How to acquire French Citizenship
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Last week, I went to Tribunal de Nice to file my application for french citizenship.
I was with husband Michel, we passed it thru a Guichet(counter) and the man checked all documents;
1. 2 Birth Certificates (in Malacanang Phils, red ribbon and translated to french language).
2. Casier Judiciare (NBI) (in Malacanang Phils, red ribbon and also translated to french language).
3.Our Marriage Contract requested from Nantes(French National Statistic Office)
4.My husband's updated Birth Certificate, card national identity
5.Livret de Famille.
6.My passport copy and carte resident.
7.Our proof of address (electric bill under both names)
8.Attestation sur L'honneur that we are still married together(no pending divorce).
and the man told my husband, Monsieur, you are not french. You were born in Monaco and you are not french.Do you have a proof that you were born in France?
Dear,I smell trouble!!!!
Husband said: Are my passport and carte identity national not enough?
-No.
Michel digged more papers and later showed a court order that he was born in Monaco by his French mother signed and attested by two neighbors in Beausoleil, France.
-Voila, (the man said), without this court order, your wife cannot be french if you, the husband is NOT french.
Ganun?
-As your documents are complete,you will be both have a convocation (interview) within two to six months from now.
Thats it, it took ten minutes at the most to file it.
We saved our neck with that court order that Michel is French, whew!
I will keep an update whats next.
I think I will pass the interviews, even not in its best grammar...
Wish me luck.
I was with husband Michel, we passed it thru a Guichet(counter) and the man checked all documents;
1. 2 Birth Certificates (in Malacanang Phils, red ribbon and translated to french language).
2. Casier Judiciare (NBI) (in Malacanang Phils, red ribbon and also translated to french language).
3.Our Marriage Contract requested from Nantes(French National Statistic Office)
4.My husband's updated Birth Certificate, card national identity
5.Livret de Famille.
6.My passport copy and carte resident.
7.Our proof of address (electric bill under both names)
8.Attestation sur L'honneur that we are still married together(no pending divorce).
and the man told my husband, Monsieur, you are not french. You were born in Monaco and you are not french.Do you have a proof that you were born in France?
Dear,I smell trouble!!!!
Husband said: Are my passport and carte identity national not enough?
-No.
Michel digged more papers and later showed a court order that he was born in Monaco by his French mother signed and attested by two neighbors in Beausoleil, France.
-Voila, (the man said), without this court order, your wife cannot be french if you, the husband is NOT french.
Ganun?
-As your documents are complete,you will be both have a convocation (interview) within two to six months from now.
Thats it, it took ten minutes at the most to file it.
We saved our neck with that court order that Michel is French, whew!
I will keep an update whats next.
I think I will pass the interviews, even not in its best grammar...
Wish me luck.
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well, good luck Miss France..:-)
natawa ako sa second comment...MOVE ON hija.. tagal na no'n!
Inday panget siya siguro, kaya asar talo, hehe.
di ko e delete comment niya.
At the moment,I need heat in my blog,kasi super lamig sa France.
di ko e delete comment niya.
At the moment,I need heat in my blog,kasi super lamig sa France.
haha how come i dont know she is my gf??? also i would never go out with a liar and with a dirty mouth.
quelle horror!
quelle horror!
kikki of Francesca , Hi!
You made a NICE blog about me, despite it has no originality,
well, people would buy your blog...
what does it prove?
nya nya nya hahahhaa!
You made a NICE blog about me, despite it has no originality,
well, people would buy your blog...
what does it prove?
nya nya nya hahahhaa!
Ang lakas pala ng tama sa utak ng detractor mo te Amy! Imagine she created a whole blog just to disgrace u, kinakarir lolz!!, grabe rin ang imagination nya ha nka opuim ata :p
naka opium nga siya.
tinaon na ang topic eh, french citizenship ni Francesca.
Haayy, Ang inggit nga namannn,
nababaliw na ang iba dyan,
Hooy, Sisa, GISING!
tinaon na ang topic eh, french citizenship ni Francesca.
Haayy, Ang inggit nga namannn,
nababaliw na ang iba dyan,
Hooy, Sisa, GISING!
the spit of the toads do not even reach the stars,,,
ibang level na pla ngaun ang mga nkakatakas ng mental.. hahaha marunong narin sila mag INTERNET at BLOG.. nku baka hinahanap kana ng doctor mo.. nakalimutan mo ata uminom ng gamot bago ka tumakas.. tingnan mo epekto.. HIGH na HIGH ka as in BALIW NA BALIW hahaha....
Moderator cap is on,
babies are back and my regular readers are upset to read baby talks,
For the sake of peace, dadaan muna sa desk ko for approval bago ma post and comments nyo,
bow,
babies are back and my regular readers are upset to read baby talks,
For the sake of peace, dadaan muna sa desk ko for approval bago ma post and comments nyo,
bow,
Best of luck Ate Amy...
ay ang daya, i filed mine last september and the lady told me that they have 10 months late in paper processing, so my file won't be opened until 10 months.. what do they have here in dijon? ni wala ngang gaanong foreigners yata dito, ano ba yan. i bet mauuna ka pa sa kin.
wishing you good luck for the big day!
Wow! Nice and good blog. Its not everytime that a Pinay gets French citizenship. Good luck and best wishes.
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i know a french guy married to a malaysian who had a lot of trouble getting french citizenship for his children who were born in malaysia. he had to show his birth certificate, his parents' birth certificate, all sorts of other documents from the mayor of his hometown, etc. etc.
how long does the processing/waiting time normally take?
how long does the processing/waiting time normally take?
sleep,it depends on where he filed.
There are cityhalls that are loaded of application and some that are not.
hope in two months, i will have ;y convocation.
There are cityhalls that are loaded of application and some that are not.
hope in two months, i will have ;y convocation.
And march 24, 3months and 18 days after I filed i got my convocation with the judge. Got o review my french language. CIAO!
Hey Francesca
Did you guys have to prove that you were living under the same roof for 3 years? Am American and my wife is french, but because of the nature of my work we will be away from each other for nearly 2 years(apart from visiting each other), do you know if it affects my future application for a french nationality? we got married jan this year...thanks
Did you guys have to prove that you were living under the same roof for 3 years? Am American and my wife is french, but because of the nature of my work we will be away from each other for nearly 2 years(apart from visiting each other), do you know if it affects my future application for a french nationality? we got married jan this year...thanks
The requirements needs four years of marriage without seperation.And there is an attestation d'honnuer (a dossier called certification of honor) that both will sign that they live together.
If you both are not together because of the Nature of Work, they add one year more before they accept your application. I read it in the rules on applying.
It is not your fault if you work like that, the authorities will look into the situation.Just to be honest to them and they also ask you your work anyway.
All they need to know is that the marriage is genuine, and you dont use your wife's status for fraudulent reasons.
All the best
If you both are not together because of the Nature of Work, they add one year more before they accept your application. I read it in the rules on applying.
It is not your fault if you work like that, the authorities will look into the situation.Just to be honest to them and they also ask you your work anyway.
All they need to know is that the marriage is genuine, and you dont use your wife's status for fraudulent reasons.
All the best