Subject and court · First instance · France
Immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux
In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux issued 1,869 decisions on immigration (almost as many as in 2024), that is 31% of its caseload. 63% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 5 months, against 3 months for all administrative tribunals.
- Decisions in 20251,8690% over one year
- Share of caseload31%against 40% for all administrative tribunals
- Dismissal rate63%against 60% for all administrative tribunals
- Median time5 monthsagainst 3 months for all administrative tribunals
Activity year by year
On immigration, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux went from 1,879 in 2023 to 1,869 in 2025, with a minimum of 1,863 in 2024. That is a decrease of 1%, against an increase of 15% for all administrative tribunals.
Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux went from 35% in 2023 to 31% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 63% in 2025, against 61% in 2023; the median time is 5 months in 2025, against 2 months in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,879 | – | 35% | 61% | 2 months |
| 2024 | 1,863 | −1% | 36% | 65% | 3 months |
| 2025 | 1,869 | 0% | 31% | 63% | 5 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux were published. TA Bordeaux stands for Tribunal administratif 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 Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux: all subjects Immigration in France
Time to judgment
In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 5 months for cases on immigration decided at the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 8 months. This median was 3 months in 2024.
The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux (5 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (3 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux is 9 months; on this subject it is 4 months shorter.
The median time is calculated on 1,558 judgments and rulings; 311 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 time5 monthsagainst 3 months for all administrative tribunals
- A quarter of cases wait more than8 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted1,558out of 1,869 decisions in 2025
| Duration | TA Bordeaux | Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 40% | 48% |
| 3-6 months | 15% | 16% |
| 6-12 months | 33% | 17% |
| 1-2 years | 11% | 15% |
| 2-3 years | 0.4% | 3% |
| > 3 years | 0% | 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 de Bordeaux: all subjects Immigration in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 1,864 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 63% are dismissals, 26% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 10% 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%. 5 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 de Bordeaux is 3 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.
- TA Bordeaux
- Administrative tribunals
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 1,172 | 63% | 60% |
| Annulled or granted | 482 | 26% | 26% |
| No need to rule | 129 | 7% | 6% |
| Withdrawn | 56 | 3% | 6% |
| Referred or transferred | 25 | 1% | 2% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux: all subjects Immigration in France
Same subject in the jurisdiction
In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux, the 10 administrative tribunals issued 8,425 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux issued 1,869, that is 22%.
On immigration, the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux issued 1,869 of the 97,610 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 2%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 6% for the administrative tribunal of Martinique to 69% for the administrative tribunal of Mayotte; it is 31% for the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux. Among the 8 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 42% for the administrative tribunal of Guyane to 78% for the administrative tribunal of Limoges. The median time ranges from 1 month for the administrative tribunal of Pau to 19 months for the administrative tribunal of Mayotte.
- Tribunal administratif de Mayotte
- Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux
- Tribunal administratif de la Guyane
- Tribunal administratif de Poitiers
- Tribunal administratif de Pau
- Tribunal administratif de Limoges
- Tribunal administratif de la Guadeloupe
- Tribunal administratif de La Réunion
- Tribunal administratif de Saint-Martin
- Tribunal administratif de la Martinique
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal administratif de Mayotte | 2,347 | 69% | 60% | 19 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux | 1,869 | 31% | 63% | 5 months |
| Tribunal administratif de la Guyane | 1,273 | 64% | 42% | 4 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Poitiers | 775 | 30% | 71% | 10 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Pau | 732 | 27% | 63% | 1 month |
| Tribunal administratif de Limoges | 692 | 28% | 78% | 2 months |
| Tribunal administratif de la Guadeloupe | 430 | 38% | 45% | 9 months |
| Tribunal administratif de La Réunion | 204 | 12% | 50% | – |
| Tribunal administratif de Saint-Martin | 57 | – | – | – |
| Tribunal administratif de la Martinique | 46 | 6% | – | – |
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 Bordeaux Immigration in France Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
This is the most frequent subject of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux in 2025 (1,869 decisions), ahead of social welfare (347) and driving licences (295).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 1,869 | 31% | 63% | 5 months |
| Social welfare | 347 | 6% | 76% | 20 months |
| Driving licences | 295 | 5% | 67% | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 243 | 4% | 62% | 16 months |
| Civil service | 215 | 4% | 62% | – |
| Planning and building permits | 191 | 3% | – | – |
| Tax | 166 | 3% | – | – |
| Housing | 156 | 3% | – | – |
| Employment law | 94 | 2% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 82 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 71 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 63 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 58 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 43 | 1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 2,142 | 35% | 53% | 17 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 de Bordeaux: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 6,035 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux in 2025, 1,869 fall under immigration (31%), based on the legal texts they cite; 2,142 (35%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on immigration did the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux issue in 2025?
The Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux issued 1,869 decisions on immigration in 2025 (almost as many as in 2024), that is 31% of its 6,035 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 5,611 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux?
In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 5 months for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 8 months. On this subject it is 3 months for all administrative tribunals.
What share of the decisions on immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux are dismissals?
In 2025, 63% of the decisions on immigration of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 1,864 of the 1,869 decisions of the year.
How many decisions on immigration did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?
In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Mayotte, Guyane and Poitiers issued 2,347, 1,273 and 775 respectively. The others issued fewer.