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Immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse

In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse issued 1,256 decisions on immigration (13% fewer than in 2024), that is 52% of its caseload. 85% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal. The median time is 17 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 Toulouse went from 1,130 in 2023 to 1,256 in 2025, with a maximum of 1,447 in 2024. That is an increase of 11%, against a decrease of 9% for all administrative courts of appeal.

Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse went from 45% in 2023 to 52% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 85% in 2025, against 89% in 2023; the median time is 17 months in 2025, against 11 months in 2023.

CAA Toulouse: decisions on immigration per year2023 : Decisions 1,130 ; 2024 : Decisions 1,447 ; 2025 : Decisions 1,25601.0 k2.0 kDecisions 2023 : 1,1302023Decisions 2024 : 1,4472024Decisions 2025 : 1,2562025
CAA Toulouse: decisions on immigration per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
20231,130–45%89%11 months
20241,447+28%54%87%14 months
20251,256−13%52%85%17 months

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

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 17 months for cases on immigration decided at the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse: a quarter are decided in less than 15 months, a quarter wait more than 20 months. This median was 14 months in 2024.

The median time of the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse (17 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 Toulouse is 20 months; on this subject it is 3 months shorter.

The median time is calculated on 547 judgments and rulings; 709 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than 15 monthsfirst quartile
  • Median time17 monthsagainst 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal
  • A quarter of cases wait more than20 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted547out of 1,256 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, CAA Toulouse, 2025< 3 months : 1% ; 3-6 months : 4% ; 6-12 months : 14% ; 1-2 years : 78% ; 2-3 years : 3% ; > 3 years : 0.2%1%< 3 months4%3-6 months14%6-12 months78%1-2 years3%2-3 years0.2%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationCAA ToulouseAdministrative courts of appeal
< 3 months1%4%
3-6 months4%12%
6-12 months14%41%
1-2 years78%41%
2-3 years3%2%
> 3 years0.2%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 Toulouse: all subjects Immigration in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 1,249 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 85% 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%. 7 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 Toulouse is 1 point higher than that of the same subject for all administrative courts of appeal. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 2 points.

Outcomes on immigration in 2025
  • CAA Toulouse
  • 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
Dismissed1,06785%84%
Annulled or granted14211%13%
No need to rule161%2%
Withdrawn141%1%
Referred or transferred101%1%

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

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse: 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 Toulouse issued 1,256, that is 9%.

On immigration, the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse issued 1,256 of the 13,843 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 9%. 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 52% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse. 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 Cour administrative d'appel de 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 Toulouse: 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 Toulouse in 2025 (1,256 decisions), ahead of civil service (189) and tax (175).

Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,25652%85%17 months
Civil service1898%––
Tax1757%––
Planning and building permits1315%––
Local authorities and public property623%––
Environment and agriculture512%––
Public health462%––
Public procurement331%––
Social welfare291%––
Employment law251%––
Policing161%––
Housing70.3%––
Education50.2%––
Driving licences10.04%––
Other subjects38816%66%20 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.

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 2,414 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse in 2025, 1,256 fall under immigration (52%), based on the legal texts they cite; 388 (16%) 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 Toulouse issue in 2025?

The Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse issued 1,256 decisions on immigration in 2025 (13% fewer than in 2024), that is 52% of its 2,414 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 3,833 decisions.

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

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 17 months for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than 15 months, a quarter wait more than 20 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 Toulouse are dismissals?

In 2025, 85% of the decisions on immigration of the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal. The calculation covers 1,249 of the 1,256 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.