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Article R711-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national who has been the subject of a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may also prove that he has left the territory by establishing by any means his actual presence in the country of destination, in particular by presenting himself in person to the French consular representations there or to the representation of the French Office of Immigration and Integration.
Unless there is proof to the contrary, the foreign national is deemed to have executed the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory on the date on which he thus presented himself to one of these authorities.

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Article R711-2


L’étranger ayant fait l’objet d’une décision portant obligation de quitter le territoire français peut également justifier de sa sortie du territoire en établissant par tout moyen sa présence effective dans le pays de destination, notamment en s’y présentant personnellement aux représentations consulaires françaises ou à la représentation de l’Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration.
Sauf preuve contraire, l’étranger est réputé avoir exécuté la décision portant obligation de quitter le territoire français à la date à laquelle il s’est ainsi présenté à l’une de ces autorités.

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