Civil & Administrative

#EAEF2609554AFrance raises the chancery fee for nationality acquisition from 55 to 255

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🇬🇧 English

This order increases one of the fees linked to acquiring French nationality from 55 to 255, starting on 1 May 2026. The practical impact is on people applying for French nationality and the offices handling those applications, which will need to charge the new amount.

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Key Changes

  • The fee amount changes from 55 to 255.
  • The new amount applies from 1 May 2026.
  • The amendment updates the fee table in the 1981 decree on chancery duties.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Offices processing applications for acquisition of French nationality must apply the updated chancery fee amount of 255 instead of 55 for the item referenced in Article 18 of the annex to the 13 August 1981 decree.

French nationality application processing officesadministrative authorities handling nationality applications
from 1 May 2026
operational
high

Offices handling French nationality acquisition applications must apply the updated chancery fee amount of 255 (replacing 55) for the relevant item in the fee schedule.

administrative offices handling nationality applications
From 1 May 2026 onward
operational
high

Applicants for acquisition of French nationality must pay the revised fee amount of 255 for the relevant chancery duty item when submitting or processing their nationality application.

Individuals applying to acquire French nationality
from 1 May 2026
operational
medium

Applicants for French nationality must pay the revised chancery fee of 255 for the affected procedure item instead of 55.

individual applicants for French nationality
From 1 May 2026 onward
licensing
medium

Relevant administrative staff and advisers must update fee calculations, application checklists, and related fee schedules to reflect the new amount of 255 starting on the date the order enters into force.

French nationality application processing officesadvisers assisting nationality applicants
from 1 May 2026
operational

Affected Parties

people applying for French nationalityFrench administrative offices handling nationality applications

Tags

French nationality,administrative fee,fee increase