If you fear returning to your country of origin (or to your country of previous residence if you are
The INA defines a refugee as an individual who has experienced past persecution or has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
89,354 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in France — according to UNHCR. Most of them came from Afghanistan, Ivory Coast and from Bangladesh. A total of 125,422 decisions have been made on initial applications.
If you obtain refugee status in France:
You have the right to stay in France for a period of ten years. After ten years, you will be entitled to permanent residence. You are entitled to a travel document valid for all countries except that of your nationality or habitual residence.
Under United States law, a refugee is someone who: Is located outside of the United States. Is of special humanitarian concern to the United States. Demonstrates that they were persecuted or fear persecution due to race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.
Asylum seekers:
The amount ranges from 6.80 euros per day for a single person (about 190 euros per month) to 17 euros per day for a couple with two children (about 476 euros per month) to 23.80 euros per day for a family of 6 people (about 660 euros per month).
There are several ways to obtain citizenship according to French law. It is possible to be naturalised by declaration or by decree. Naturalisation by declaration is only possible for refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection's children born in France or having arrived in France before turning 13 years old.
As a resettlement country, France welcomes around 3,000 refugees each year, providing people with an opportunity to start a new life.
Article 1F excludes those refugee applicants, where there are “serious reasons for considering:” who have committed a crime against peace, a war crime or a crime against humanity; who have committed a serious non-political crime prior to seeking protection in their host country; and, those who are guilty of acts that ...
To be eligible for the refugee visas you must: be outside Australia (offshore) be subject to persecution in your home country. meet the 'compelling reasons' criterion.
Once your asylum application has been rejected, you are no longer allowed to stay on the French territory. If you choose to stay, your stay will not be legal. The prefecture will send you an « OQTF » (Obligation to Leave French Territory), stating that you must leave France.
To apply for a permanent resident card, you'll need to have lived in France for five years. This can be on a temporary French visa or as an EU/EFTA citizen.
The prefecture will register your asylum application and will give you, within 15 days, a temporary residence permit (APS, green card) with a validity of one month with the indication "in order to apply to "OFPRA. It also gives you an application form for demanding asylum that you need to hand over to OFPRA.
The majority of asylum seekers in France file their claim in Paris. But it is also possible to make your claim from northern France. If you are in Calais and want to do so, you need to know that the administrative process will take not in Calais itself but in the regional capital Lille.
When a refugee, stateless person or beneficiary of subsidiary protection gets married in France, s/he must comply with the instructions s/he will have been given by the French general register official. Ofpra does not issue custom certificate for refugees. It is not required anymore to get married in France.
Registration fees. People with the status of refugee or subsidiary protection do not need to pay tuition fees, nor the "student and campus life contribution" (CVEC : Contribution à la Vie Etudiante et de Campus), but you have to follow the procedure to be enrolled at a higher education institution.
If you spend more than 6 months a year in France, you are then considered as a French resident and must apply for a Long Stay visitor visa (visa de long séjour valant titre de séjour VLS-TS « visiteur »).
A person aged 18 or above may apply for French citizenship by naturalization after five years' habitual and continuous residence in France (if married and with children, then the applicant must be living in France with his/her family).
Gallup's updated Migrant Acceptance Index ranks North Macedonia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro – southeast European countries that along with Greece and Italy faced the initial waves of refugees – as the least-accepting countries for migrants.
Refugees have the same entitlements as all other permanent residents—they do not receive special refugee payments or special rates of payment.
Legal assistance for persons held in administrative detention (including asylum seekers) is provided by law.