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Immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy
In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy issued 1,630 decisions on immigration (8% fewer than in 2024), that is 58% of its caseload. 86% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal. The median time is 15 months, against 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal.
- Decisions in 20251,630−8% over one year
- Share of caseload58%against 51% for all administrative courts of appeal
- Dismissal rate86%against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal
- Median time15 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 Nancy fell every year, from 1,973 in 2023 to 1,630 in 2025. That is a decrease of 17%, against a decrease of 9% for all administrative courts of appeal.
Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy went from 68% in 2023 to 58% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 86% in 2025 as in 2023; the median time is 15 months in 2025, against 9 months in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,973 | – | 68% | 86% | 9 months |
| 2024 | 1,765 | −11% | 64% | 82% | 12 months |
| 2025 | 1,630 | −8% | 58% | 86% | 15 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy were published. CAA Nancy stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy. 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 Nancy: all subjects Immigration in France
Time to judgment
In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 15 months for cases on immigration decided at the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy: a quarter are decided in less than 13 months, a quarter wait more than 18 months. This median was 12 months in 2024.
The median time of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy (15 months) is longer than that of all administrative courts of appeal (10 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy is 18 months; on this subject it is 3 months shorter.
The median time is calculated on 806 judgments and rulings; 824 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.
- A quarter of cases decided inless than 13 monthsfirst quartile
- Median time15 monthsagainst 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal
- A quarter of cases wait more than18 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted806out of 1,630 decisions in 2025
| Duration | CAA Nancy | Administrative courts of appeal |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 5% | 4% |
| 3-6 months | 3% | 12% |
| 6-12 months | 14% | 41% |
| 1-2 years | 75% | 41% |
| 2-3 years | 4% | 2% |
| > 3 years | 0.2% | 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 Nancy: all subjects Immigration in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 1,622 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 86% are dismissals, 11% 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 Nancy is 2 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.
- CAA Nancy
- 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 | 1,395 | 86% | 84% |
| Annulled or granted | 180 | 11% | 13% |
| No need to rule | 26 | 2% | 2% |
| Withdrawn | 7 | 0.4% | 1% |
| Referred or transferred | 14 | 1% | 1% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy: 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 Nancy issued 1,630, that is 12%.
On immigration, the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy issued 1,630 of the 13,843 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 12%. 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 58% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy. 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 administrative court of appeal of 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 Nancy: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
This is the most frequent subject of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy in 2025 (1,630 decisions), ahead of civil service (152) and employment law (149).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 1,630 | 58% | 86% | 15 months |
| Civil service | 152 | 5% | – | – |
| Employment law | 149 | 5% | – | – |
| Tax | 130 | 5% | – | – |
| Planning and building permits | 104 | 4% | – | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 47 | 2% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 37 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 25 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 23 | 1% | – | – |
| Social welfare | 20 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 19 | 1% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 17 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 3 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Housing | 2 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 432 | 15% | 61% | 28 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 Nancy: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 2,790 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy in 2025, 1,630 fall under immigration (58%), based on the legal texts they cite; 432 (15%) 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 Nancy issue in 2025?
The Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy issued 1,630 decisions on immigration in 2025 (8% fewer than in 2024), that is 58% of its 2,790 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 5,368 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy?
In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 15 months for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than 13 months, a quarter wait more than 18 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 Nancy are dismissals?
In 2025, 86% of the decisions on immigration of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal. The calculation covers 1,622 of the 1,630 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 Nantes issued 2,566, 2,064 and 1,578 respectively. The others issued fewer.