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kels_et_sam   1

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French Citizenship question (admins, feel free to move this to a more appropriate thread if necessary):



I (the American citizen) have been married to my husband (the French citizen) since January 5, 2013. We have been living in Boston, MA the entire time. At first I thought I could apply for French citizenship after 5 years of marriage, but my husband was at the French consulate yesterday, and they told him 4 years of marriage.



Has anyone on this site gone through the process of French citizenship through marriage? The 'lovely' French bureaucratic system is confusing the heck out of me, and I would love to be able to find a site like this to help me through the process. Especially where I need to give proof of my level of French, which I currently have no written documents proving that level. I know I will need to take one of the exams, so I just want to make sure I am taking the right one, at the right time, etc.



Any advice would be greatly appreciated!


BigDaddy28 Proficient

BigDaddy28   228

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Hi:

You are right about how bureaucratic the French government. First I want you to know that obtaining French citizenship is not as fast as the US citizenship.

I myself was looking in to it, and this summer I'm going to send my file. But my case is totally different than yours. My ancestor is actually and I think according to French laws the citizenship passes to the kid as long as you have a french parent. So if I prove my relationship to my ancestor I think I should be good.

However the website you are looking for is this:

http://www.jetaide.com/forum-droit-immigration-nationalite-francaise-467/

It's not as easy as this website but I think thats a place you can start at.

Good luck.

TBoneTX Grand Master

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Thread is moved from the Embassy/Consulate forum to the Off Topic forum.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

theresaL Community Regular

theresaL   408

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I am so glad someone posted on this topic. I am marrying a French man in 5 weeks (yipee) but we intend to stay in the US for a few years then move back to France, so I have been searching for information on how I can obtain French nationality. He is also going to obtain US citizenship so we will both be dual citizens. Thank you for the link to the website with the info.

 

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