it could take longer.
You can rest assured knowing that the hardest part is behind you now :)
@@BrianInFrance12 thanks well I got an email from Reze saying they received my application and have to wait for 6 months for their response that was in October till now haven’t got the response, after this does it come out good or bad ?
@@roselove9524 I would say "no news" is good news so I would not worry that it has been slightly longer than 6 months since your email from Reze.
You may even considering looking to see if you find your name in one of the most recent publications of the J.O. :
www.easytrangers.com/t/liste-des-decrets-de-naturalisation-2021/6199
I found my name in the journal officiel about a month before I received the letter in the mail so it could be worth a look!
@@BrianInFrance12 thank you , will look into it , so helpful and patient.
Hey Brian sorry to bother you , just want to find out after your interview at the prefecture did you also get have another interview at the police or after you got the letter from Reze to say have been granted did you also go to the police for you to apply for your ID and passport? After how does the process go ?
Could you say what they asked?
All the questions they asked during my interview originated from Le Livret du Citoyen which can be downloaded for free at this French government website link :)
www.immigration.interieur.gouv.fr/Accueil-et-accompagnement/La-nationalite-francaise/Le-livret-du-citoyen
Brian got in on his delicious-looking beauty and firm character, I know.
I am not sure I fully understand this comment but it gave me a good laugh and made me smile nonetheless so thank you :)
That's how you got citizenship.
@@daylinlott5723 I re-read the original comment and makes sense now. RUclips needs more users like you spreading those good vibes around in 2024 😉thanks for the good laugh and vibes
Brien: désolé pour mes erreurs grammaticales ici, mais ma phone ne tappe qu’ennAnglais…D’abord, felicitation à l’égard de votre poursuite d’être French…!!! Sa passion depuis sa jeunesse!! Formidable!!! Ma Grande-mere Française ( de la Normandie/100%) et grand-pere Ont été épouses en France 1927 ( donc grand-père est aussi Français) , et grande-mere a écrit le nom de mon père dans le Livret de Famille ( St-Romain de Colsbosc, la commune…arrière Grand-Père Français ayant été chargé de dés-embarquée les soldats American et Anglais a Le Havre…WWI. Et il a aussi fait partie de la résistance Français contre les Nazi’s WWII…Pont-Audemer….et Manneville-Sur-Risle…ou, des quelque temps, il y’a un monument concernant La Résistance ) …selon ça, autant que je comprenne, donne à mon père le status d’être Français légal, depuis sa naissance en 1933 en Amérique…. Après ayant été épousé en France, mon grand-Père n’a jamais re-enregistre dans L’armée Américaine…. Qu’est-ce dois-je faire pour devenir citoyen Français ? ( j’’avais beaucoup rapport à l’époque avec les cousins Français de mon père, mais nous ne parlons plus a cause de l’âge d’eux….ils sont incapacité à cause de l’âge, malheureusement). Suis-je déjà Français? Mon père a été né en Amérique, mais je suis certain, à cause de ma grande-mere étant %100 Français ( et Grand-Père 100% aussi a cause de leur marriage en France), que mon père est Français par droit de décent? Thank you Brien… I’ve got a good deal of French in my genes/racines, but trapped in American body!! SOS 🙏
Bonjour Guillaume, merci pour ton commentaire ainsi que pour tes gentils mots.
Il me semble qu’il faudra démontrer au gouvernement français que ton père était français au moment de ta naissance afin d’être accordé la nationalité française. Quoi qu’il en soit, l’on peut être français de cœur sans avoir la nationalité française ;) Je te souhaite bonne chance pour ta situation et te remercie d’avoir partagé ton histoire !
FFL guarantees citizenship
SuperElite27000000 serving in the French Foreign legion does not guarantee citizenship but it definitely provides a clear path to it (a legionnaire may apply for French citizenship after 3 years of service)
I have a lot of respect and admiration for the FFL!
How did you learn french? because of your girlfriend and you talking or some other factor?
I started taking French in middle school and developed a passion for it in high school. I went on to minor in French at the university level. My French certainly took off upon moving to France to study and eventually dating my French girlfriend.
There is no right way to learn a language; my best piece of advice would be to immerse yourself in said language as much as possible! :)
J'aime Francaise, je veux être citoyen de la Republican Francaise et je sais je vais devenir citoyen de la Francaise par grace de DIEU.. 🙏
Merci pour votre message ! Je vous souhaite beaucoup de succès dans votre démarche pour devenir citoyen français. Avec de la détermination et de la foi, je suis sûr que vous atteindrez votre objectif. Bon courage !