Procedures explained
How a procedure works, what changed recently, and the link to the official text. One page per procedure, written from the public sources we monitor — never from a blog or a commercial site.
- French naturalisation: what changed on 1 January 2026Two conditions for French naturalisation changed on 1 January 2026: the required language level, and how civic knowledge is assessed. This page sets out what changed and links to the official texts.Official sources · 3
- PADHUE: authorisation to practise, the EVC and provisional practice« PADHUE » is the French administration's term for practitioners holding a qualification obtained outside the European Union. Since May 2025 the knowledge verification examinations have had two access routes, and several provisional-practice schemes coexist under names that are easy to confuse. This page sets out what changed and links to the texts.Official sources · 7