Identity card / Passport: how to prove your French nationality?
Verified 02 mars 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Your situation
- You don't have an ID card or a recent passport
- You were born in France
- At least one of your parents was born in France
If you were born in France
At least one of your parents was born in France
Were you born in France and at least one of your parents? You can provide a birth certificate of less than 3 months to prove your French nationality.
Application for birth certificate: full copy or extract (birth in France) - Free service