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The European Commission can maintain visa waiver for US citizens, even without full reciprocity
According to the European Treaties, Member States have delegated to the EU institutions the power to enact regulations on the short stay of third-country nationals inside the EU. This area of work includes the European common policy on short-stay visas, controls at external borders, and also the conditions under which foreign nationals from a defined…
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How to apply for a certificate of French nationality (CNF)
En français : Comment demander un certificat de nationalité française Despite appearances, a French passport or a French national identity card do not prove the French nationality of their holder, because the authority that issued them is not empowered to rule on the French nationality of individuals. However, this proof may be necessary in some…
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Comment demander un certificat de nationalité française (CNF)
In english : How to apply for a certificate of French nationality Malgré les apparences, un passeport français ou une carte nationale d’identité ne prouvent pas la nationalité française de leur porteur, car l’administration qui les a émis n’est pas abilitée à statuer sur la nationalité française des individus. Or cette preuve peut s’avérer nécessaire…
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Applicants for a French residence permit who have sent in their application via « demarches-simplifiees » are entitled to a « récépissé »
The French ministry of internal affairs is currently in the process of digitizing all administrative procedures related to immigration issues for foreigners living in France : applications for residence permits, validation of long-stay visas, applications for French naturalization, change of address, etc. And all this via a single platform called administration numérique des étrangers en…
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The children of the owner of a certificate of French nationality (CNF) cannot use his certificate to prove their own French nationality
(version française ci-dessous) In a recent judgment dated November 9, 2022, the 1st civil chamber of French supreme civil court, the Cour de cassation, rigorously confirmed the established principle that a certificate of French nationality (CNF) can only benefit its holder. To understand the significance of this principle, it is necessary to explain the differences…
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According to the Conseil d’Etat, the applicant for a French long-stay visa « visiteur » has to prove that he needs to settle permanently in France
Any non-French national living abroad can apply for a French long-stay visa bearing the mention « visiteur » provided he complies with certain conditions : This category of visas entails a huge variety of situations, from a couple of pensioners to young freelance workers wishing to do remote working in France, foreign priests who, legally, do not…
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Loss of French nationality: the notion of « ascendant » under article 30-3 of the French civil code includes grandparents
In a recent judgment dated May 17, 2023, the French highest civil Court, the Cour de cassation, clarified the scope of article 30-3 of the French Civil Code. Under the terms of this complex law, any person who is French by descent is deemed to have lost French nationality after a period of 50 years,…