Declaration of French nationality of the brother or sister of a French national

Birth in France

Your brother or your sister must be born in France of foreigner parents.

Acquisition of French nationality

Your brother or your sister duty to have acquired French nationality in one of 3 ways:

• By majority, by reason of his habitual residence in France on that date and for a continuous or discontinuous period of at least 5 years since he was 11 years old
• Or from the age of 16, by reason of his habitual residence in France at the time of his declaration of nationality and during a continuous or discontinuous period of at least 5 years since the age of 11
• Or from the age of 13 years, at the request of his parents, by reason of his habitual residence in France for a continuous or discontinuous period of at least 5 years from the age of 8 years

Age

You must to be of age (18 years or older).

Residence in France

You must reside in France since age 6 years in a manner that usual and regular (you must have a valid residence permit).

In addition, you must not have been expulsion order or a prohibition of French territory still in force.

Schooling

You must have completed compulsory schooling in France in a establishment subject to State control.

No criminal conviction

You should not be in any of the following situations:

• To have been sentenced in France to a sentence of at least 6 months' imprisonment without suspension
• Having been convicted of a criminal offense crime or a offense constituting an infringement of the fundamental interests of the Nation
• Having been convicted of a criminal offense act of terrorism

However, you are not concerned in case of rehabilitation or erasure of the conviction of Bulletin No. 2 of your criminal record.

Documents to be provided

Prepare the following documents to build your case:

1. Form, photo, stamp, identity, home

• Form cerfa no. 15561 in 2 copies
  You have to fill it out, date it and sign it.
• 2 recent ID photos
  You must paste the photos on the 2 copies of the form.
• Electronic tax stamp of €55 (except in the case of an application made abroad)
• Copy of ID
• If you are a national of a non-EU country European (EU) and that you went into the Schengen area from a state not included in this space for a period of less than 3 months during the 5 years preceding the filing of your application, provide your travel document and those of your minor children who could become French by their majority

2. Civil status

• Your original birth certificate
  The birth certificate issued in France must be less than 3 months old.
  The birth certificate must be issued by the registrar of the place where the birth certificate is kept.
  The birth certificate must indicate the surname, first name, date and place of birth of your parents.
  If any of this information is missing, the instructor service may ask you for the birth certificates of your parents.
  In case of impossibility to provide your birth certificate or in case of presentation of a multilingual extract, other documents will be requested.
• Documents with the date, place of birth and marriage of your parents if they are married.
• If you are married, your marriage certificate
• If you have a CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, the registration receipt issued by the court, mayor or notary
• In the case of previous marriages, marriage certificates and any documents justifying their dissolution.
  For example, copy of divorce judgment, death certificate.
• In case of previous CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS, proof of registration of the CIVIL PARTNERSHIP(s)

3. If you have children

• Birth certificates of your minor children
  A birth certificate issued in France must be less than 3 months old.

For your minor children foreigners can become French at the same time as you:

• Civil status documents or court decisions establishing the parentage children with you
• Documents proving their habitual residence with you, or their alternate residence with you in the event of separation or divorce
  For example, proof of attendance at nursery, school certificate of the current year

4. Family connection with your French brother or sister

• Birth certificate of your brother or sister with parentage (surname, first name, date and place of birth of his parents) issued by the municipality holding the document
• If you were born to the same parents, a copy of their family record book
• If you have only one common parent, a full copy of that parent’s birth certificate

5. French nationality of your brother or sister

You must provide proof that your brother or sister has acquired French nationality by providing:

• a certificate of French nationality,
• or a full copy of his birth certificate mentioning his French nationality,
• or a copy of his registered declaration of French nationality.

6. Education in France in an establishment that has signed an agreement with the State

You must provide school certificates covering, without any interruption, the period of compulsory schooling (from September of the year of 6 to the anniversary date of 16).

7. Residence in France on the day of declaration of French nationality

• Copy of your residence permit, or if you are European, a copy of your valid passport
• Any recent document in your name with your current address
  For example, recent electricity, water, or landline bills, last rent receipt

8. Habitual residence in France after the age of 16

• Documents proving the continuity of your regular and habitual residence in France since the age of 16.
  You can provide different documents to cover this period.
  For example, certificates of payment of benefits by the Caf: titleContent, career or individual status records, apprenticeship contracts, probationary certificates, work certificates, Pôle emploi registration certificates

• If you are taken care of by your CIVIL PARTNERSHIP or partner, proof of his/her income
• If you are married, a copy of your spouse's residence permit or, if he/she is European, any document proving his/her residence in France
• If you have minor children, documents proving their residence in France

9. foreigner criminal record

You must provide a foreigner criminal record extract or equivalent document issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority.

This document must be provided for any country in which you have resided for more than 6 months in the last 10 years.

If you cannot provide these documents, you must provide a criminal record extract from the country of nationality.

Francization of surname and/or first name

To facilitate your integration, you can request francization of your surname and/or first names when you apply for acquisition of French nationality.

Guidelines for documents to be provided

Civil status record

One civil status document must be supplied in full and in original in the language of the country of origin.

A French civil status certificate must have been issued less than 3 months ago.

Copy or original of a document

You can provide copies of the requested documents except for civil status records.

A copy of a foreigner act shall be accompanied, if necessary, by a copy of the decision in implementation of which it has been drawn up, rectified or amended.

You will, however, be required to present the originals of the documents when you are called for an interview.

Translation

You must attach a translation of each document written in a foreign language.

You must provide the original translation.

The translation must be done by a translator on the list of experts approved by the courts of appeal.

However, translation is not required for a multilingual birth certificate extract one of whose languages is French.

In addition, to avoid having to translate some documents issued by a the European Union, one multilingual form can be attached.

See the e-justice site for more information.

Legalization or Apostille

Certain documents established abroad must be legalized or apostilles to be accepted in France.

Inquire at the embassy or consulate of the country concerned.

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