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Immigration at the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans issued 1,975 decisions on immigration (23% more than in 2024), that is 36% of its caseload. 64% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 1 month, against 3 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On immigration, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans rose every year, from 1,282 in 2023 to 1,975 in 2025. That is an increase of 54%, against an increase of 15% for all administrative tribunals.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans went from 29% in 2023 to 36% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 64% in 2025, against 70% in 2023; the median time is 1 month in 2025, against 5 months in 2023.

TA Orléans: decisions on immigration per year2023 : Decisions 1,282 ; 2024 : Decisions 1,611 ; 2025 : Decisions 1,97501.0 k2.0 kDecisions 2023 : 1,2822023Decisions 2024 : 1,6112024Decisions 2025 : 1,9752025
TA Orléans: decisions on immigration per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
20231,282–29%70%5 months
20241,611+26%36%66%3 months
20251,975+23%36%64%1 month

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans were published. TA Orléans stands for Tribunal administratif d'Orléans. 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 Tribunal administratif d'Orléans: all subjects Immigration in France

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 1 month for cases on immigration decided at the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 13 months. This median was 3 months in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans (1 month) is shorter than that of all administrative tribunals (3 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans is 9 months; on this subject it is 8 months shorter.

The median time is calculated on 1,303 judgments and rulings; 672 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than a monthfirst quartile
  • Median time1 monthagainst 3 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than13 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted1,303out of 1,975 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Orléans, 2025< 3 months : 52% ; 3-6 months : 3% ; 6-12 months : 15% ; 1-2 years : 27% ; 2-3 years : 3% ; > 3 years : 0.1%52%< 3 months3%3-6 months15%6-12 months27%1-2 years3%2-3 years0.1%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA OrléansAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months52%48%
3-6 months3%16%
6-12 months15%17%
1-2 years27%15%
2-3 years3%3%
> 3 years0.1%1%

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 Tribunal administratif d'Orléans: all subjects Immigration in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 1,969 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 64% are dismissals, 25% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 5% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative tribunals, these shares are 60%, 26% and 12%. 6 other decisions of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) are left out of the calculation.

The dismissal rate of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans is 4 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 2 points.

Outcomes on immigration in 2025
  • TA Orléans
  • Administrative tribunals
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on immigration in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunals
Dismissed1,26764%60%
Annulled or granted48925%26%
No need to rule432%6%
Withdrawn553%6%
Referred or transferred1156%2%

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

See also Tribunal administratif d'Orléans: all subjects Immigration in France

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 15,928 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans issued 1,975, that is 12%.

On immigration, the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans issued 1,975 of the 97,610 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 2%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 36% for the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans to 53% for the administrative tribunal of Cergy-Pontoise. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 57% for the administrative tribunal of Cergy-Pontoise to 70% for the administrative tribunal of Versailles. The median time ranges from 1 month for the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans and the administrative tribunal of Cergy-Pontoise to 2 months for the administrative tribunal of Versailles.

Decisions on immigration in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Immigration
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise8,93153%57%1 month
Tribunal administratif de Versailles5,02249%70%2 months
Tribunal administratif d'Orléans1,97536%64%1 month

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 On appeal: Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles Immigration in France Tribunal administratif d'Orléans: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

This is the most frequent subject of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans in 2025 (1,975 decisions), ahead of civil service (391) and social welfare (351).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,97536%64%1 month
Civil service3917%69%26 months
Social welfare3516%87%–
Driving licences1974%––
Housing1803%––
Planning and building permits1723%––
Tax1693%––
Employment law1122%––
Local authorities and public property1032%––
Education902%––
Environment and agriculture711%––
Public health671%––
Policing471%––
Public procurement381%––
Elections70.1%––
Other subjects1,44627%47%9 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 Tribunal administratif d'Orléans: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 5,416 decisions of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans in 2025, 1,975 fall under immigration (36%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,446 (27%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on immigration did the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif d'Orléans issued 1,975 decisions on immigration in 2025 (23% more than in 2024), that is 36% of its 5,416 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 4,868 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on immigration at the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 1 month for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 13 months. On this subject it is 3 months for all administrative tribunals.

What share of the decisions on immigration at the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans are dismissals?

In 2025, 64% of the decisions on immigration of the Tribunal administratif d'Orléans with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 1,969 of the 1,975 decisions of the year.

How many decisions on immigration did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Cergy-Pontoise and Versailles issued 8,931 and 5,022 respectively.