Stateless status is granted to any person who meets the definition in Article 1 of the New York Convention of 28 September 1954 relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. Such persons are governed by the provisions applicable to stateless persons under that Convention.
The Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons) recognises the status of stateless person to persons fulfilling the conditions mentioned in article L. 582-1, at the end of a procedure defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons will notify the applicant for stateless status of its decision in writing, by any means guaranteeing confidentiality and personal receipt of this notification. All rejection decisions must state the reasons in fact and in law and specify the appeal procedures and deadlines.No decision on an application for stateless status may arise from silence kept by the office.
The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons is responsible for the legal and administrative protection of stateless persons.It ensures this protection, in particular the implementation of the New York Convention of 28 September 1954, under the conditions set out in article L. 121-10.It is empowered to issue stateless persons with the documents necessary to enable them to carry out the various acts of civil life and…
A foreign national who has obtained stateless status and has been issued with the temporary residence permit referred to in article L. 424-18 or the resident permit referred to in article L. 424-21 may apply for family reunification, under the same conditions as those laid down in articles L. 561-2 to L. 561-5 for a foreign national who has obtained refugee status.
Articles L. 561-6 and L. 561-7 apply to unaccompanied minors who have been recognised as stateless.
Unless there are compelling reasons of national security or public order, a foreign national who is recognised as stateless and holds a valid residence permit may be issued with a travel document known as a “stateless person’s travel document” authorising them to travel outside French territory.
The judicial authority shall communicate to the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, on request or of its own motion, any information obtained in the course of civil proceedings or criminal investigations, including when the latter has ended with a dismissal, of such a nature as to give rise to a suspicion that a person applying for stateless status or who has…
The judicial authority shall communicate to the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, on request or ex officio, any evidence gathered in the course of civil proceedings or a criminal or correctional investigation, regardless of the outcome, of such a nature as to give rise to suspicion that the stateless person’s status is fraudulent.
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