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Despite a poll last year claiming that the majority of french people believe there are too many foreigners in France, Interior Minister Manuel Valls has just announced new plans to make it easier to gain french citizenship. The multiple choice test has been scrapped, along with the requirement that applicants must hold a permanent job (CDD); neither is it compulsory to own a property in France. This latest decree marks a changing of attitudes within government departments towards immigration; in 2011 only 40% of applications were approved rising to 61% in 2013 to date. To qualify, foreigners should have lived in France for 5 years. Forms are available from your local prefecture.