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Article 21-13-1 of the French Civil Code

People aged at least sixty-five who have been lawfully and habitually resident in France for at least twenty-five years and who are the direct ascendants of a French national may claim French nationality by making a declaration pursuant to Articles 26 to 26-5. The conditions set out in the first paragraph of this article are assessed on the date on which the declaration referred to in the same first paragraph…

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Article 21-13-2 of the French Civil Code

French nationality may be claimed at the age of majority, by declaration made to the administrative authority pursuant to articles 26 to 26-5, persons who have been habitually resident on French territory since the age of six, if they have received their compulsory education in France in educational establishments subject to State control, if they have a brother or sister who has acquired French nationality pursuant to articles 21-7 ou…

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Article 21-14 of the French Civil Code

Persons who have lost French nationality pursuant to article 23-6 or who has been refused a claim under Article 30-3 may claim French nationality by declaration made in accordance with Articles 26 et seq. They must either have maintained or acquired clear cultural, professional, economic or family ties with France, or have actually performed military services in a French army unit or fought in the French or allied armies in…

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Article 21-14-1 of the French Civil Code

French nationality is conferred by decree, on a proposal from the Minister of Defence, on any foreigner serving in the French armed forces who has been wounded on a mission during or on the occasion of an operational engagement and who applies for it. In the event of the death of the person concerned, under the conditions set out in the first paragraph, the same procedure is open to their…

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Article 21-15 of the French Civil Code

Except in the case provided for in article 21-14-1, the acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authority results from naturalisation granted by decree at the request of the foreigner.

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Article 21-17 of the French Civil Code

Subject to the exceptions provided for in Articles 21-18, 21-19 and 21-20, naturalisation may only be granted to a foreigner who can prove habitual residence in France for the five years preceding the submission of the application.

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Article 21-18 of the French Civil Code

The probationary period referred to in article 21-17 is reduced to two years: 1° For foreign nationals who have successfully completed two years of higher education with a view to acquiring a diploma issued by a French university or higher education establishment; 2° For those who have rendered or may render by their abilities and talents significant services to France; 3° For foreign nationals who present an exceptional path to…

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Article 21-19 of the French Civil Code

May be naturalised without a probationary period condition: 1° (Paragraph repealed); 2° (Paragraph repealed); 3° (Paragraph repealed); 4°A foreigner who has actually performed military services in a unit of the French army or who, in wartime, has contracted a voluntary enlistment in the French or allied armies; 5° (Paragraph repealed); 6° Foreign nationals who have rendered exceptional services to France or whose naturalisation is of exceptional interest to France. In…

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Article 21-20 of the French Civil Code

A person belonging to the French cultural and linguistic entity may be naturalised without having to satisfy a qualifying period, if they are a national of a territory or State whose official language or one of whose official languages is French, or if French is their mother tongue, or if they can prove that they have attended a school teaching in French for at least five years. .

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