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Immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Dijon

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Dijon issued 1,211 decisions on immigration (4% more than in 2024), that is 32% of its caseload. 68% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 3 months, the same as for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On immigration, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Dijon rose every year, from 1,148 in 2023 to 1,211 in 2025. That is an increase of 5%, against an increase of 15% for all administrative tribunals.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Dijon went from 38% in 2023 to 32% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 68% in 2025, against 73% in 2023; the median time is 3 months in 2025, against 2 months in 2023.

TA Dijon: decisions on immigration per year2023 : Decisions 1,148 ; 2024 : Decisions 1,168 ; 2025 : Decisions 1,21101.0 k2.0 kDecisions 2023 : 1,1482023Decisions 2024 : 1,1682024Decisions 2025 : 1,2112025
TA Dijon: decisions on immigration per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
20231,148–38%73%2 months
20241,168+2%33%69%2 months
20251,211+4%32%68%3 months

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

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 3 months for cases on immigration decided at the Tribunal administratif de Dijon: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 6 months. This median was 2 months in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Dijon (3 months) is the same as that of all administrative tribunals (3 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Dijon is 6 months; on this subject it is 3 months shorter.

The median time is calculated on 989 judgments and rulings; 222 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 time3 monthsthe same as for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than6 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted989out of 1,211 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Dijon, 2025< 3 months : 46% ; 3-6 months : 23% ; 6-12 months : 24% ; 1-2 years : 7% ; 2-3 years : 0.1% ; > 3 years : 0%46%< 3 months23%3-6 months24%6-12 months7%1-2 years0.1%2-3 years0%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA DijonAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months46%48%
3-6 months23%16%
6-12 months24%17%
1-2 years7%15%
2-3 years0.1%3%
> 3 years0%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 Dijon: all subjects Immigration in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 1,211 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 68% are dismissals, 21% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 9% 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%.

The dismissal rate of the Tribunal administratif de Dijon is 8 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 1 point.

Outcomes on immigration in 2025
  • TA Dijon
  • 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
Dismissed82868%60%
Annulled or granted25321%26%
No need to rule383%6%
Withdrawn676%6%
Referred or transferred252%2%

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

See also Tribunal administratif de Dijon: all subjects Immigration in France

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon, the 4 administrative tribunals issued 12,424 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Dijon issued 1,211, that is 10%.

On immigration, the Tribunal administratif de Dijon issued 1,211 of the 97,610 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 1%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 32% for the Tribunal administratif de Dijon to 44% for the administrative tribunal of Grenoble. Among the 4 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 43% for the administrative tribunal of Grenoble to 73% for the administrative tribunal of Clermont-Ferrand. The median time ranges from under a month for the administrative tribunal of Clermont-Ferrand to 3 months for the Tribunal administratif de Dijon and the administrative tribunal of Lyon.

Decisions on immigration in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Immigration
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Lyon5,27941%59%3 months
Tribunal administratif de Grenoble4,86844%43%1 month
Tribunal administratif de Dijon1,21132%68%3 months
Tribunal administratif de Clermont-Ferrand1,06639%73%under a 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 Lyon Immigration in France Tribunal administratif de Dijon: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

This is the most frequent subject of the Tribunal administratif de Dijon in 2025 (1,211 decisions), ahead of social welfare (285) and civil service (244).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Dijon by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Dijon by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,21132%68%3 months
Social welfare2857%64%–
Civil service2446%66%–
Tax1514%––
Driving licences1183%––
Planning and building permits1103%––
Housing963%––
Local authorities and public property822%––
Environment and agriculture571%––
Education461%––
Public health421%––
Employment law421%––
Public procurement271%––
Policing190.5%––
Elections30.1%––
Other subjects1,29134%53%7 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 Dijon: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 3,824 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Dijon in 2025, 1,211 fall under immigration (32%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,291 (34%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on immigration did the Tribunal administratif de Dijon issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Dijon issued 1,211 decisions on immigration in 2025 (4% more than in 2024), that is 32% of its 3,824 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 3,527 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Dijon?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 3 months for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 6 months. It is the same for all administrative tribunals.

What share of the decisions on immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Dijon are dismissals?

In 2025, 68% of the decisions on immigration of the Tribunal administratif de Dijon with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 1,211 of the 1,211 decisions of the year.

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

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Lyon, Grenoble and Clermont-Ferrand issued 5,279, 4,868 and 1,066 respectively.