mogs Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Our daughter who is now 14 has been in the French schooling system since she was 8. Now she has to start thinking about what career she would like to do, and is thinking about becoming part of the police here.It has been mentioned that because she is not a French citizen, or born in France that she cannot join the police or any other French Services, is this correct?Can she apply for dual nationality as a minor?Can anyone suggest any alternatives or exceptions for joining the police in France? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 You will find herehttp://www.lagendarmerierecrute.fr/contenu/devenirThat the first condition is.......Être de nationalité française.I somehow think that even if she were to obtain French nationality it would sill be very difficult to gain entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 She could apply for dual nationality at 18.Recruitment isn't made under 18 anyway.There is also the 'Pompiers' but they have a similar requirement of nationality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutiara Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I thought that French Nationality can be applied for after 5 years of residency in France, so the OP's daughter would not have to wait until she was 18 ?Now that the gendarmerie in France is no longer a part of the military, perhaps acceptance/entry may be easier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Previous discussion about the same topic: http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1/1181367/ShowPost.aspxAs Mutiara says, the status has chnaged recently and the info on the net might not reflect that yet.More details: http://www.recrutement.gendarmerie.defense.gouv.fr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 [quote user="Mutiara"]I thought that French Nationality can be applied for after 5 years of residency in France, so the OP's daughter would not have to wait until she was 18 ?Now that the gendarmerie in France is no longer a part of the military, perhaps acceptance/entry may be easier?[/quote] 1) Applying for naturalisation: Le demandeur doit être majeur. (from here)Toutefois, la naturalisation peut être accordée àl'enfant mineur resté étranger, bien que l'un de ses parents soitdevenu français, s'il justifie avoir résidé avec lui en France durantles 5 années précédant le dépôt de la demande. 2) It is not only military type occupations that require French Nationality."Les emplois fermés aux étrangers se trouvent ennombre avant tout dans le secteur public. Les emplois de titulaires dans lestrois fonctions publiques (étatique, hospitalière etterritoriale) sont interdits aux étrangers etreprésentent près de 5,2 millions d'emplois."but there are moves afoot to change this: see this proposition to the Senate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maricopa Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 [quote user="NormanH"]There is also the 'Pompiers' but they have a similar requirement of nationality.[/quote]Although they could always become a Volunteer Pompier, the only Nationality requirement is to be an EU citizen, resident permanently in France.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontheway Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 she could start getting her paperwork done @ 16, best ask at the tribunal d 'instance.Le certificat de nationalité françaiseC'est un document officiel, délivré par le service de la nationalité du tribunal d'instance. Il constituera la preuve que vous êtes français(e). La nationalité française est un droit qui repose sur la preuve : conservez tous les documents susceptibles de prouver votre naissance et surtout votre résidence en France. A titre d'exemples : livrets scolaires, certificats de scolarité, certificats de travail ou contrats d'apprentissage, inscription à l'ANPE, carnet de santé... Le tribunal d'instance, après avoir vérifié que vous remplissez les conditions, vous délivrera un certificat de nationalité. Avec la nouvelle loi, la délivrance du certificat de nationalité sera mentionnée sur votre acte de naissance, ce qui facilitera vos démarches ultérieures. A votre demande, la mention de la nationalité française pourra également figurer sur vos extraits d'acte de naissance et votre livret de famille.L'acquisition anticipée de la nationalité françaiseAvant 18 ans, vous pouvez devenir français(e) de manière anticipée par déclaration :Dès l'âge de 13 ans : vos parents peuvent réclamer pour vous la nationalité française, si vous êtes en accord, et si vous justifiez d'une résidence en France de 5 ans depuis l'âge de 8 ans. Dès l'âge de 16 ans : vous pouvez demander (sans l'accord de vos parents) à devenir français(e), à condition de justifier d'une résidence en France de 5 ans depuis l'âge de 11 ans.Pour bénéficier de l'acquisition anticipée de la nationalité française, adressez-vous au tribunal d'instance.La faculté de refuser la nationalité française : Si vous remplissez les conditions mais ne souhaitez pas devenir français(e), vous pouvez exprimer votre refus à partir de 17 ans et demi et jusqu'à l'âge de 19 ans. Adressez-vous au tribunal d'instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I think that applies to children born in France; Article 21-11 Modifié par Loi n°2007-1631 du 20 novembre 2007 - art. 39 JORF 21 novembre 2007L'enfant mineur né en France de parents étrangers peut à partir del'âge de seize ans réclamer la nationalité française par déclaration,dans les conditions prévues aux articles 26 etsuivants si, au moment de sa déclaration, il a en France sa résidenceet s'il a eu sa résidence habituelle en France pendant une périodecontinue ou discontinue d'au moins cinq ans, depuis l'âge de onze ans. In any case it seems clear that the OP's daughter could get double nationality, and so access to the Gendarmarie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Someone on another site has a son who has the gendarmes (as a career) in his sights.He will have to take French citizenship - which for him is apparently no big deal - but in the meantime he has done his work experience at the Gendarmerie and the local staff have been very positive about his plans to become a gendarme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogs Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Thanks to all who have posted in reply.Its a bit confusing for us to look and read all the documentation from the links so we are going to go to the local gendarmarie to see what advice they can give.If she can apply for dual nationality at 16 then it seems that might solve the problem.Could the last poster possibly give me the link to the other site you are referring to please, so I can look at what has been said there too.Many thanks to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 [quote user="mogs"]Could the last poster possibly give me the link to the other site you are referring to please, so I can look at what has been said there too.[/quote]It was a year ago, possibly more, and I don't remember which forum it was. I call in at a number of fora and while I distinctly remember reading a thread - as I said above - I don't remember more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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