Jinn Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I live in Australia, but i am European origin, and want to move back tothe UK with my gf/future wife. She lives in Philippines, but hergrandfather is a Spaniard, and grandmother French, they had a daughterborne in Spain, she is my gf’s mother so she should be Spanish citizen,but unsure if her parents registered her in french embassy or anyfrench registry, and as a little girl moved with parents from Spain toPhilippines, then my girlfriend was borne there but not registered inSpanish/French Embassy. Now we seek any information how to get Frenchcitizenship and passport for her. I hold EU passport so no problem toreturn to the UK and live there but she has not. Now we need to findany informations how to process her citizenship application, where,cost of processing and any documents required. I am sure that hermother’s birth certificate will be required, but unsure in Frenchembassy can help us to find it out in France or Spain, or hergrandmother's certificate from France, or we need to go there and findit in France. My girlfriend’s parents are divorced and she hasn’t anycontact with them so we don’t know when and where her mother was bornein Spain.Is she still eligible to get French citizenship if her grandmother is/was French citizen?Who did all process, please let me know about the details, the most important is time of waiting for citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 The legal position in France is that " The child is French by birth if at least one parent is French." Your girlfriend needs proof that one of her parents is or was a French national.I don't know the Spanish legal position, but it is safe to assume she will also need to prove at least one of her parents is Spanish to claim Spanish nationality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Sorry if I'm missing something obvious but when your GF becomes your wife she will be entitled to live with you in UK, although you should be be prepared for an investigation into the legitimacy of your relationship to prove that it is not a sham just to get her into UK.Rather than spend who knows how many months, or years even, on what might well prove a fruitless quest anyway, why not get married as it solves the issue more or less at a stroke ?If you're not ready to get married yet then try and smuggle her onto a lorry at Calais [:D][:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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