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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article R581-16 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Information relating to a beneficiary of temporary protection which is necessary to examine a transfer application other than that mentioned in articles R. 581-10 and R. 581-11 is requested or provided to the Member State of the European Union in which the person concerned resides or wishes to reside by the State representative in the département to which or from which the transfer is to take place.Information relating to a…

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Article R581-18 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The categories of displaced persons who may benefit from temporary protection in France pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 581-7 are designated by joint order of the Minister responsible for immigration, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.These persons are then admitted for residence under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 581-4 and R. 581-5.The Minister responsible for asylum immediately informs the Council and…

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Article R581-19 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or commitments identical to those provided for in that Regulation concluded with other States shall apply to asylum applications lodged by a person enjoying temporary protection.The Member State of the European…

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Article R582-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The application for stateless status is submitted to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons. It is written in French on a form drawn up by the office. The form must be signed and accompanied by two recent passport photographs and, where applicable, the travel document, civil status documents and a copy of the valid residence document.When the application submitted is complete, the office will acknowledge…

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Article R582-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may summon the applicant to a personal interview under the conditions laid down in article R. 531-17.The applicant will be heard in the language of his/her choice or, failing that, in another language that he/she understands and in which he/she is able to communicate clearly.When the applicant’s interview requires the assistance of an interpreter, his/her fees will be paid…

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Article R582-3 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons is notified to the person concerned under the conditions laid down in Article R. 531-17.In the event of a decision recognising stateless status, the Director General of the Office informs the competent Prefect with a view to issuing the multi-annual residence permit referred to in Article L. 424-18.

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Article R591-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

For the application of this book in the collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution:1° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the representative of the State in the collectivity and references to the prefecture are replaced by references to the State services in the collectivity;2° The provisions of Title VII do not apply;3° Article R. 581-19 does not apply.

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