“First our diploma didn’t count, now they’re making a big communication mistake”: French-speaking Belgians want French nationality, but clash with Kafka

“Downright absurd,” say Martine and Vincent Lenoir in unison. After more than three years, the Belgian couple’s saga to acquire French nationality has come to an end. French is their mother tongue, but despite the necessary diplomas, they could not prove that they speak Molière’s language. When their file was sorted out, there was no one to draw their attention to it. “A major communication error,” it sounds.

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