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Duration: Response no later than 18 months after receipt, or 12 months after at least 10 years of residence; extension of 3 months is possible
Cost: Tax stamp 255 € (127,50 € in French Guiana); tests, translations and legalizations in addition
Possible online
Who this guide is for
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- Major foreigners considering naturalization by decree
- Residents who must verify the five-year period or a legal exception
- Candidates preparing the B2 level, the civic examination and their administrative records
To be prepared in advance
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- Valid residence permit, unless not required
- Civil status, residence, resources, employment and taxation documents
- Accepted justification for a level of French B2
- Certification of civic exam success
- Foreign court case when requested according to your path
- Tax stamp of 255 € at the stage indicated by the official procedure
Step-by-step procedure
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- 1Check the conditions. The general length of residence is five years, but some cases benefit from a lack of minimum duration or a reduction to two years. Marriage with a Frenchman is a separate procedure by declaration.
- 2Check the centre of your interests in France, the regularity of the stay, the professional integration, the resources and the absence of incompatible convictions.
- 3Justify an oral and written French B2 and pass the civic exam. For naturalisation by decree, the formal examination adds to the interview in prefecture.
- 4Gather the pieces indicated by the personalized list of the teleservice. The deposit is normally made online; the mail is reserved for the situations foreseen or for a justified impossibility of using the service.
- 5Set the €255 tax stamp (€127.50 in French Guiana). No private intermediary can guarantee a favourable decision.
- 6Follow your space, respond to additional requests and report any change of address, family or professional status.
- 7Present yourself to the interview with the originals. The administration controls the assimilation, consistency of the file and adherence to the principles of the Republic.
- 8The maximum period is from receipt: 18 months, or 12 months if you justify at least ten years of habitual residence; a reasoned extension of three months is possible only once.
Common mistakes
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- Naturalization by decree and declaration of nationality by marriage
- Prepare a B1 level instead of the current B2 level
- To believe that the interview replaces the formal civic examination
- Use the old amount of 55 € instead of 255 €
- Paying an intermediary that promises a guaranteed result
- Do not update the file after a change of job, family or address
Official sources
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Important remark
Naturalization remains an individual administrative decision. Duration exceptions, parts, exemptions, and the method of filing depend on the situation; use the custom list of the official teleservice.
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