French Interior Minister Bruno Retaio said that he is considering the possibility of revoking the granting of citizenship on the principle of "jus soli", that is, according to the law of the soil. He believes that there should not be an automatic right, "it should be a voluntary act."
Currently, children born in France to non-citizen parents can obtain citizenship from the age of 13 if they meet certain requirements.The changes the minister is talking about will deprive them of their automatic right to French citizenship.
Thus, the rules regarding immigrant children may return to those that existed before 1993. At that time, minors born in France to foreign parents with a residence permit had to make a voluntary application before they were granted the right to obtain a French passport at the age of 18.
Source: The Connexion
