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Immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Rouen

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Rouen issued 1,940 decisions on immigration (2% more than in 2024), that is 40% of its caseload. 61% 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 Rouen went from 2,063 in 2023 to 1,940 in 2025, with a minimum of 1,896 in 2024. That is a decrease of 6%, against an increase of 15% for all administrative tribunals.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen went from 45% in 2023 to 40% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 61% in 2025, against 64% in 2023; the median time is 3 months in 2025 as in 2023.

TA Rouen: decisions on immigration per year2023 : Decisions 2,063 ; 2024 : Decisions 1,896 ; 2025 : Decisions 1,94001.0 k2.0 k3.0 kDecisions 2023 : 2,0632023Decisions 2024 : 1,8962024Decisions 2025 : 1,9402025
TA Rouen: decisions on immigration per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
20232,063–45%64%3 months
20241,896−8%45%66%1 month
20251,940+2%40%61%3 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen were published. TA Rouen stands for Tribunal administratif de Rouen. 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 Rouen: 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 Rouen: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 5 months. This median was 1 month in 2024.

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

The median time is calculated on 1,632 judgments and rulings; 308 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 than5 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted1,632out of 1,940 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Rouen, 2025< 3 months : 48% ; 3-6 months : 41% ; 6-12 months : 3% ; 1-2 years : 6% ; 2-3 years : 2% ; > 3 years : 0.2%48%< 3 months41%3-6 months3%6-12 months6%1-2 years2%2-3 years0.2%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA RouenAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months48%48%
3-6 months41%16%
6-12 months3%17%
1-2 years6%15%
2-3 years2%3%
> 3 years0.2%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 Rouen: all subjects Immigration in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 1,933 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 61% are dismissals, 30% 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%. 7 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 Rouen is 1 point higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 5 points.

Outcomes on immigration in 2025
  • TA Rouen
  • 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
Dismissed1,17361%60%
Annulled or granted57530%26%
No need to rule724%6%
Withdrawn533%6%
Referred or transferred603%2%

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

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

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 7,054 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Rouen issued 1,940, that is 28%.

On immigration, the Tribunal administratif de Rouen issued 1,940 of the 97,610 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 2%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 33% for the administrative tribunal of Amiens to 41% for the administrative tribunal of Lille; it is 40% for the Tribunal administratif de Rouen. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 58% for the administrative tribunal of Lille to 74% for the administrative tribunal of Amiens. The median time ranges from 1 month for the administrative tribunal of Lille to 4 months for the administrative tribunal of Amiens.

Decisions on immigration in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Immigration
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Lille3,90141%58%1 month
Tribunal administratif de Rouen1,94040%61%3 months
Tribunal administratif d'Amiens1,21333%74%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 Douai Immigration in France Tribunal administratif de Rouen: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

This is the most frequent subject of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen in 2025 (1,940 decisions), ahead of social welfare (343) and civil service (307).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,94040%61%3 months
Social welfare3437%87%–
Civil service3076%59%19 months
Tax1784%––
Driving licences1613%––
Planning and building permits1172%––
Education1042%––
Local authorities and public property842%––
Housing671%––
Policing611%––
Employment law531%––
Environment and agriculture471%––
Public procurement461%––
Public health451%––
Elections20.04%––
Other subjects1,34527%56%9 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 Rouen: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 4,900 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen in 2025, 1,940 fall under immigration (40%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,345 (27%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

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

The Tribunal administratif de Rouen issued 1,940 decisions on immigration in 2025 (2% more than in 2024), that is 40% of its 4,900 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 5,899 decisions.

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

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 5 months. It is the same for all administrative tribunals.

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

In 2025, 61% of the decisions on immigration of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 1,933 of the 1,940 decisions of the year.

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

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Lille and Amiens issued 3,901 and 1,213 respectively.