4 hours agoFrance gives citizenship to over 12,000 frontline workers
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)France has granted citizenship to more than 12,000 workers at the front line in the fight against pandemic, whose profession had exposed them to the risk of infection. The grant of citizenship to these persons was done through accelerated procedure. Except accelerating the application process, which [...]
In addition to accelerating the application process, which normally takes up to two years, the government also eased the residential criteria from five to two years for these people, writes The Guardian.
The first-line employees responded to the nation's call, so it is the right thing for the nation to take a step for them. The country succeeded by thanking them”, State Minister Marlene Schippa said.
I welcome our new fellow countrymen to French citizenship on behalf of the republic. The country also thanks them”, the minister added.
In September last year, France's Interior Ministry invited those who have actively contributed to the fight against the pandemic to apply for obtaining accelerated citizenship. On Thursday, Schippa said that over 16,000 persons have applied for this privilege, while positive responses have received 12,013 of them.
