France > Dublin III
The Dublin III procedure (passage through another Member State of the European Union) - A guide by Gisti (Groupe d’information et de soutien des immigré·e·s), an organisation specialised in immigration law in France, in seven languages.
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France > Asylum
The asylum application procedure was modified in 2015. Despite politicians’ speeches promising simplification, it is still a complicated process and is sometimes difficult to comprehend. The aim of these factsheets is to provide the information required to submit an asylum application, to assert your rights and to avoid falling into the traps laid out by the French administration.
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France > Minors
You are classed as an unaccompanied foreign minor if you are less than 18 years old and you have no legal representative in France. France has the obligation to protect you until you reach adulthood (18 years old), even if you have not made an asylum application.
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France > Regularization
The government has published November 28 2012, a regularisation circular. Contrary to what was done in the past, this is not a one-time adjustment (people can apply at one moment, and then it's over), this circular is of continuous application. We may as well submitting our application in six months, a year or more. This is important, because it is better to wait to meet the criteria to file his application.
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France > Detention
As a foreigner, you must be able to present an identity document, and depending on your nationality a document proving the legality of your stay. If you do not have identity documents, police can detain you for four hours for identity verification. But the simple fact of being illegally is not a crime punishable by a prison sentence, and you can not be detained in custody just because you do not have papers.
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France > Living
Asylum seekers get given their 'first card' (Provisory Permit to Stay – APS) from the prefecture after they lodge a claim for asylum at 'l'Office des réfugiés' (OFPRA). After issue of this card, they are entitled to receive about 320 euros a month (Temporary waiting allocation - ATA). This will be interupt if they get state accommodation in an Accommodation centre for asylum seekers (CADA), even if they refuse it.
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France > Family reunification
France > Medical Assistance
All asylum-seekers have the right to health insurance, even if you are in the “fast-track” procedure or in the “Dublin procedure”. You do not have to prove that you been residing in France for more than 3 months.
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France > Work
You do not have the right to work during the first few months of your asylum claim in France. However, you can request an authorisation to salaried work 9 months after the submission of your asylum claim:
- If the Ofpra has not made its decision regarding your asylum claim;
- If an appeal has been submitted to the Cour nationale du droit d’asile (CNDA).
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