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Immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille

In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issued 1,025 decisions on immigration (5% fewer than in 2024), that is 37% of its caseload. 87% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal. The median time is 9 months, against 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 Marseille fell every year, from 1,433 in 2023 to 1,025 in 2025. That is a decrease of 28%, against a decrease of 9% for all administrative courts of appeal.

Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille went from 42% in 2023 to 37% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 87% in 2025, against 82% in 2023; the median time is 9 months in 2025 as in 2023.

CAA Marseille: decisions on immigration per year2023 : Decisions 1,433 ; 2024 : Decisions 1,084 ; 2025 : Decisions 1,02501.0 k2.0 kDecisions 2023 : 1,4332023Decisions 2024 : 1,0842024Decisions 2025 : 1,0252025
CAA Marseille: decisions on immigration per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
20231,433–42%82%9 months
20241,084−24%38%83%7 months
20251,025−5%37%87%9 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille were published. CAA Marseille stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille. 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 Marseille: all subjects Immigration in France

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 9 months for cases on immigration decided at the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille: a quarter are decided in less than 7 months, a quarter wait more than 12 months. This median was 7 months in 2024.

The median time of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille (9 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 Marseille is 13 months; on this subject it is 4 months shorter.

The median time is calculated on 374 judgments and rulings; 651 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than 7 monthsfirst quartile
  • Median time9 monthsagainst 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal
  • A quarter of cases wait more than12 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted374out of 1,025 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, CAA Marseille, 2025< 3 months : 4% ; 3-6 months : 19% ; 6-12 months : 50% ; 1-2 years : 26% ; 2-3 years : 1% ; > 3 years : 0%4%< 3 months19%3-6 months50%6-12 months26%1-2 years1%2-3 years0%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationCAA MarseilleAdministrative courts of appeal
< 3 months4%4%
3-6 months19%12%
6-12 months50%41%
1-2 years26%41%
2-3 years1%2%
> 3 years0%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 Marseille: all subjects Immigration in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 1,017 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 87% are dismissals, 10% 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%. 8 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 Marseille is 3 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative courts of appeal. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 4 points.

Outcomes on immigration in 2025
  • CAA Marseille
  • Administrative courts of appeal
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on immigration in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative courts of appeal
Dismissed88287%84%
Annulled or granted10210%13%
No need to rule111%2%
Withdrawn101%1%
Referred or transferred121%1%

Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille: all subjects Immigration in France

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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 Marseille issued 1,025, that is 7%.

On immigration, the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issued 1,025 of the 13,843 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 7%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 37% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille to 64% for the administrative court of appeal of Versailles. 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 Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille. The median time ranges from 6 months for the administrative court of appeal of Bordeaux to 17 months for the administrative court of appeal of Toulouse.

Decisions on immigration in 2025
Administrative courts of appeal: Immigration
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Cour administrative d'appel de Paris2,56651%80%9 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles2,06464%86%16 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy1,63058%86%15 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes1,57851%81%8 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon1,50148%85%10 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse1,25652%85%17 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Douai1,12455%81%9 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux1,09942%82%6 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille1,02537%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 Marseille: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

This is the most frequent subject of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille in 2025 (1,025 decisions), ahead of tax (347) and planning and building permits (222).

Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,02537%87%9 months
Tax34712%68%19 months
Planning and building permits2228%72%–
Civil service2067%62%–
Local authorities and public property933%––
Public health733%––
Social welfare542%––
Employment law422%––
Environment and agriculture371%––
Policing221%––
Public procurement161%––
Housing120.4%––
Driving licences50.2%––
Education20.1%––
Other subjects62222%59%12 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 Marseille: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 2,778 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille in 2025, 1,025 fall under immigration (37%), based on the legal texts they cite; 622 (22%) 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 Marseille issue in 2025?

The Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issued 1,025 decisions on immigration in 2025 (5% fewer than in 2024), that is 37% of its 2,778 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 3,542 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 9 months for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than 7 months, a quarter wait more than 12 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 Marseille are dismissals?

In 2025, 87% of the decisions on immigration of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal. The calculation covers 1,017 of the 1,025 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.