A child who has been the subject of a simple adoption by a person of French nationality may, until the age of majority, declare, under the conditions set out in the articles 26 et seq, that he or she claims French nationality, provided that at the time of his or her declaration he or she resides in France.
However, the residence requirement is waived where the child has been adopted by a person of French nationality who does not have his or her habitual residence in France.
Can, under the same conditions, claim French nationality:
1° A child who, for at least three years, has been taken in by court order and brought up by a person of French nationality or has been entrusted to the child welfare service;
2° A child taken in in France and brought up under conditions that have enabled him or her to receive, for at least five years, a French education, either by a public body or by a private body presenting the characteristics determined by a decree of the Conseil d’Etat.