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Immigration at the Tribunal administratif de Versailles

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 5,022 decisions on immigration (53% more than in 2024), that is 49% of its caseload. 70% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 2 months, against 3 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On immigration, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles went from 3,942 in 2023 to 5,022 in 2025, with a minimum of 3,293 in 2024. That is an increase of 27%, against an increase of 15% for all administrative tribunals.

The dismissal rate is 70% in 2025, against 66% in 2023; the median time is 2 months in 2025, against 1 month in 2023.

TA Versailles: decisions on immigration per year2023 : Decisions 3,942 ; 2024 : Decisions 3,293 ; 2025 : Decisions 5,02202.0 k4.0 k6.0 kDecisions 2023 : 3,9422023Decisions 2024 : 3,2932024Decisions 2025 : 5,0222025
TA Versailles: decisions on immigration per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
20233,942–49%66%1 month
20243,293−16%45%71%1 month
20255,022+53%49%70%2 months

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

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 2 months for cases on immigration decided at the Tribunal administratif de Versailles: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 4 months. This median was 1 month in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles (2 months) is shorter than that of all administrative tribunals (3 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles is 3 months; on this subject it is 1 month shorter.

The median time is calculated on 3,441 judgments and rulings; 1,581 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 time2 monthsagainst 3 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than4 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted3,441out of 5,022 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Versailles, 2025< 3 months : 55% ; 3-6 months : 29% ; 6-12 months : 8% ; 1-2 years : 7% ; 2-3 years : 1% ; > 3 years : 0.1%55%< 3 months29%3-6 months8%6-12 months7%1-2 years1%2-3 years0.1%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA VersaillesAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months55%48%
3-6 months29%16%
6-12 months8%17%
1-2 years7%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 Versailles: all subjects Immigration in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 5,019 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 70% are dismissals, 19% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 10% 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%. 3 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 Versailles is 10 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 Versailles
  • 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
Dismissed3,50970%60%
Annulled or granted95419%26%
No need to rule2415%6%
Withdrawn2665%6%
Referred or transferred491%2%

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

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

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 15,928 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 5,022, that is 32%.

On immigration, the Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 5,022 of the 97,610 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 5%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 36% for the administrative tribunal of Orléans to 53% for the administrative tribunal of Cergy-Pontoise; it is 49% for the Tribunal administratif de Versailles. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 57% for the administrative tribunal of Cergy-Pontoise to 70% for the Tribunal administratif de Versailles. The median time ranges from 1 month for the administrative tribunals of Cergy-Pontoise and Orléans to 2 months for the Tribunal administratif de Versailles.

Decisions on immigration in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Immigration
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise8,93153%57%1 month
Tribunal administratif de Versailles5,02249%70%2 months
Tribunal administratif d'Orléans1,97536%64%1 month

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 Versailles Immigration in France Tribunal administratif de Versailles: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

This is the most frequent subject of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles in 2025 (5,022 decisions), ahead of housing (382) and tax (308).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration5,02249%70%2 months
Housing3824%38%–
Tax3083%69%28 months
Social welfare2993%68%–
Local authorities and public property2683%66%22 months
Driving licences2593%71%–
Civil service2242%68%–
Planning and building permits2132%57%–
Employment law911%––
Education751%––
Public health581%––
Public procurement571%––
Policing450.4%––
Environment and agriculture300.3%––
Elections90.1%––
Other subjects3,01429%46%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.

See also Tribunal administratif de Versailles: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 10,354 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles in 2025, 5,022 fall under immigration (49%), based on the legal texts they cite; 3,014 (29%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

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

The Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 5,022 decisions on immigration in 2025 (53% more than in 2024), that is 49% of its 10,354 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 12,257 decisions.

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

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 2 months for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 4 months. On this subject it is 3 months for all administrative tribunals.

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

In 2025, 70% of the decisions on immigration of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 60% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 5,019 of the 5,022 decisions of the year.

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

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Cergy-Pontoise and Orléans issued 8,931 and 1,975 respectively.