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France · citizenship by descent

France — Nationality by Descent (Scoped)

for France

French nationality by descent under Civil Code article 18; the claimed line must remain provable and is subject to Civil Code article 30-3 overseas-possession limits.

Eligibility

Find out in a few questions — before you pay anything.

Pick France, answer questions about your line, and get an honest read. Free, no account, no card.

What this programme is

French nationality by descent under Civil Code article 18; the claimed line must remain provable and is subject to Civil Code article 30-3 overseas-possession limits.

Most people find out the real problem isn’t the bloodline.

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Where are your ancestors from?Step 1 of 6
France
Citizenship by descent
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Documents

This is a real vault. Built from your line, not a template.

Every France case gets a document list built from that family's actual line. A marriage certificate appears only where a name actually changes; a death certificate only where the programme asks for one.

Documents · live
France · one per personScales to your line
Justificatif de domicile
You
Required
Formulaire cerfa n°16237
You
Required
Applicant's possession d'état de Français
You
Conditional
Court decision declaring the parent French
Your parent
Conditional
Grandparents' French birth records
Your grandparent
Conditional
Retention of French nationality on territorial independence
Your parent
Conditional
French parent's birth record
Your parent
Required
Your French parent's marriage certificate
Your parent
Conditional
Birth records of all ascendants to the first French ascendant
One for every person on your line
Conditional
First French ascendant's status evidence
Your great-grandparent
Conditional
Decree or declaration of acquisition of French nationality
Your great-grandparent
Conditional
Applicant birth record (copie intégrale)
You
Required
Official identity document
You
Required
Recent colour identity photograph
You
Required
Parent's possession d'état de Français
Your parent
Conditional

Built from your line, not a template

If your case doesn’t need it, you never see it. One of these records is needed for every person on your line, so your own total depends on how far back your line goes — we work it out once we know.

Ordered once, shared across the family

Your anchor ancestor’s records serve every relative applying on the same line. Family members see status. They never see the document.

Cost

What it actually costs, including the parts that aren't ours.

Our fee is $100 a person. Everything else goes to a government or a records office, at cost, never marked up.

Heritage Passport

$100 per person, one time. Whole dollars, no subscription.

Heritage Passport · per person$100

We do not publish a government fee for France yet. Rather than estimate one, we leave it out — you will see the real figure before anything is ordered.

Life in France

Some people want the passport. Some want the country.

If you're thinking about actually going, our sister platform covers what it costs to live in France, how residency works, and what the tax picture looks like.

Citizenship first, or country first

A France passport doesn’t require you to move. But if moving is the point, it’s worth knowing the numbers before you start a long paperwork process.

Same family, different destinations

Families frequently qualify for more than one country. The free check shows every path, so you can choose on the merits rather than on the one you happened to think of.

Programme facts on this page render from verified programme knowledge. Nothing here is estimated or invented.