The new restriction on birthright citizenship in Mayotte definitively adopted by the Senate this Thursday - Mayotte Hebdo

The latest version of the bill tightening the conditions for obtaining French nationality in Mayotte was adopted by the Senate this Thursday. 204 senators voted in favor and 121 against. Adopted by the joint committee, the text aims to be close to the original version, with the requirement for both parents (and no longer just one) to be regularly present in Mayotte increased to one year, compared to three months today. "Making the system more di…

The key measures of the text were anchored at the end of the Joint Parity Commission where the three Mayotte parliamentarians joined together: the lengthening of the regular and continuous presence of both parents, and not more than one, to one year and no longer three months, with mention of this condition on their passport, which must be biometric. Patrick Mignola, Minister Delegate responsible for relations with Parliament who represented the…