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Immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux
In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux issued 1,099 decisions on immigration (13% fewer than in 2024), that is 42% of its caseload. 82% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal. The median time is 6 months, against 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal.
- Decisions in 20251,099−13% over one year
- Share of caseload42%against 51% for all administrative courts of appeal
- Dismissal rate82%against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal
- Median time6 monthsagainst 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal
Activity year by year
On immigration, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux fell every year, from 1,390 in 2023 to 1,099 in 2025. That is a decrease of 21%, against a decrease of 9% for all administrative courts of appeal.
Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux went from 45% in 2023 to 42% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 82% in 2025, against 81% in 2023; the median time is 6 months in 2025 as in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,390 | – | 45% | 81% | 6 months |
| 2024 | 1,268 | −9% | 44% | 80% | 6 months |
| 2025 | 1,099 | −13% | 42% | 82% | 6 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux were published. CAA Bordeaux stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year. Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux: all subjects Immigration in France
Time to judgment
In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 6 months for cases on immigration decided at the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux: a quarter are decided in less than 6 months, a quarter wait more than 8 months. This median is the same as in 2024.
The median time of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux (6 months) is shorter than that of all administrative courts of appeal (10 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux is 20 months; on this subject it is 14 months shorter.
The median time is calculated on 450 judgments and rulings; 649 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.
- A quarter of cases decided inless than 6 monthsfirst quartile
- Median time6 monthsagainst 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal
- A quarter of cases wait more than8 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted450out of 1,099 decisions in 2025
| Duration | CAA Bordeaux | Administrative courts of appeal |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 5% | 4% |
| 3-6 months | 35% | 12% |
| 6-12 months | 56% | 41% |
| 1-2 years | 2% | 41% |
| 2-3 years | 1% | 2% |
| > 3 years | 0% | 0.2% |
Judgments and rulings only, excluding orders; time counted from the filing of the application to the decision. Not computed below 200 decisions in the year.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux: all subjects Immigration in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 1,089 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 82% are dismissals, 15% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 2% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative courts of appeal, these shares are 84%, 13% and 2%. 10 other decisions of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) are left out of the calculation.
The dismissal rate of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux is 2 points lower than that of the same subject for all administrative courts of appeal. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 2 points.
- CAA Bordeaux
- Administrative courts of appeal
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative courts of appeal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 898 | 82% | 84% |
| Annulled or granted | 160 | 15% | 13% |
| No need to rule | 16 | 1% | 2% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 0.3% | 1% |
| Referred or transferred | 12 | 1% | 1% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux: all subjects Immigration in France
Same subject in the courts of appeal
The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 13,843 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux issued 1,099, that is 8%.
On immigration, the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux issued 1,099 of the 13,843 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 8%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 37% for the administrative court of appeal of Marseille to 64% for the administrative court of appeal of Versailles; it is 42% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux. Among the 9 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 80% for the administrative court of appeal of Paris to 87% for the administrative court of appeal of Marseille. The median time ranges from 6 months for the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux to 17 months for the administrative court of appeal of Toulouse.
- Cour administrative d'appel de Paris
- Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes
- Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon
- Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse
- Cour administrative d'appel de Douai
- Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux
- Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cour administrative d'appel de Paris | 2,566 | 51% | 80% | 9 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles | 2,064 | 64% | 86% | 16 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy | 1,630 | 58% | 86% | 15 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes | 1,578 | 51% | 81% | 8 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon | 1,501 | 48% | 85% | 10 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse | 1,256 | 52% | 85% | 17 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Douai | 1,124 | 55% | 81% | 9 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux | 1,099 | 42% | 82% | 6 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille | 1,025 | 37% | 87% | 9 months |
Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court. Dismissal rate not computed below 200 decisions on the subject; median time: judgments and rulings only, excluding orders, not computed below 200 judgments.
See also In cassation: Conseil d'État Immigration in France Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
This is the most frequent subject of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux in 2025 (1,099 decisions), ahead of planning and building permits (202) and tax (196).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 1,099 | 42% | 82% | 6 months |
| Planning and building permits | 202 | 8% | 76% | – |
| Tax | 196 | 7% | – | – |
| Civil service | 187 | 7% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 105 | 4% | – | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 78 | 3% | – | – |
| Employment law | 38 | 1% | – | – |
| Social welfare | 34 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 30 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 26 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 18 | 1% | – | – |
| Housing | 9 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 6 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Education | 2 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Elections | 1 | 0.04% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 590 | 23% | 50% | 22 months |
Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other subjects” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Detailed pages exist from 50 decisions on the subject.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 2,621 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux in 2025, 1,099 fall under immigration (42%), based on the legal texts they cite; 590 (23%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on immigration did the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux issue in 2025?
The Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux issued 1,099 decisions on immigration in 2025 (13% fewer than in 2024), that is 42% of its 2,621 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 3,757 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux?
In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 6 months for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than 6 months, a quarter wait more than 8 months. On this subject it is 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal.
What share of the decisions on immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux are dismissals?
In 2025, 82% of the decisions on immigration of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal. The calculation covers 1,089 of the 1,099 decisions of the year.
How many decisions on immigration did the other administrative courts of appeal issue?
In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Paris, Versailles and Nancy issued 2,566, 2,064 and 1,630 respectively. The others issued fewer.