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Immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Rennes

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 1,722 decisions on immigration (4% more than in 2024), that is 33% of its caseload. 66% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is under a month, against 3 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On immigration, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes rose every year, from 1,647 in 2023 to 1,722 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 Rennes went from 30% in 2023 to 33% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 66% in 2025 as in 2023; the median time is under a month in 2025, against 1 month in 2023.

TA Rennes: decisions on immigration per year2023 : Decisions 1,647 ; 2024 : Decisions 1,653 ; 2025 : Decisions 1,72201.0 k2.0 kDecisions 2023 : 1,6472023Decisions 2024 : 1,6532024Decisions 2025 : 1,7222025
TA Rennes: decisions on immigration per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
20231,647–30%66%1 month
20241,6530%30%67%1 month
20251,722+4%33%66%under a month

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

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is under a month for cases on immigration decided at the Tribunal administratif de Rennes: a quarter wait more than 3 months. This median was 1 month in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes (under a month) is shorter than that of all administrative tribunals (3 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes is 3 months; on this subject it is under a month.

The median time is calculated on 1,538 judgments and rulings; 184 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • Median timeunder a monthagainst 3 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than3 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted1,538out of 1,722 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Rennes, 2025< 3 months : 72% ; 3-6 months : 24% ; 6-12 months : 1% ; 1-2 years : 3% ; 2-3 years : 0.5% ; > 3 years : 0%72%< 3 months24%3-6 months1%6-12 months3%1-2 years0.5%2-3 years0%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA RennesAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months72%48%
3-6 months24%16%
6-12 months1%17%
1-2 years3%15%
2-3 years0.5%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 Rennes: all subjects Immigration in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 1,720 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 66% are dismissals, 27% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 6% 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%. 2 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 Rennes is 6 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 Rennes
  • 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
Dismissed1,13066%60%
Annulled or granted46027%26%
No need to rule563%6%
Withdrawn503%6%
Referred or transferred241%2%

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

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

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 9,313 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 1,722, that is 18%.

On immigration, the Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 1,722 of the 97,610 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 2%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 29% for the administrative tribunal of Caen to 41% for the administrative tribunal of Nantes; it is 33% for the Tribunal administratif de Rennes. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 47% for the administrative tribunal of Caen to 66% for the Tribunal administratif de Rennes. The median time ranges from under a month for the Tribunal administratif de Rennes to 9 months for the administrative tribunal of Nantes.

Decisions on immigration in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Immigration
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Nantes6,60741%64%9 months
Tribunal administratif de Rennes1,72233%66%under a month
Tribunal administratif de Caen98429%47%4 months

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 Nantes Immigration in France Tribunal administratif de Rennes: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

This is the most frequent subject of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes in 2025 (1,722 decisions), ahead of planning and building permits (268) and civil service (253).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,72233%66%under a month
Planning and building permits2685%66%24 months
Civil service2535%63%26 months
Social welfare2244%60%–
Local authorities and public property1783%––
Tax1663%––
Education1062%––
Driving licences922%––
Housing882%––
Environment and agriculture802%––
Employment law661%––
Public health621%––
Public procurement411%––
Policing401%––
Elections30.1%––
Other subjects1,89636%50%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.

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 5,285 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes in 2025, 1,722 fall under immigration (33%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,896 (36%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

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

The Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 1,722 decisions on immigration in 2025 (4% more than in 2024), that is 33% of its 5,285 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 5,022 decisions.

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

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is under a month for cases on immigration: a quarter wait more than 3 months. On this subject it is 3 months for all administrative tribunals.

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

In 2025, 66% of the decisions on immigration of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 1,720 of the 1,722 decisions of the year.

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

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Nantes and Caen issued 6,607 and 984 respectively.