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Article L531-5 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

It is the applicant’s responsibility to present, as quickly as possible, all the information necessary to support his/her asylum application. These elements consist of their statements and any documents they have concerning their age, their personal history, including that of their family, their identity, their nationality or nationalities, their travel documents, the countries and places where they have previously resided, their previous asylum applications, their itinerary and the reasons justifying their application.
It is up to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons to assess, in cooperation with the applicant, the relevant elements of the application.

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Article L531-5


Il appartient au demandeur de présenter, aussi rapidement que possible, tous les éléments nécessaires pour étayer sa demande d’asile. Ces éléments sont constitués par ses déclarations et par tous les documents dont il dispose concernant son âge, son histoire personnelle, y compris celle de sa famille, son identité, sa ou ses nationalités, ses titres de voyage, les pays ainsi que les lieux où il a résidé auparavant, ses demandes d’asile antérieures, son itinéraire ainsi que les raisons justifiant sa demande.
Il appartient à l’Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides d’évaluer, en coopération avec le demandeur, les éléments pertinents de la demande.

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