2024-01-04 09:50:00
But their integration is still not complete: it is impossible to obtain French nationality. And the reason is surprising to say the least: “French is our mother tongue, we did all our studies in the French-speaking educational system of Belgium, but we are refused nationality because we cannot prove that we speak French! ”, explains the Belgian couple. However, Martine and Vincent do know how to speak French, are armed with diplomas from French-speaking establishments and even the results of a language test taken with the ETS certification body. Martine Lenoir, the height of irony, even recently published a book in French. But nothing helps, since their first request in May 2022, the two Belgians have received refusal following refusal.
“We want to vote for people who make our lives here, while we are obliged to participate in elections in Belgium for people who no longer take care of our daily lives here in France,” complain the two Belgians. For its part, the Drôme prefecture refused to answer questions from Le Parisien on Vincent Lenoir’s current request, Martine’s last appeal having been refused.
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