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Do you get French citizenship by serving in the French Foreign Legion?
Yes. A foreign legionnaire can apply for French nationality after three years of service. If he serves well, he will be entitled to a residence permit at first, the nationality will be given to him conditionally.
Can a foreigner become a French citizen?
A person aged 18 or above may apply for French citizenship by naturalization after five years’ habitual and continuous residence in France (if married and with children, then the applicant must be living in France with his/her family).
How much do French Legion get paid?
Their starting pay is roughly $1450 per month for at least the first couple of years in. That’s a pretty small paycheck compared to the lowest-ranking U.S. Army soldier making $1546, which is guaranteed to go up to $1733 after being automatically promoted six months later (if they don’t get in trouble of course).
Can you become a French citizen by serving in the Legion?
Which is great actually. If you go into the Legion and have decent French you can apply for French citizenship after your second or third year of your enlistment. At the end of your five years,or close to it, you can ask for a transfer to another French unit that needs your skills.
How long do you have to live in France to get citizenship?
After living in France for five years – or less in some cases – you can apply for French citizenship. If you want to live in France long term or even permanently, you may be eligible to apply for French permanent residence or French citizenship after five years of living in France.
Do you have to give up your nationality to get French citizenship?
You don’t have to give up your own nationality if you become a French citizen; you can have French dual citizenship. In either case, a continuous stay in France for a set number of years is typically a French citizenship requirement.
What happens if you marry someone from another country in France?
If you married abroad, before acquiring citizenship your marriage must be registered in the French civil registry. Children born to foreign citizens on French soil can claim French citizenship by descent on their 16th birthday.