Country Report: List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure
Last updated: 11/06/25
Author
| Stage of the procedure | Competent authority (EN) | Competent authority (FR) |
| Application at the border | Border Unit, Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) | Division de l’asile à la frontière, Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA) |
| Application on the territory | Prefecture / French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII) | Préfecture / Office Français de l’Immigration et l’Intégration (OFII) |
| Dublin procedure | Prefecture | Préfecture |
| Accelerated procedure | Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) | Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA) |
| Refugee status determination | Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) | Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA) |
| Appeal | National Court of Asylum (CNDA) | Cour nationale du droit d’asile (CNDA) |
| Onward appeal | Council of State | Conseil d’Etat |
| Subsequent application (admissibility) | Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) | Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA) |
| Revocation/withdrawal | Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) | Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA) |