How do you make a declaration of nationality (déclaration de nationalité) for a child taken in by a French national or entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase)?

You make the request for French nationality for the child on plain paper. You address the request to the tribunal judiciaire or tribunal de proximité of the child's place of residence. The child must be under 18 on the day of the summons to sign the declaration of nationality. For a child taken in by a French national, the child must have been taken in by court decision and raised by a French national for at least 3 years. For a child entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase), the child must have been entrusted to the Ase for at least 3 years.

Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

What do you do to make a declaration of nationality (déclaration de nationalité) for a child taken in by a French national?

You check that the child taken in by a French national is under 18 on the day of the summons to the tribunal judiciaire or the chambre de proximité to sign the declaration of nationality.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You check that the child has been taken in by court decision and raised by a French national for at least 3 years.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You write the request for French nationality on plain paper, with the child's family names, first names, date and place of birth and address and, if needed, the address of the child's legal representatives.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You send the file or drop off the file at the tribunal judiciaire or tribunal de proximité of the child's place of residence in France.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
At the court summons, as the legal representative, you date and sign the declaration of nationality for the child under 16, for a child under guardianship, or for a child whom a disability prevents from expressing wishes.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
At the court summons, the child over 16 signs the declaration of nationality himself or herself.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You keep the copy of the declaration bearing the mention enregistrée, because no other copy can be delivered.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

What do you do to make a declaration of nationality (déclaration de nationalité) for a child entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase)?

You check that the child entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase) is under 18 on the day of the summons to the tribunal to sign the declaration of nationality.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You check that the child has been entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase) for at least 3 years.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You write the request for French nationality on plain paper, with the child's family names, first names, date and place of birth and address and, if needed, the address of the child's legal representatives.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You send the file or drop off the file at the tribunal judiciaire or tribunal de proximité of the child's place of residence.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
At the court summons, as the legal representative, you date and sign the declaration of nationality for the child under 16, for a child under guardianship, or for a child whom a disability prevents from expressing wishes.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
At the court summons, the child over 16 signs the declaration of nationality himself or herself.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You keep the copy of the declaration bearing the mention enregistrée, because no other copy can be delivered.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

Which documents do you provide for a declaration of nationality (déclaration de nationalité) of a child taken in by a French national?

Which documents do you provide for a declaration of nationality (déclaration de nationalité) of a child entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase)?

You provide the request for French nationality on plain paper, stating the child's family names, first names, date and place of birth and address and, if needed, the address of the child's legal representatives.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You provide a copy of the decision or decisions of the president of the departmental council applying an administrative protection measure (reception of the minor), or a certified copy of the court decision or decisions ordering the placement of the minor or opening a guardianship exercised by the president of the departmental council.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You provide a full copy of the birth certificate (acte de naissance) of the child entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase), French or foreign.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You provide proof of identity for the child entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase), for example a republican identity document, a foreign passport or a school card.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You provide a justificatif de domicile (proof of address) for the child entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase).Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You provide a recent identity photograph of the child entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase).Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You provide documents showing that the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase) is taking charge of the child.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
If needed, you provide the foreign passport of the child entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase) when the child has the nationality of a country outside the European Union (UE) and the child travelled in the Schengen area from a country not part of the Schengen area for a duration of less than 3 months in the 5 years before the declaration of nationality.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

No document ticked yet

Ticked boxes stay in this browser only.

What deadlines and effects apply to a declaration of nationality (déclaration de nationalité) for a child taken in by a French national?

For a child taken in by a French national, a decision to register or refuse registration of the declaration of nationality must be taken within 6 months of the date of the récépissé.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
If no answer comes within 6 months of the date of the récépissé, the declaration of nationality of a child taken in by a French national is registered automatically, meaning accepted.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
If the declaration of nationality of a child taken in by a French national is refused, you can make an appeal within 6 months from the date of the notification. A lawyer is mandatory for an appeal against the refusal of the declaration of nationality of a child taken in by a French national.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
The declaration of nationality of a child taken in by a French national takes effect on the date the declaration was signed by the declarant or the legal representatives.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
A child taken in by a French national or entrusted to the Aide sociale à l'enfance (Ase) who does not meet the conditions for the declaration of nationality can become French at majority if the child meets the conditions for automatic acquisition of French nationality.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04