Identity card / Passport: how to prove your French nationality?

If you were born in France

You can produce one of the following documents: 

• Declaration of acquisition of French nationality in your name, duly registered or, failing this, a certificate of this declaration
• Amplification the decree on naturalization or reintegration into French nationality or, failing that, a certificate stating that the decree exists
• Certificate of French nationality (CNF)

You can request to benefit from the possession of French state.

State possession is established if the government considers you to be French for at least 10 years.

In order to establish this, at least 2 documents must be provided from the following list:

• Military card or document attesting to the fulfillment of military obligations,
• Voter card for French-only elections,
• Document certifying membership of the French civil service (for a job reserved for French people),
• Document attesting to the exercise of an elected mandate reserved exclusively for French citizens,
• Old identity document (even expired).

If you do not have any of the documents mentioned above, you will need to request a certificate of French nationality (CNF).