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
- Your French nationality is recorded as a marginal mention of your birth certificate
If you were born in France
Your French nationality is on your birth certificate (in marginal mention)
Is your French nationality recorded as a marginal mention of your birth certificate? You can provide a birth certificate of less than 3 months to prove your French nationality.
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