What nationality are you if you are from Vietnam?

The State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam recognizes that the Vietnamese citizens have only one nationality; the Vietnamese nationality.

Who is considered a citizen in France?

A person aged 18 or above may apply for French citizenship by naturalization after five years’ habitual and continuous residence in France (if married and with children, then the applicant must be living in France with his/her family).

Why are so many Vietnamese in France?

The largest influx of Vietnamese people arrived in France as refugees after the Fall of Saigon and end of the Vietnam War in 1975.

Are people born in Vietnam citizens?

BY BIRTH: Birth within the Republic of Vietnam does not automatically confer citizenship. Exceptions: A child born in Vietnam to parents who are stateless and have permanent residence in Vietnam; a child found abandoned within the territory of Vietnam.

What races live in Vietnam?

The largest ethnic groups are the Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, and Nung. Each of these populations contains about 1 million people. Some ethnic groups, however, are much smaller; the Brau, Roman, and Odu people only have populations of a few hundred each.

How long did French colonized Vietnam?

The French colonisation of Vietnam began in earnest in the 1880s and lasted six decades. The French justified their imperialism with a ‘civilising mission’, a pledge to develop backward nations.

What was the relationship between Vietnam and France like before 1954?

Before 1954. France was the first Western country to where Vietnamese migrants settled due to the colonization of Vietnam by France. The French assistance to Nguyễn Ánh in 1777 was one of earliest formal political relations between the two nations.

Is the Vietnamese community a model minority in France?

French media and politicians generally view the Vietnamese community as a model minority, in part because they are represented as having a high degree of integration within the French society as well as economic and academic success.

How many Vietnamese people lived in France in 1939?

By 1939, there were an estimated 93,000 French residents of Vietnamese descent, largely consisting of workers and soldiers, as well as students. During the interwar period, a Vietnamese community began to be concentrated in Marseille in southern France.

What percentage of Vietnamese immigrate to France?

In the early 1980s, the rate of naturalization of Vietnamese in France was 5\%, among the highest rates for immigrants in France (compared with about 0.25\% for Algerians, the largest immigrant community). The 1999 census showed that about 75\% of those who held Vietnamese nationality received French citizenship.