Article L121-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
The Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration (French Office for Immigration and Integration) is a public administrative establishment of the State responsible, throughout the country, for the public service of receiving foreign nationals holding, for the first time, a permit authorising them to reside in France on a long-term basis. Within this framework, it coordinates the management of accommodation in the hostels mentioned in article L. 552-1. It is…