Subject and court · First instance · France
Immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille
In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 3,257 decisions on immigration (13% more than in 2024), that is 30% of its caseload. 64% 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 20253,257+13% over one year
- Share of caseload30%against 40% for all administrative tribunals
- Dismissal rate64%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 Marseille went from 3,208 in 2023 to 3,257 in 2025, with a minimum of 2,882 in 2024. That is an increase of 2%, against an increase of 15% for all administrative tribunals.
Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille went from 31% in 2023 to 30% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 64% in 2025, against 72% in 2023; the median time is 5 months in 2025, against 1 month in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,208 | – | 31% | 72% | 1 month |
| 2024 | 2,882 | −10% | 27% | 66% | 1 month |
| 2025 | 3,257 | +13% | 30% | 64% | 5 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille were published. TA Marseille stands for Tribunal administratif de Marseille. 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 Marseille: 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 Marseille: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 7 months. This median was 1 month in 2024.
The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille (5 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (3 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille is 7 months; on this subject it is 2 months shorter.
The median time is calculated on 2,552 judgments and rulings; 705 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 than7 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted2,552out of 3,257 decisions in 2025
| Duration | TA Marseille | Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 43% | 48% |
| 3-6 months | 18% | 16% |
| 6-12 months | 31% | 17% |
| 1-2 years | 3% | 15% |
| 2-3 years | 4% | 3% |
| > 3 years | 0.2% | 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 Marseille: all subjects Immigration in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 3,238 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 64% are dismissals, 28% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 7% 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%. 19 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 Marseille 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.
- TA Marseille
- Administrative tribunals
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 2,066 | 64% | 60% |
| Annulled or granted | 916 | 28% | 26% |
| No need to rule | 130 | 4% | 6% |
| Withdrawn | 86 | 3% | 6% |
| Referred or transferred | 40 | 1% | 2% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects Immigration in France
Same subject in the jurisdiction
In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille, the 4 administrative tribunals issued 6,648 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 3,257, that is 49%.
On immigration, the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 3,257 of the 97,610 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 3%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 13% for the administrative tribunal of Bastia to 39% for the administrative tribunal of Nice; it is 30% for the Tribunal administratif de Marseille. Among the 4 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 54% for the administrative tribunal of Toulon to 77% for the administrative tribunal of Bastia. The median time ranges from 1 month for the administrative tribunal of Bastia to 5 months for the Tribunal administratif de Marseille and the administrative tribunals of Nice and Toulon.
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal administratif de Marseille | 3,257 | 30% | 64% | 5 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Nice | 2,580 | 39% | 55% | 5 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Toulon | 563 | 18% | 54% | 5 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Bastia | 248 | 13% | 77% | 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 Marseille Immigration in France Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
This is the most frequent subject of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille in 2025 (3,257 decisions), ahead of social welfare (669) and planning and building permits (554).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 3,257 | 30% | 64% | 5 months |
| Social welfare | 669 | 6% | 77% | 19 months |
| Planning and building permits | 554 | 5% | 61% | 34 months |
| Housing | 505 | 5% | 44% | 19 months |
| Civil service | 472 | 4% | 59% | 30 months |
| Tax | 293 | 3% | 66% | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 198 | 2% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 183 | 2% | – | – |
| Policing | 158 | 1% | – | – |
| Employment law | 139 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 97 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 94 | 1% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 67 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 64 | 1% | – | – |
| Elections | 7 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 4,055 | 38% | 52% | 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 Marseille: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 10,812 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille in 2025, 3,257 fall under immigration (30%), based on the legal texts they cite; 4,055 (38%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on immigration did the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issue in 2025?
The Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 3,257 decisions on immigration in 2025 (13% more than in 2024), that is 30% of its 10,812 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 9,347 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille?
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 7 months. On this subject it is 3 months for all administrative tribunals.
What share of the decisions on immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille are dismissals?
In 2025, 64% of the decisions on immigration of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 3,238 of the 3,257 decisions of the year.
How many decisions on immigration did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?
In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Nice, Toulon and Bastia issued 2,580, 563 and 248 respectively.