When you first get your nationality, you have to apply to the foreigners' register in Nantes to get a "French birth record" (which is what you use ever after when you need a "birth certificate" in France). This record is just like the French birth records in the mairies - including tracking of your marriage, divorce and death.2 years????? After? How would they know? Is there a follow up after 2 years?
When you first get your nationality, you have to apply to the foreigners' register in Nantes to get a "French birth record" (which is what you use ever after when you need a "birth certificate" in France). This record is just like the French birth records in the mairies - including tracking of your marriage, divorce and death.
If you divorce within the two year period of time, it has to be recorded on your French birth record and so they will know.
Cheers,
Bev
Are you taking French citizenship based on marriage? If not, then no, there isn't anything your husband - or ex-husband - can do about it all.We do not live in the U.S. and don't plan on it anytime. I would be surprised if France had knowledge of our divorce in the U.S. What do you think?
Did you marry him with the sole (or primary) intention of getting and EU citizenship à la Gérard Depardieu in the movie "Green Card"?Yes, I am aquiring it via marriage to my French husband. Without going into too much detail, I question the longevity of the relationship. As of April 26th, we can start the process. I was wondering if during that year's time, something were to happen, could he stop the process...
Thanks Jacques... me too.. but I am exhausted trying...Good luck, I wish you that you can save your marriage
jacques.
It's 4 years of marriage if you live in France and 5 years if living abroad. As of the 26th, I qualify for 5 years. I realize it won't be easy and they can deny me if they want. I can at least try. The DELF exam is what scares me. Ugh.When I first contacted the authorities to ask about getting French citizenship through marriage, they told me I didn't meet the residency requirement yet. I met the marriage requirement but since we got married one year before we moved to France, I had to wait a year to apply. That's what I'm confused about in your post - I don't see how you can get French nationality through marriage while not living in France. For us, I had to be here in France for four years before applying (or maybe 5 - I can't remember). And that's something they have very good records of. I think there's some way you can do it by showing that your husband is registered at the French embassy in the US but he would have to help you for that I think.
I would just be aware that since Sarkozy came into power, the rules for French nationality have gotten stricter. I have a friend who qualified after one year of marriage, and I needed four. It used to be that having children shortened the requirement, but not true any longer. And now you have to prove you have a good level of French by passing a DELF exam, which wasn't true in 2011.
It's still doable, but I think it would be difficult without your husband's consent. My husband had to appear with me in person just for me to get the carte de résidant. And if he were at any time to tell the French authorities that you were divorced or getting divorced, that would stop the whole process.
They probably won't deny you. It's the issue of if you divorce right away or if you are in the process of divorcing and your DH tells them that. So, don't do that.It's 4 years of marriage if you live in France and 5 years if living abroad. As of the 26th, I qualify for 5 years. I realize it won't be easy and they can deny me if they want. I can at least try. The DELF exam is what scares me. Ugh.
After 5 years of marriage, the tricky part of taking nationality from outside of France is "proving" that you are integrated into the French community wherever you are living. Hubby having been registered with the Consulate for the five years may be a big part of that. Then, you need to show French friends, French interests and/or groups, frequent visits to France - stuff like that. All much easier to show when you're living in France.It's 4 years of marriage if you live in France and 5 years if living abroad. As of the 26th, I qualify for 5 years. I realize it won't be easy and they can deny me if they want. I can at least try. The DELF exam is what scares me. Ugh.
That won't be a problem. I can do the Claude Francois dance and if you think I am kidding, I am notAfter 5 years of marriage, the tricky part of taking nationality from outside of France is "proving" that you are integrated into the French community wherever you are living. Hubby having been registered with the Consulate for the five years may be a big part of that. Then, you need to show French friends, French interests and/or groups, frequent visits to France - stuff like that. All much easier to show when you're living in France.
Cheers,
Bev