With France planning to bring in new, stricter language requirements for certain multi-year residency cards and citizenship applications, what will happen to those who cannot pass the language tests?

NEWS ANALYSIS. Every year, just over 30,000 children born in France to foreign-born parents become French citizens when they turn 18. This legal principle has long been contested on the right.

You can also provide military documents or a certificate of French nationality. You must also provide all documents demonstrating, in accordance with the law or the treaty governing the ...

The phrase itself literally translates as 'soil right' - as opposed to droit du sang or 'blood right', which is the right of citizenship to children born to French parents. It's often expressed in ...

She has been stateless for all her life and is now studying law in Paris, hoping one day she will obtain a French nationality. ‘When I am here [in France], I feel at home. But French people see me as ...

EDITORIAL. French lawmakers passed a bill that would restrict birthright citizenship in the overseas territory. Prime Minister François Bayrou called for 'broader public debate' on what it means to be ...