Consulate-General of France in Pondicherry

Ratish
Sir,
Please study again in my previous reply the situation of a renoncant optant conserving the french nationality and of a renoncant non optant losing french nationality and becoming Indian on 16.08.1962. Then you can engage a french advocate in France to file a suit before a competent french court, if you are so advised. Yours sincerely

Renoncants
Hi Sir,

So the renoncants in India can file a case in TGI in France for nationality?? how many percent chances there to obtain nationality by filing case in France??

David
Sir.
The reply is given in English, because it is known to more persons. To your question I give below the extract from the book "French Legal system" by Justice David Annoussamy at page 115.
"Certain persons who had been French nationals can recover that nationality by an order of re-admission. It may be obtained at any age without the condition of duration of residence EXCEPT THE CONDITION OF RESIDENCE AT THE TIME OF APPLYING FOR RE-ADMISSION ....
Persons of French nationality who were domiciled in a territory whcih was previously a French territory at the time of its accession to independance can be re-admitted on condition of having previously established their domicile in France, by way of a declaration made after getting the permission of the Ministry in charge of naturalization. However such a permission would not be necessary for a person who before the accession of their territory to independance has exercised public or political function or had effectively accomplished military service in a French Army unit or has in times of war enlisted himself voluntarily in the French or Alied Forces".
I add that the Franco-Indian Treaty, 1956 came into force on 16.08.1962 and the non optants had lost their french nationality from this date only,
Yours sincerely

Vous connaissez comment obtenir la nationalité française? J'ai besoin que les personnes qui on perdu la nationalité française en 28 mai 1956 et qui avait engagé au service militaire peuvent réintegration par le disposition de l'article 24-1 du code civil et assistance leur fils et filled peuvent benificier cette loi. C'est vrai?

Ratish
Sir,
Renonciation is a general term but you are concerned with renonciation to personal law. It is a very different regulation existing with regard to french India. It is contained in a decret dated 21st september 1881. The change of category results from a simple declaration of willingness by the person who desires to acquire the french law (statut francais). This declaration can be made either before the etat civil officer of the place of residence of tha applicant or before the Juge de Paix assisted by Greffier and two witnesses or before a notary
The deed of renuciation has for consequence a complete change of statute with regard to public law as well as the private law. There is no change for a renoncant optant, he is governed by french law. But a renoncant non optant becomes Indian but he continues to be governed by French law (code civil) as far as his personal law is concerned ie. marriage, divorce, adoption, succession etc.. You can refer also to the proces verbal agree annexed to the franco Indian treaty 1956 regarding cession of Fr.India to Indian Union, w.e.f 16.o8.1962.
A suit for French nationality can be filed only before the competent court- TGI, in France. not in India. Yours sincerely

Renoncants
Hi Sir,

Could you please explain wat is renoncants?? whether its changing of ones Indian nationality to french by doing renunciation??

Renoncants
Hi Sir,

Could you please tell me whether one can file case in tribunal d'instance for french nationality. The person have done renunciation during french period and put vote during french period?? He have paper cutting for Journal official in which his renunciation as been published. Is it possible to obtain nationality??

S.Ravikumar
Sir,
You were born in French India. If your father was french and born in French India, he should have submitted his declaation of option to conserve the french nationality and also included your name therein. Then only you are eligible to claim for nationality certificate by using your french birth certificate. Yours sincerely

can i get french nationality,.
I was born at karikal on 1962 april 7th,.my mother is a birth of karaikal on 1937,.i have karaikal municipality birth certificate in French language by stamped by municipal authority, can I try to get French citizenship,, now iam a govt pharmacist in tamilnadu govt,at Chennai,my father done a mistake and failed to regd.my name at merie at karaikal I am ready to forgo my indian citizenship if I will get French nationality, also my father admitted me at school in village as native of thanjavore district and dt of birth is 16 04 1961,. what will do? thank you,..

Sir
Thanks for your replay
My legal case is continue to the court for 7 months because of unknown thalaque done in 2012 .