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 also responsible for taking part in all administrative, health and social actions relating to:
1° The entry of foreign nationals and their residence for a period of three months or less;
2° The reception of asylum seekers and the management of the asylum seeker’s allowance provided for in Chapter III of Title V of Book V;
3° The introduction into France, for the purposes of family reunification, marriage to a French national or salaried employment, of foreign nationals from countries outside the European Union;
4° The medical examination of foreign nationals admitted to reside in France for a period of more than three months, which allows in particular for the detection of psychological disorders;
5° The return and reintegration of foreign nationals in their country of origin from national territory or from transit countries;
6° The integration of foreign nationals in France, for a period of no more than five years from the date of issue of their first residence permit authorising them to reside in France on a long-term basis or, for the implementation of schemes to learn and improve their command of the French language tailored to their needs, where appropriate in partnership with other operators, regardless of the length of their stay;
7° The procedure for examining applications for a residence permit as a foreign national whose state of health requires medical treatment as provided for in article L. 425-9.