I am a quarter french on my mother's side and actually have a completed family tree, proving my heritage back to St. Malo. I plan on moving to the EU in the next few years and figured that gaining my citizenship with an EU country will help this goal.
I do not speak very much french (but want to learn), will this hold me back from gaining citizenship?
2006-07-28 02:00:52 · 8 answers · asked by whuggie 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
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2006-07-28 02:10:08 · answer #1 · answered by k.t.400 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though it's cool you can trace a family history back that far, you're going to have to go through the same process everyone else does to gain citizenship in another country. :\ Check the French laws, or speak with someone else who has done the same thing and get their advice.
Good luck.
2006-07-28 02:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by Robin J. Sky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I don't think so. You would have to marry a French citizen. You belong to the country you were born in for the most part. Unless your parents were traveling abroad when you were born, and are French citizens.
2006-07-28 02:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by Evilest_Wendy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are French if one of your parents is French. If your Mom or Dad were born in France of at least one French citizen, you may be eligible.
2006-07-28 03:05:47 · answer #4 · answered by mouthbreather77 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless your parents are French and were born in France then your out of luck sorry.
2006-07-28 02:05:38 · answer #5 · answered by Skeeter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you also prove that should you be accepted to live in France that you would have no qualms, should France be attacked, in asking other nations to repel the aggressors while you more or less sat at home enjoying the foi gras and Camembert?
2006-07-28 02:05:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think all you need is a wooden dowel and a white flag to become a citizen........sorry could not help it. Good luck. I have been to France several times and have really enjoyed it.
2006-07-28 02:04:19 · answer #7 · answered by Teufel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maby, but i'm really not shure ... u can if u were born there ... :)))
2006-07-28 02:04:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm sure you can't.
2006-07-28 02:05:31 · answer #9 · answered by ace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋