The case of this thirty year old woman from the Dominican Republic who asked a Frenchman to recognize her daughter in order to obtain a residence permit is "an exemplary case of fraud, a typical case in Saint Martin", commented the deputy prosecutor. "These are very organized circuits", he specifies while explaining that there are two operating modes, that of Haitian nationals and that of the Dominicans.
The authorities noted that people born in Haiti used to live on the Dutch side and educate their children on the French side by presenting a fictitious address when registering. Then after five years, they ask for a school certificate; This document justifies that the child has been going to school on the French side - and therefore lives on the French side - for five years, the minimum period imposed by law for the child to obtain French nationality by law. Then, having a French child, foreign parents can claim residence permits.
Several investigations for suspected fraud are underway and some have already revealed that several addresses given by foreigners are fictitious, said the prosecution.
Concerning the Dominican community, the authorities have noticed a "different mode of operation" to try to obtain residence permits. People born in the Dominican Republic tend to "find male volunteers" to recognize their child in return for payment. Men recognize children from the civil status authorities of the community, who do not have the right to refuse paternity to a person. (soualigapost.com)
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