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Immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg issued 3,670 decisions on immigration (12% more than in 2024), that is 53% of its caseload. 70% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 1 month, against 3 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On immigration, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg went from 3,501 in 2023 to 3,670 in 2025, with a minimum of 3,276 in 2024. 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 Strasbourg went from 52% in 2023 to 53% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 70% in 2025, against 68% in 2023; the median time is 1 month in 2025 as in 2023.

TA Strasbourg: decisions on immigration per year2023 : Decisions 3,501 ; 2024 : Decisions 3,276 ; 2025 : Decisions 3,67001.0 k2.0 k3.0 k4.0 kDecisions 2023 : 3,5012023Decisions 2024 : 3,2762024Decisions 2025 : 3,6702025
TA Strasbourg: decisions on immigration per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
20233,501–52%68%1 month
20243,276−6%51%68%1 month
20253,670+12%53%70%1 month

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

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 1 month for cases on immigration decided at the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 6 months. This median is the same as in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg (1 month) is shorter than that of all administrative tribunals (3 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg is 4 months; on this subject it is 3 months shorter.

The median time is calculated on 3,174 judgments and rulings; 496 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 time1 monthagainst 3 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than6 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted3,174out of 3,670 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Strasbourg, 2025< 3 months : 57% ; 3-6 months : 17% ; 6-12 months : 14% ; 1-2 years : 6% ; 2-3 years : 6% ; > 3 years : 0.2%57%< 3 months17%3-6 months14%6-12 months6%1-2 years6%2-3 years0.2%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA StrasbourgAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months57%48%
3-6 months17%16%
6-12 months14%17%
1-2 years6%15%
2-3 years6%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 Strasbourg: all subjects Immigration in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 3,659 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 70% are dismissals, 20% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 9% 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%. 11 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 Strasbourg is 10 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 2 points.

Outcomes on immigration in 2025
  • TA Strasbourg
  • 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
Dismissed2,55470%60%
Annulled or granted75020%26%
No need to rule2086%6%
Withdrawn1163%6%
Referred or transferred311%2%

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

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

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy, the 4 administrative tribunals issued 6,685 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg issued 3,670, that is 55%.

On immigration, the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg issued 3,670 of the 97,610 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 4%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 24% for the administrative tribunal of Besançon to 53% for the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg. Among the 4 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 58% for the administrative tribunal of Châlons-en-Champagne to 70% for the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg. The median time ranges from 1 month for the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg to 3 months for the administrative tribunal of Châlons-en-Champagne.

Decisions on immigration in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Immigration
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg3,67053%70%1 month
Tribunal administratif de Nancy1,42842%64%2 months
Tribunal administratif de Châlons-en-Champagne1,04638%58%3 months
Tribunal administratif de Besançon54124%67%2 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 Nancy Immigration in France Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

This is the most frequent subject of the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg in 2025 (3,670 decisions), ahead of civil service (244) and tax (216).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration3,67053%70%1 month
Civil service2444%63%23 months
Tax2163%80%–
Social welfare1793%––
Planning and building permits1632%––
Local authorities and public property1292%––
Employment law1001%––
Driving licences901%––
Education651%––
Environment and agriculture641%––
Public health541%––
Housing431%––
Public procurement421%––
Policing381%––
Elections40.1%––
Other subjects1,85927%51%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 Strasbourg: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 6,960 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg in 2025, 3,670 fall under immigration (53%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,859 (27%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

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

The Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg issued 3,670 decisions on immigration in 2025 (12% more than in 2024), that is 53% of its 6,960 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 10,447 decisions.

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

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 1 month for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 6 months. On this subject it is 3 months for all administrative tribunals.

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

In 2025, 70% of the decisions on immigration of the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 3,659 of the 3,670 decisions of the year.

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

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Nancy, Châlons-en-Champagne and Besançon issued 1,428, 1,046 and 541 respectively.