There is no special procedure to facilitate access to French nationality for British citizens. Depending on their circumstances, an individual may use the citizenship by decree procedure (of the French Civil Code, Arts 21–15 et seq) or nationality declarations in their capacity as spouse, ascendant, brother or sister of a French citizen (French Civil Code, Arts 21-2, 21-13-1 and 21-13-2).
Civil status documents to be presented
The originals of civil status documents and their translation by a sworn translator are required for procedures to acquire French nationality but they do not have to date back less than six months. British civil status documents do not have to be legalised or stamped with an apostille.
British nationals who were born and/or married in the UK's former overseas possessions can present reconstituted documents. Those born in Hong Kong (under
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