HASNdré Gide wrote: “Choosing was to give up” [Les Nourritures terrestres]. The Minister of the Interior appears to have made this maxim his by asserting, on Friday, May 2, a hardening of the situations of entry to French citizenship.
In a brand new round, and after having already revised, in January, the Valls round on the situations of regularization of foreigners in an irregular scenario, Bruno Retailleau confirms his want to tighten the migration coverage of France. By reaffirming citizenship because the fruits of the combination course of, the Minister of the Interior chooses to surrender financial advantages that an earlier naturalization might provide in the midst of integration of immigrants.
In a 5 -page round addressed to the prefects, he defines the brand new pointers from which the latter should seize. Level of oral language enhanced from 2026, examination on French historical past and civic tradition, requirement of adequate sources exterior social support are all measures supposed to tighten the factors for entry to French nationality for foreigners current on nationwide soil.
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