Section 1: Submission of applications

The conditions under which applications for residence permits are lodged with the competent administrative authority are laid down by regulation.

When a foreign national has submitted an application for asylum which falls within France’s jurisdiction, the administrative authority, after informing the foreign national of the grounds on which a residence permit may be issued and the consequences of not submitting an application on other grounds at this stage, asks the foreign national to state whether he/she believes he/she is entitled to claim admission to residence on another basis and, if…