You can move to France permanently in several ways: through opening a business in the country, getting married, getting a job or studying. The need for permanent residence in France is your decision, which you must properly justify before the authorities of this country.
Business
French law allows a foreigner to act only as a co-founder of an enterprise, the director of which must necessarily be a French citizen. In the future, you can buy out the business, and then apply for a "merchant card", which will allow you to be a director yourself. A businessman is issued a residence permit for a period of one year, but it can be automatically renewed. After 5 years, you can apply for permanent residence in France.
For several years you must live mainly in France, not violate the laws of the country. The business must be profitable. If all these conditions are met, then permanent residence is issued for 10 years. In the future, you can extend it.
Marriage
You can obtain French citizenship by marrying a citizen or citizen of the country. Upon marriage, a person receives permanent residence, and after the spouses have lived together for three years, you can apply for citizenship. At the same time, for the last year you need to be in France without a break, and you will also have to pass an exam in language proficiency.
The couple shall apply for the citizenship of one of the spouses at the French consulate in another country or at the court at the place of residence of France. The decision is made by the Minister of Justice.
Political refugee status
You can move to France for permanent residence if you request the status of a political refugee. However, there must be really good reasons for this. If a positive decision is made, the person receives a resident card for a period of 10 years, in the future it can be extended.
Work and study
As in any country, in France, a good specialist can count on the opportunity to find a job in order to legally live and earn money. After five years of residence in the country, a person is entitled to submit a request to grant him French citizenship.
If a person graduated from a higher education institution in France, then the period of residence is reduced from five years to two. People who were born in countries where the national language is French can also expect a reduction in the length of stay. Another way is to serve in the French army.
Citizenship of children in France
All children who have at least one French parent and who were born in France or on French lands automatically become French citizens. If the parents of the child are not French, but he was born in the territory of this country, then he has the right to the citizenship of the country in several cases:
- immediately after birth, if the parents have no citizenship at all, - upon reaching the age of 18, if the child has lived in the country for at least 5 years after reaching the age of 11, - as a permanent resident, a child can apply at the age of 16 (independently) or at the age of 13 (parents must do this for him).
