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Immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Paris

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Paris issued 13,119 decisions on immigration (9% more than in 2024), that is 42% of its caseload. 55% 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 Paris rose every year, from 10,851 in 2023 to 13,119 in 2025. That is an increase of 21%, against an increase of 15% for all administrative tribunals.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Paris went from 44% in 2023 to 42% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 55% in 2025, against 66% in 2023; the median time is 3 months in 2025, against 1 month in 2023.

TA Paris: decisions on immigration per year2023 : Decisions 10,851 ; 2024 : Decisions 12,045 ; 2025 : Decisions 13,119010 k20 kDecisions 2023 : 10,8512023Decisions 2024 : 12,0452024Decisions 2025 : 13,1192025
TA Paris: decisions on immigration per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
202310,851–44%66%1 month
202412,045+11%48%59%1 month
202513,119+9%42%55%3 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Paris were published. TA Paris stands for Tribunal administratif de Paris. 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 Paris: 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 Paris: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 6 months. This median was 1 month in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Paris (3 months) is the same as that of all administrative tribunals (3 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Paris is 5 months; on this subject it is 2 months shorter.

The median time is calculated on 9,573 judgments and rulings; 3,546 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 counted9,573out of 13,119 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Paris, 2025< 3 months : 48% ; 3-6 months : 25% ; 6-12 months : 17% ; 1-2 years : 9% ; 2-3 years : 1% ; > 3 years : 0.1%48%< 3 months25%3-6 months17%6-12 months9%1-2 years1%2-3 years0.1%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA ParisAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months48%48%
3-6 months25%16%
6-12 months17%17%
1-2 years9%15%
2-3 years1%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 de Paris: all subjects Immigration in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 13,103 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 55% are dismissals, 28% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 14% 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%. 16 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 Paris is 5 points lower than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 4 points.

Outcomes on immigration in 2025
  • TA Paris
  • 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
Dismissed7,15655%60%
Annulled or granted3,61928%26%
No need to rule9537%6%
Withdrawn8266%6%
Referred or transferred5494%2%

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

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

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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 Paris issued 13,119, that is 51%.

On immigration, the Tribunal administratif de Paris issued 13,119 of the 97,610 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 13%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 0.3% for the administrative tribunal of Polynésie française to 48% for the administrative tribunal of Melun; it is 42% for the Tribunal administratif de Paris. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 55% for the Tribunal administratif de Paris to 58% for the administrative tribunal of Melun. The median time ranges from 3 months for the Tribunal administratif de Paris to 6 months for the administrative tribunal of Melun.

Decisions on immigration in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Immigration
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Paris13,11942%55%3 months
Tribunal administratif de Melun6,41648%58%6 months
Tribunal administratif de Montreuil6,23841%57%4 months
Tribunal administratif de la Polynésie française20.3%––

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 Paris: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

This is the most frequent subject of the Tribunal administratif de Paris in 2025 (13,119 decisions), ahead of housing (3,031) and tax (1,279).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Paris by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Paris by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration13,11942%55%3 months
Housing3,03110%10%11 months
Tax1,2794%64%26 months
Social welfare6432%59%9 months
Civil service5472%65%27 months
Education3541%57%1 month
Public health2501%64%–
Employment law2211%71%–
Driving licences1921%––
Local authorities and public property1871%––
Policing1801%––
Public procurement1340.4%––
Planning and building permits970.3%––
Environment and agriculture470.2%––
Elections220.1%––
Other subjects10,80335%42%5 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.

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 31,106 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Paris in 2025, 13,119 fall under immigration (42%), based on the legal texts they cite; 10,803 (35%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

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

The Tribunal administratif de Paris issued 13,119 decisions on immigration in 2025 (9% more than in 2024), that is 42% of its 31,106 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 36,015 decisions.

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

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 Paris are dismissals?

In 2025, 55% of the decisions on immigration of the Tribunal administratif de Paris with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 13,103 of the 13,119 decisions of the year.

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

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Melun, Montreuil and Polynésie française issued 6,416, 6,238 and 2 respectively.