Subject and court · First instance · France
Immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Melun
In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 6,416 decisions on immigration (8% more than in 2024), that is 48% of its caseload. 58% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 6 months, against 3 months for all administrative tribunals.
- Decisions in 20256,416+8% over one year
- Share of caseload48%against 40% for all administrative tribunals
- Dismissal rate58%against 60% for all administrative tribunals
- Median time6 monthsagainst 3 months for all administrative tribunals
Activity year by year
On immigration, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun rose every year, from 4,939 in 2023 to 6,416 in 2025. That is an increase of 30%, against an increase of 15% for all administrative tribunals.
Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Melun went from 46% in 2023 to 48% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 58% in 2025 as in 2023; the median time is 6 months in 2025, against 7 months in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,939 | – | 46% | 58% | 7 months |
| 2024 | 5,954 | +21% | 53% | 56% | 5 months |
| 2025 | 6,416 | +8% | 48% | 58% | 6 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun were published. TA Melun stands for Tribunal administratif de Melun. 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 Melun: all subjects Immigration in France
Time to judgment
In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 6 months for cases on immigration decided at the Tribunal administratif de Melun: a quarter are decided in less than 2 months, a quarter wait more than 15 months. This median was 5 months in 2024.
The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Melun (6 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (3 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Melun is 10 months; on this subject it is 4 months shorter.
The median time is calculated on 4,271 judgments and rulings; 2,145 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.
- A quarter of cases decided inless than 2 monthsfirst quartile
- Median time6 monthsagainst 3 months for all administrative tribunals
- A quarter of cases wait more than15 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted4,271out of 6,416 decisions in 2025
| Duration | TA Melun | Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 38% | 48% |
| 3-6 months | 10% | 16% |
| 6-12 months | 22% | 17% |
| 1-2 years | 24% | 15% |
| 2-3 years | 7% | 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 Melun: all subjects Immigration in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 6,350 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 58% are dismissals, 24% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 16% 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%. 66 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 Melun is 2 points lower than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 2 points.
- TA Melun
- Administrative tribunals
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 3,680 | 58% | 60% |
| Annulled or granted | 1,537 | 24% | 26% |
| No need to rule | 584 | 9% | 6% |
| Withdrawn | 450 | 7% | 6% |
| Referred or transferred | 99 | 2% | 2% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Tribunal administratif de Melun: all subjects Immigration in France
Same subject in the jurisdiction
In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris, the 4 administrative tribunals issued 25,775 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 6,416, that is 25%.
On immigration, the Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 6,416 of the 97,610 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 7%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 0.3% for the administrative tribunal of Polynésie française to 48% for the Tribunal administratif de Melun. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 55% for the administrative tribunal of Paris to 58% for the Tribunal administratif de Melun. The median time ranges from 3 months for the administrative tribunal of Paris to 6 months for the Tribunal administratif de Melun.
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal administratif de Paris | 13,119 | 42% | 55% | 3 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Melun | 6,416 | 48% | 58% | 6 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Montreuil | 6,238 | 41% | 57% | 4 months |
| Tribunal administratif de la Polynésie française | 2 | 0.3% | – | – |
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 Paris Immigration in France Tribunal administratif de Melun: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
This is the most frequent subject of the Tribunal administratif de Melun in 2025 (6,416 decisions), ahead of housing (654) and social welfare (455).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 6,416 | 48% | 58% | 6 months |
| Housing | 654 | 5% | 32% | 14 months |
| Social welfare | 455 | 3% | 52% | 19 months |
| Tax | 415 | 3% | 79% | 39 months |
| Civil service | 343 | 3% | 69% | 33 months |
| Driving licences | 343 | 3% | 71% | 21 months |
| Planning and building permits | 203 | 2% | 63% | – |
| Education | 182 | 1% | – | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 151 | 1% | – | – |
| Employment law | 147 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 88 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 79 | 1% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 25 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 23 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Elections | 11 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 3,801 | 29% | 41% | 13 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 Melun: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 13,336 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun in 2025, 6,416 fall under immigration (48%), based on the legal texts they cite; 3,801 (29%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on immigration did the Tribunal administratif de Melun issue in 2025?
The Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 6,416 decisions on immigration in 2025 (8% more than in 2024), that is 48% of its 13,336 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 17,309 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Melun?
In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 6 months for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than 2 months, a quarter wait more than 15 months. On this subject it is 3 months for all administrative tribunals.
What share of the decisions on immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Melun are dismissals?
In 2025, 58% of the decisions on immigration of the Tribunal administratif de Melun with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 6,350 of the 6,416 decisions of the year.
How many decisions on immigration did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?
In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Paris, Montreuil and Polynésie française issued 13,119, 6,238 and 2 respectively.