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
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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