Booklet for use by asylum seekers

Booklet for use by asylum seekers
If you are an asylum seeker,
here are answers to the questions you will be asking.
This booklet has been produced by the ISM Interprétariat association, with the support of the region
Notice
This booklet has been produced by jurists from the ISM Interprétariat association. It is designed to be used
not as a guide to the asylum procedure, but rather to supplement the Asylum Seeker’s Guide (which can be
downloaded
from
the
French
Ministry
of
the
Interior’s
website
at
http://www.immigration.interieur.gouv.fr/Asile/Guide-du-demandeur-d-asile).
The aim of this booklet is to answer the practical questions that asylum seekers may have throughout the
procedure.
If you have any questions which are not covered in this guide or if you would like fuller information, you can
contact the department’s jurists:
01.53.26.52.82
(from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday).
You can also download booklet in various languages from the Info Migrants website at http://www.infomigrants.org/category/droit-etrangers/asile/.
January 2014
Questions about the administrative procedure involving the prefecture
I would like to apply for asylum in France. Where do I need to go?
Where do I start? When should I start the formalities?
The first question you need to ask
yourself is this: is an asylum
application appropriate to my
own circumstances?
address, the prefecture will give
you a list of accredited
associations which can provide
you with one free of charge.
Please note that an asylum
application is not a way of
legalising your status, in other
words of obtaining papers in
France. Your asylum application
can only be successful if you are
personally under threat in your
own country.
You may encounter some
difficulties in gaining access to the
prefecture - there are often
endless queues and it frequently
takes several attempts before you
manage to get in. Even so, there is
no other way of making an asylum
application.
The first step in the process is to
go your local “préfecture“. You
must have an address at which
you can receive post (either at
your own home or care of the
person who is accommodating
you). If you do not have an
Meanwhile, use the time to
prepare your application. The
associations listed at the end of
this booklet will be able to guide
you throughout the procedure.
Their services are provided free of
charge and you will find that the
people there will be happy to help
you!
Do not wait too long after the
date on which you entered France
before going to the prefecture
and
applying
for
asylum,
otherwise the prefecture may
consider your application to be
abusive and refuse to issue you
with a residence document during
your asylum application. If this
happens your application will be
assessed using the “procédure
prioritaire” (priority procedure)
and your rights will be restricted.
The OFPRA (the French office for
refugees) may also ask you to
explain why you waited so long
before making the application.
Does anyone have the right to apply for asylum in France?
Whoever you are, you can apply
for asylum in France, provided
that you have not passed through
or obtained a visa for another
European Union country and that
you have not previously applied
for asylum.
In any of the above cases, France
may declare herself “not to have
jurisdiction” to assess your asylum
application and force you to
return to any European Union
country which declares itself to
have
jurisdiction,
after
a
procedure
known
as
the
“procédure
Dublin”
(Dublin
procedure) which may last for
several months.
The prefecture has a number of
ways of determining whether you
passed through another European
Union country:
1. Your fingerprints will be taken
at the prefecture and, if they
have already been taken in
another
European
Union
country, France may be forced
to return you there;
2. An account of how you came
to France, which must
mention the route by which
you travelled. Please note that
if you attempt to hide your
route, the prefecture will
consider
your
asylum
application to be fraudulent
and will have your application
assessed using the “procédure
prioritaire”.
3. Your passport which will show
any visas and entry stamps for
the countries through which
you travelled.
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I am a minor (under 18 years old). Do I have the right to apply for
asylum?
Yes you do. On the other hand,
the prefecture will apply for the
appointment
of
an
“administrateur ad hoc” (ad hoc
representative) for you if you do
not have a legal representative in
France.
The legal representative may be
one of your parents who is
currently in France, a family
member or friend who has been
awarded custody of you either by
a court or by the “Aide Sociale à
l’Enfance“ or ASE (Child Welfare
Service). In France, a legal
representative is compulsory for
all court proceedings and this
means that, without a legal
representative, if the OFPRA were
to turn down your asylum
application, you would not be able
to contest this refusal before the
“Cour Nationale du Droit d’Asile“
(CNDA - National Court for the
Right of Asylum).
The
appointment
of
the
“administrateur ad hoc” may take
time and the prefecture may ask
for an expert appraisal to assess
your age, using X-rays. These
expert appraisals are very
frequently used, even though they
are not very reliable. If they
declare you to be “legally an
adult” whereas your documents
(passport or birth certificate)
show that you are a minor, you
must wait until you legally reach
adulthood (according to these
documents) to apply for asylum.
I entered France illegally and/or without a passport. Can I still apply
for asylum?
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Yes you can! You came to seek
protection in France, so you
cannot be required to have
entered with a visa or even a
passport. You are in no danger of
any action being taken against
you.
You can apply for asylum even if
you do not have a passport or an
identity document of any other
kind. Your identity will be
established on the basis of your
own statements.
However, be careful not to make
any mistakes with your identity or
your civil status details (date and
place of birth, your parents’
surnames and first names) as this
could cause you problems in the
future. If you notice a mistake
with your surname, your first
name or any other personal
information,
inform
the
prefecture as quickly as possible.
Am I in any danger of being sent back to my own country during the
asylum procedure?
You have the right to remain in
France while your asylum
application is being assessed and
you are protected against
deportation of any kind.
How long this protection lasts
varies depending upon whether
your application involves the
“procédure normale” (normal
procedure)
or
“procédure
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prioritaire
(PP)”
procedure – PP).
(priority
If you are subject to the
“procédure normale”, in other
words you are in possession of a
“récépissé constatant le dépôt
d’une demande d’asile” (receipt
recording the lodging of an
asylum application), you are
protected against any kind of
deportation until the end of the
asylum procedure. If the OFPRA
has turned down your application
and you have appealed to the
Cour Nationale du Droit d’Asile
(CNDA), you are also protected
until the Court makes its ruling. If
your appeal is turned down, a few
weeks later you will receive an
order to leave France within thirty
days.
If you are subject to the
“procédure prioritaire (PP)”, in
other words if you do not have a
“récépissé constatant le dépôt
d’une demande d’asile”, you are
only
protected
against
deportation during the OFPRA
proceedings. If you are turned
down by the OFPRA, you may be
deported to your own country,
even if you have appealed to the
CNDA.
My asylum application was turned down by the OFPRA / the CNDA
and the prefecture have sent me an “order to leave France”(OQTF).
What should I do?
If your asylum application has
been irrevocably turned down,
you will receive a ruling rejecting
your application for residence by
registered
letter
with
acknowledgement of receipt, in
most cases along with an order to
leave France. This decision is often
known as an “OQTF” which stands
for “Obligation de Quitter la
France”.
You will then have thirty days to
leave France of your own accord
and you can apply to the OFII
(Office
Français
pour
l’Immigration et l’Intégration French Office for Immigration and
Integration) for a repatriation
grant.
You can also lodge an appeal
against the decision to refuse your
residence application and order
you to leave France at the
administrative court (“tribunal
administratif“), within the same
period of thirty days. This appeal
is suspensive, which means that
you cannot be deported until the
administrative court has made its
ruling. In order to lodge this
appeal, you can apply for legal aid
if you do not have enough money
to pay for it yourself. It will cover
all or part of your lawyer’s fees.
Before notifying you of the
decision to refuse your residence
application and the order to leave
France, the prefecture may ask
you to come in to look at your
circumstances and assess whether
you are entitled to residence on
grounds other than asylum (e.g.
on family, humanitarian, health,
etc. grounds).
However, this assessment of your
personal circumstances is not
carried out in all cases. Also, if
your asylum application is turned
down but you believe that you
are entitled to residence, you can
apply for the prefecture to assess
your circumstances with a view
to issuing you with a residence
permit. To do this, you must go to
the prefecture before they send
you the “OQTF”, so do not waste
any time after you are turned
down by the CNDA (or the OFPRA
if you are not appealing).
Do not hesitate to ask an
association to help you to draw up
your application (see the list at
the end of this guide).
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Questions about the assessment of the asylum application (OFPRA and
CNDA)
I'm worried that the French authorities might report me to the
authorities in my own country.
Apart from any associations you
may contact and ask to help you,
if you so wish, only the OFPRA will
be aware of your account and the
reasons why you have been (or
fear being) persecuted.
The OFPRA is an independent
public body and, unless the
director
decides
otherwise,
nobody from outside the OFPRA
can gain access either to your file
or to any of the documents you
have provided in support of your
application.
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In addition to this, the OFPRA
officers and also any interpreter
who might be present at the
interview, are subject to a duty of
confidentiality.
On the other hand, the CNDA is a
court of justice. In France, in order
to guarantee the impartiality of
the justice system, hearings
before courts, of any kind
whatsoever, are public, which
means that anyone can attend
them. However, if you fear for
your safety, you can apply to the
judge on the day of the hearing
for it to take place behind closed
doors, in other words without any
members of the public.
As for the prefecture, it does not
need to know the grounds for
your application. The prefecture
officers do not need to ask you
why you are applying for asylum.
If your application is assessed
under the “priority procedure
(PP)”, in other words if you do not
have an “autorisation provisoire
de séjour (APS)” (temporary
residence permit) or a “récépissé”
(receipt), you will still have to
hand your asylum application
documents over to the prefecture.
The prefecture must then provide
you with an envelope which you
must seal before depositing it
back with them once the
application has been filled in. The
prefecture will then send the
envelope
containing
your
application to the OFPRA, without
opening it.
I have no evidence of what I experienced in my own country - is there
still any chance of my asylum application being granted?
Your asylum application may still
be granted, even if you do not
have any evidence of what you
say. The OFPRA (or the CNDA)
makes the majority of its positive
decisions solely on the basis of the
statements made by the asylum
seeker.
You should be aware that neither
the OFPRA nor the CNDA has any
means of authenticating any
documents
handed
over
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(membership cards for political
parties,
arrest
warrants,
newspaper clippings, photos,
judgements, etc.) Do not forget
that the OFPRA is bound by a duty
of confidentiality and this means
that it cannot contact the
authorities in your own country to
check the authenticity of any
documents.
If you are suffering from any
trauma or the after-effects of any
wounds, you can enclose a
medical certificate with your
application. In order to be
relevant, the certificate must
establish that what you claim to
have experienced is consistent
with the after-effects recorded by
the doctor.
I suffered traumatic experiences in my own country and I am afraid
that I will not be able to explain everything during the interview at
the OFPRA, or the hearing at the CNDA.
If you have been a victim of
torture or any other inhuman or
degrading treatment or if you
have witnessed traumatic scenes,
and you are afraid that you will
not be able to talk about these
events during the interview at the
OFPRA or at the hearing at the
CNDA, you can enclose a medical
certificate
recording
your
difficulties in talking about these
events
with
your
asylum
application.
At the CNDA hearing, you can also
apply to the judge for the case to
be heard behind closed doors, in
other
words
without
any
members of the public.
memories, you should discuss this
with your doctor, the association
which
is
monitoring
your
application or an association
specialising in treating torture
victims (see the mental health
associations listed at the end of
this booklet).
Generally speaking, if you are
unable to live with these painful
Where can I find a lawyer to represent me before the CNDA?
It is not always easy to find a
lawyer who is competent in the
field of asylum law, especially if
you are applying for legal aid, as
not all lawyers will accept
payment by this means because it
is not very profitable for them
considering the amount of work
that they have to do.
However, if you apply for legal
aid, you should try to avoid having
a lawyer appointed automatically
for you as s/he will not necessarily
be trained in asylum law.
You can obtain a list of lawyers at
the Bar (ask at your local
departmental court or on this
website: cnb.avocat.fr).
contact details either on the
Internet or through the various
associations which help asylum
seekers, especially as some of
them will accept payment under
the legal aid scheme.
You should also be aware that
there are lawyers who do take on
asylum law work and are
members of a network called
“Elena”. You can easily find their
Some people tell me that I should change my story to stand a better
chance of being granted asylum - should I listen to them?
The only chance of your
application being successful is if
you give an account which is both
credible and consistent. Beware of
anyone who wants to sell you a
ready-made story.
If you are genuinely afraid of
being persecuted if forced to
return to your own country, your
own story will be far more
effective than anything else! So,
rather than buying a story, it is
better to get help (free of charge)
from a competent association
which will help you to get ready
for the interview at the OFPRA or
the hearing at the CNDA, on the
basis of what you have actually
experienced.
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Can I apply for asylum even if I have not been persecuted by the
authorities in my own country (for instance by people from my
village / by my family / by a clan / by a private militia)?
You may still be granted asylum
regardless of who has persecuted
you. However, if it is not the
authorities in your own country
who are threatening you, you will
have to show that they are unable
to protect you.
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So, at the interview at the OFPRA
or the hearing at the CNDA, you
will be asked whether you have
sought protection from the
authorities in your own country,
how you went about this and
what response to your request
you got. If you did not ask for
protection, you will also have to
explain why this was.
Questions about your rights during the asylum procedure
I have nowhere to go and I am sleeping rough - what can I do?
If you are sleeping rough, the only
solution is to call 115. Calls to this
number are free of charge from
any telephone box, landline or
mobile telephone and the service
operates 24 hours a day.
“CADA”, you will not be able to
claim the “Allocation Temporaire
d’Attente“ (“ATA” - Temporary
Waiting Allowance) which is the
only financial aid you can claim as
an asylum seeker.
Unfortunately, a lot of homeless
people call the service every day,
and often you have to wait for a
long time before you can get
through. It is also possible that the
person
who
answers
the
telephone may tell you that there
is no room left, which means you
will still have no solution to your
problem.
Once the form has been filled in,
the prefecture will give you the
address of the organisation where
you will need to go to make your
application for accommodation. If
this organisation offers you a
place at a “CADA” and you refuse,
you then also lose your
entitlement to the “ATA” and you
will no longer have any income.
The first few times you go to the
prefecture to apply for asylum,
you will have to fill in the “offre
de
prise
en
charge
d’hébergement en CADA” (offer
of accommodation at a reception
centre for asylum seekers) form.
You must then state whether you
agree, in principle, to be
accommodated at a “Centre
d’Accueil
pour
Demandeurs
d’Asile“ (Reception Centre for
Asylum Seekers) or “CADA”.
As the number of places at
“CADAs” is limited, criteria have
been drawn up. The following
persons are given priority access
to a “CADA”:
Please note that if you refuse the
offer of accommodation at a
1. people who have just entered
France and are at the start of
the procedure;
5. young single people who are
legally of age or young people
who have been declared to be
legally of age after a bone
examination;
6. on the basis of a medical
opinion stating grounds, any
asylum seekers who have
health problems but whose
condition does not require
professional care;
7. any persons who have been
flagged up by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs;
8. any persons covered by the
emergency
accommodation
system or at a transit centre.
Although if there is no room at a
“CADA”, you may also be housed
at an emergency accommodation
centre or a hotel, it also possible
that you may still be left without a
solution.
2. families with children;
3. single women;
4. people who are joining asylum
seekers who are already
accommodated at a CADA
(spouse, dependent relatives,
children);
I have no money, how can I meet my everyday needs?
Whether you are subject to the
“procédure normale” (in other
words in possession of an
“autorisation provisoire de séjour
- En vue de démarches auprès de
l’OFPRA” (temporary residence
permit – with a view to OFPRA
formalities” or a “récépissé
constatant le dépôt d’une
demande d’asile”), to the
“procédure prioritaire” (in other
words without a “récépissé”), or
in possession of a “convocation
Dublin” (Dublin summons), you
may receive a financial grant
known as the “ATA” (Allocation
Temporaire d’Attente - Temporary
Waiting Allowance).
You need to apply to the “Pôle
Emploi” (Job Centre) for this grant
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and it will be paid to you subject
to means testing.
The grant amounts to a little over
€11 per day, irrespective of the
composition of your family, and it
will be paid to you throughout
your asylum application:
1. if you are in possession of a
“Convocation Dublin”, you will
receive the “ATA” up until the
date set for your transfer to
the country which has
jurisdiction to assess your
asylum application;
2. if you are subject to the
“procédure prioritaire”, you
will receive the “ATA” up until
the OFPRA rules on your case;
3. if you are subject to the
“procédure normale”, you will
receive the “ATA” until the
end of the asylum procedure,
including the period when
your appeal to the CNDA is
being assessed. However, if
you
are
offered
accommodation at a “CADA”
(Centre
d’Accueil
pour
Demandeur
d’Asile
–
Reception Centre for Asylum
Seekers), the “ATA” will no
longer be paid to you, even if
you refuse the offer of
accommodation. On the other
hand, if you accept the offer of
accommodation at a “CADA”,
you will receive a monthly
subsistence allowance, in
addition to administrative and
social support.
If you are a minor, you will not be
entitled to receive the “ATA”
which is only paid once you have
turned 18.
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In an emergency, go to the
hospital’s
A&E
department
(“Urgences“).
or
and
2. if the prefecture has given you
a “Convocation Dublin”;
For any treatment which is less
urgent but still necessary, you can
go to a free healthcare centre (see
the “where to go for medical
treatment…” section at the end of
this booklet).
or
3. your income does not exceed
a certain total (this total varies
depending
upon
the
composition of your family).
However, please be aware that
you are probably entitled to free
medical cover - the “AME (Aide
Médicale d’État)” (State Medical
Aid) or the “CMU (Couverture
Médicale Universelle)” (Universal
Medical Cover).
You can apply for the “AME”:
1. if you have not yet started the
formalities at the prefecture;
3. if your asylum application is
being assessed under the
“procédure prioritaire (PP)”.
Please note that you can only
claim the “AME” if you fulfil these
conditions:
1. you do not have a currently
valid residence document
(entry visa, “récépissé” etc.)
and
2. you have been in France for
longer than three months
(except if the treatment is
urgent, or if you are under the
age of 18);
To apply for the “AME”, you can
approach your nearest social
security centre (known as “CPAM
– Caisse Primaire d’Assurance
Maladie”), a social worker from
the “Centre Communal d’Action
Sociale (CCAS)” (the local social
authority for your place of
residence) or the hospital.
You can apply for the “CMU”, if
you are in possession of an
“autorisation provisoire de séjour
(APS)” or a “récépissé constatant
le dépôt d’une demande d’asile”.
I need treatment which is not available in my own country. I would
also like to apply for a “for treatment“ residence permit whilst at the
same time continuing with my asylum application - can I do this?
Even if your asylum application is
being assessed, whether or not
you have a “récépissé constatant
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le dépôt d’une demande d’asile”,
you can apply to the prefecture to
issue you with a temporary “vie
privée et familiale” (private and
family life) residence permit (this
residence permit is valid for one
year, it is renewable and allows
you to work), on the grounds of
your state of health. This
application can only be successful
if you have been in France for
more than a year, if no treatment
is available in your own country
and if your illness is a serious one.
If you fulfil these three conditions,
you can apply for a “for
treatment” residence permit
(“titre de séjour pour soins“),
without having to withdraw your
asylum application, in other words
while you are waiting for either
the OFPRA or the CNDA to rule on
your case.
You can also do this if you are
entitled to residence on other
grounds, whilst at the same time
continuing with your asylum
application.
Some prefectures require you to
waive your asylum application in
order to apply for a residence
permit on other grounds. In this
case, ask an association for help
(see the list of associations at the
end of this booklet).
I would like to work. Can I do this?
If you are in possession of a
“convocation Dublin” or if you are
subject to the “procédure
prioritaire (PP)”, in other words if
the prefecture has refused to
issue you with an “autorisation
provisoire de séjour” or a
“récépissé constatant le dépôt
d’une demande d’asile”, you will
not be able to work.
If you have a “récépissé
constatant le dépôt d’une
demande d’asile”, you are not
allowed to work either, but you
can try to apply for a work permit.
You will then have to fulfil the
following conditions:
1. first of all, you will need to find
an employer who is prepared
to help you complete the
formalities (and to pay the fee
which is levied if you are
granted a work permit). You
ask him or her for a “promesse
d’embauche” (promise of
employment) which will allow
you to start the formalities;
2. if you are in the middle of
proceedings
before
the
OFPRA, you can only apply for
a work permit if the asylum
application was registered
more than one year ago;
If the prefecture does allow you to
work, you will get a blue card
known as an “autorisation
provisoire de travail” (temporary
work permit). It will be valid for
the same period as your receipt
and so you will need to renew it
when it expires.
3. if you have appealed to the
CNDA, you can apply for a
work permit as soon as you
receive the “reçu de recours”
(appeal receipt);
If you change employer or
profession, you will have to apply
for a fresh work permit and the
fee levied upon the employer will
have to be paid again.
4. the work permit will only be
issued to you if your employer
is unable to find anyone other
than yourself for the position.
The prefecture will ask him or
her to prove that s/he has
placed
a
recruitment
advertisement with the “Pôle
Emploi” for at least three
weeks and has failed to find
anyone else to take up the
position.
Although the application for a
work permit must be made to
your local prefecture, it is,
however, possible that you may
be asked to apply to a
government body which is under
its authority, called “DIRECCTE”,
whose contact details you will find
at the end of this booklet.
I would like to get married in France. Am I entitled to do this?
You are perfectly entitled to get
married even if you are an asylum
seeker.
However, in practice it can often
be difficult to do so because the
local authority will ask you for
documents which are difficult to
obtain when you are an asylum
seeker.
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Indeed, you cannot get in touch
with the authorities in your own
country during the assessment of
your application firstly so as not to
put yourself in danger, but also
because the OFPRA could turn
your application down on the
grounds that you applied to your
own
country’s
authorities,
deducing from this that you have
nothing to fear from them.
Of the documents which need to
be given to the local authority, the
following are probably the hardest
to get hold of:
1. a full copy of your birth
certificate, dating back no
longer than six months. See
whether a member of your
family or a friend can send it
to you;
2. a certificate showing that you
are not married – “certificat
de célibat“ (to be obtained
through a family member or
friend);
3. a certificate of custom –
“certificat de coutume“ (this
document states the law on
marriage applicable in your
own country). You can ask a
lawyer based in France to
draw it up for you. It is not
always requested.
documents you need (unless the
OFPRA should authorise you to
get back in contact with the
authorities in your own country;
this may be the case if you are
granted “protection subsidiaire”
(subsidiary protection).
If your asylum application is
turned down, you may apply for
the documents to the authorities
in your own country.
If you are unable to get hold of
any of these documents, you will
not be able to hold your wedding
and will be forced to wait until the
end of the asylum procedure.
If your asylum application is
accepted, the OFPRA will issue
you with all of the civil status
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I have left my spouse and/or children behind in my own country. How
can I bring them over to join me?
There is no legal procedure for
bringing your family over while
your asylum application is being
assessed.
On the other hand, if your asylum
application is successful (in other
words if you are granted refugee
status or entitled to subsidiary
protection),
your
spouse
(including common-law spouse)
and your children who are under
the age of 19 will be able to apply
for long stay visas to the French
Consulate in the country in which
they reside. You will not be asked
to meet any conditions in terms of
income or housing.
Please note that this procedure
may only be used to bring family
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which already existed prior to the
obtaining of refugee status over. If
you get married after obtaining
refugee status, you will have to
wait for one year from the holding
of the wedding before you are
able to bring your spouse over
using this procedure.
From the point of view of your
family coming to France, it is
important that you precisely state
the composition of your family
(surnames, first names, dates and
places of birth of your spouse and
your children) in your asylum
application documents or during
the interview. If you were
cohabiting or if you had held a
religious or customary wedding,
above all do not forget to mention
this when you make your
application, as you will not be able
to
obtain
any
documents
providing evidence of your
marriage.
Please note that before issuing
visas to your family, the consulate
will verify the family composition
of which you gave notice to the
OFPRA. If the information that you
gave to the OFPRA includes any
errors (spelling mistakes, errors
with the dates of birth), or if you
failed to declare your family’s
existence to the OFPRA, this may
delay or even cause serious
problems with the issuing of visas
to your family.
Associations which can help you…
… in your dealings with the prefecture, the OFPRA or the CNDA
Paris
ACAT
7, rue Lardennois
75019 Paris
Tel.: 01.43.28.38.31
Amnesty International
76, bd de la Villette
75019 Paris
Tel.: 01.53.38.65.65
CEDRE
23, rue de la Commanderie
75019 Paris
Tel.: 01.48.39.10.92
Cimade Ile-de-France
46, bd des Batignolles
75017 Paris
Tel.: 01.40.08.05.34
France Terre d’Asile
4, rue Douveauville
75018 Paris
Tel.: 01.53.26.23.80
France Terre d’Asile
Reception for Minors
127, bd de la Villette
75010 Paris
Le Kiosque France Terre d'Asile /
Emmaüs
218, rue du Fbg St-Martin
75010 Paris
GISTI
3, villa Marcès
75011 Paris
Tel.: 01.43.14.60.66
Ligue des Droits de l’Homme
138-140 rue Marcadet
75018 Paris
Tel.: 01.56.55.51.00
In the departments of the Ile de France region
Cimade 93
Église Réformée
1, bd de Gourgues
93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois
Tel.: 01.48.66.51.93
Comité d’Aide aux Réfugiés
1, rue Mertens
92270 Bois-Colombes
Tel.: 01.47.60.14.41
Groupe Accueil et Solidarité (GAS)
17, place Maurice Thorez
94800 Villejuif
Tel.: 01.42.11.07.95
… where to go for medical treatment
Entitlement to healthcare, residence permit for healthcare
COMEDE
Hôpital de Bicêtre
78, rue du Général Leclerc – BP 31
94272 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Tel.: 01.45.21.38.41
Espace Santé Droit – Cimade Comède
195, avenue Victor Hugo
93300 Aubervilliers
Tel.: 01.43.52.69.55
Médecins du Monde – Centre
d’Accueil de Soins et d’Orientation
62 bis, avenue Parmentier
75011 Paris
Tel.: 01.43.14.81.81
Médecins du Monde – Centre
d’Accueil de Soins et d’Orientation
8-10, rue des Blés
93210 La Plaine Saint-Denis
Tel.: 01.55.93.19.32
Mental health
Association Primo Levi
107, avenue Parmentier
75011 Paris
Tel.: 01.43.14.08.50
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The institutions with jurisdiction…
Prefectures
application)
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of
Ile-de-France
(reception
for
asylum
seekers
–
first
Préfecture de Police de Paris
Centre de Réception des Demandeurs
d’Asile
92, boulevard Ney
75018 Paris
Préfecture de Seine et Marne (77)
12, rue des Saints Pères
77010 Melun cedex
Préfecture des Yvelines (78)
1 avenue de l'Europe
78000 Versailles
From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (except on
Wednesdays)
From 8.45 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Mondays
to Fridays
Préfecture de l’Essonne (91)
Boulevard de France
91000 Évry
Préfecture Hauts-de-Seine (92)
167-177 avenue Joliot Curie
92013 Nanterre Cedex
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
At 8.30 a.m. on Thursdays and Fridays
in the dedicated queue outside the
prefecture
Préfecture de Seine-St-Denis (93)
Bâtiment René Cassin – Porte 3
11, esplanade Jean Moulin
93000 Bobigny
Préfecture du Val-de-Marne (94)
al
21-29, avenue du G de Gaulle
94038 Créteil Cedex
Préfecture du Val-d’Oise (95)
5, avenue Bernard Hirsch
95000 Cergy
From 8.15 a.m.
Monday to Friday
onwards,
from
Offices 60 to 63 of the Foreign
Nationals department building: 9 a.m.
on Wednesdays
OFPRA and CNDA
Office Français de Protection des
Réfugiés et Apatrides
201, rue Carnot
94136 Fontenay-sous-Bois Cedex
Tel.: 01.58.68.10.10
http://www.ofpra.gouv.fr
Cour Nationale du Droit d’Asile
35 rue Cuvier
93558 Montreuil-sous-Bois cedex
Tel.: 01.48.18.40.00
http://www.cnda.fr
OFII Ile-de-France
OFII Paris
48, rue de la Roquette
75011 Paris
Jurisdiction: Paris only
OFII Créteil
13/15, rue Claude Nicolas Ledoux
94000 Créteil
Jurisdiction: Essonne (91), Val-deMarne (94)
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OFII Montrouge
221, avenue Pierre Brossolette
92120 Montrouge
Jurisdiction: Yvelines (78) and Hauts
de Seine (92)
OFII Bobigny
13, rue Marguerite Yourcenar
93000 Bobigny
Jurisdiction: Seine-et-Marne (77) and
Seine-Saint-Denis (93)
DIRECCTE Ile-de-France
Paris regional unit
19, rue Madeleine Vionnet
93000 Aubervilliers
Regional unit (77)
Administrative complex
20, quai Hippolyte Rossignol
77011 Melun Cedex
Regional unit (78)
Immeuble « La Diagonale »
34, avenue du Centre
78182 St Quentin en Yvelines Cedex
Regional unit (91)
523, place des Terrasses de l’Agora
91034 Evry Cedex
Regional unit (92)
13, rue de Lens
92022 Nanterre Cedex
Regional unit (93)
1, avenue Youri Gagarine
93016 Bobigny Cedex
Regional unit (94)
Immeuble « Le Pascal »
Avenue du Général De Gaulle
94007 Créteil Cedex
Regional unit (95)
Immeuble Atrium
3, boulevard de l’Oise
95014 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex
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Association ISM Interprétariat
90 avenue de Flandre - 75019 Paris
Switchboard: 01.53.26.52.50 – Fax: 01.53.26.52.51
E-mail: [email protected]
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