The Val-de-Marne prefecture in the greater Paris region of Ile-de-France, which is responsible for her application, denied her application for citizenship on the grounds that she is "failing to comply with the law" around working hours. The letter of refusal was shared by a friend of the nurse on Twitter (see below), with the authorities later confirming its authenticity to the French media. However the decision is not unusual, Sanjay Navy, a lawyer at the Lille Bar specialising in foreign law, told the French press. The nurse is intending on appealing the decision to the Interior Ministry which will have four months to respond. If the Interior Ministry does not respond positively, the nurse can then turn to the administrative court of Nantes.

Source: The Local July 18, 2019 09:44 UTC