No one may acquire French nationality or be reinstated in this nationality if they have been convicted of crimes or offences constituting an attack on the fundamental interests of the Nation or an act of terrorism, or, whatever the offence in question, if they have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment equal to or greater than six months, without a suspended sentence.
The same applies to anyone who has been the subject of either a deportation order that has not been expressly revoked or rescinded, or a ban from French territory that has not been fully enforced.
The same applies to anyone whose residence in France is irregular under the laws and conventions relating to the residence of foreign nationals in France.
The provisions of this article do not apply to a minor child who may acquire French nationality pursuant to articles 21-7, 21-11, 21-12 and 22-1, nor to a convicted offender who has benefited from an automatic pardon or a judicial pardon in accordance with the provisions of article 133-12 of the Criminal Code, or whose conviction has been excluded from bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record, in accordance with the provisions of articles 775-1 and 775-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.