In January 2024, France enacted a new immigration law that significantly alters language requirements for foreigners. Key changes include a mandatory French language proficiency test for new residency card applicants and higher proficiency requirements for citizenship eligibility. The changes stipulate that first-time applicants for multi-year residency cards must achieve at least an A2 level, with 10-year residency applicants needing at least B1. For citizenship, proof of B2 level is now required. These rules are set to be fully implemented by January 2026, affecting many foreigners living in France.
The new immigration law mandates that foreigners apply for multi-year residency cards to demonstrate at least A2 level proficiency in French, which poses challenges to adapt to these changes.
Citizenship applicants are now required to show proof of B2 level French proficiency, a raising of the requirements that emphasizes the importance of language skills in integration.
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