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Article L641-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

November 8, 2023

An application to lift an inadmissibility order may only be granted if the foreign national resides outside France. This condition does not apply:1° During the time when the foreign national is serving a firm prison sentence in France;2° When the foreign national is the subject of a house arrest decision taken pursuant to articles L. 731-3, L. 731-4 or L. 731-5.

Article L641-3 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

November 8, 2023

Except in the case of a duly substantiated threat to public order, foreign nationals residing outside France who have been relieved of their French disqualification sentences or whose French disqualification sentences have been fully enforced or have become null and void are granted a visa to return to France, if, on the date the sentence was handed down, they fell within the categories mentioned in 1° to 4° of article…

Article L651-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

November 8, 2023

The provisions of this book shall apply ipso jure in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.

Article L651-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

November 8, 2023

For the application of the provisions of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The provisions of Articles L. 611-2 and L. 612-4 do not apply; 2° The provisions of 1° of Article L. 615-1 do not apply; 3° Except in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Article L. 632-1, the words: “tribunal judiciaire du chef-lieu du département” are replaced by the words: “tribunal judiciaire territorialement compétent”.

Article L651-3 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

November 8, 2023

A foreign national who applies to the administrative court for the annulment of the decision requiring him or her to leave French territory may accompany his or her appeal with a request to suspend its enforcement, without prejudice to the provisions of 1° of article L. 761-3.As a result, articles L. 614-1 to L. 614-18, with the exception of article L. 614-13, are not applicable in Guadeloupe. However, the provisions…

Article L651-4 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

November 8, 2023

A foreign national who applies to the administrative court for the annulment of the decision requiring him or her to leave French territory may accompany his or her appeal with a request to suspend its enforcement, without prejudice to the provisions of 1° of article L. 761-5.As a result, articles L. 614-1 to L. 614-18, with the exception of article L. 614-13, are not applicable in French Guyana. However, the…

Article L651-5 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

November 8, 2023

In French Guyana, when the crew of a vessel engaged in illegal fishing activities is forced by the administrative authority to go ashore, its members may be deported automatically, with their agreement and at the State’s expense, to Venezuela, Brazil, Surinam or Guyana depending on whether they are nationals of one of these States. The administrative authority shall take all measures to this end within a period that may not…

Article L651-6 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

November 8, 2023

A foreign national who applies to the administrative court for the annulment of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may accompany his appeal with a request to suspend its enforcement, without prejudice to the provisions of 1° of article L. 761-9.As a result, articles L. 614-1 to L. 614-18, with the exception of article L. 614-13, are not applicable to Mayotte. However, the provisions of the first…

Article L651-7 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

November 8, 2023

Where the simultaneous presence in Mayotte of the members of the committee provided for in article L. 632-1, or their replacements, is not materially possible, the magistrate or magistrates prevented from attending may attend the hearing of the foreign national from another point in the territory of the Republic, the latter being connected, live, by an audiovisual means of communication, to the room in which the committee is sitting, where…

Article L651-8 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

November 8, 2023

For the application of this book in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Article L. 632-1, the words: “tribunal judiciaire du chef-lieu du département” are replaced by the words: “tribunal de première instance”.

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Article L641-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article L641-3 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article L651-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article L651-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article L651-3 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article L651-4 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article L651-5 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article L651-6 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article L651-7 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article L651-8 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

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