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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article D431-7

For the application of Article L. 431-2, applications for residence permits are submitted by the asylum seeker within two months. However, where an application is made for the residence permit referre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article R432-7

The administrative authority competent to refer the matter to the residence permit commission pursuant to article L. 432-13 is the Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect of Police.The request for an opinio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Submitting the application

Article R434-7

The foreign national applies to the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration. The territorially competent prefect or, in Paris, the police prefect is immediately informed.An order of the m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Submission of appeals

Article R532-7

The appeal is accompanied by the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons. If the asylum application was placed under the accelerated procedure when it was re…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for examining the application

Article R531-7

When a decision cannot be made within the six-month period, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall inform the person concerned at least fifteen days before the ex…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R521-7

When the asylum application is submitted by a foreign national who does not already hold a residence permit and is at least 14 years old, his/her fingerprints will be taken in full, in accordance with…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Accommodation

Article R552-7

The place of accommodation keeps the files of the persons accommodated for two calendar years after their discharge. The files kept in this way may at any time be subject to an on-site inspection by t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Travel documents

Article R561-7

The issue of a travel document implies the return of the travel document issued previously.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 9: Opinion procedure provided for in Article L. 532-4

Article R532-70

The President of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile and the Presidents appointed by him for this purpose may reject an application that is manifestly ineligible to be examined pursuant to Article L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 9: Opinion procedure provided for in Article L. 532-4

Article R532-72

Subject to the application of article R. 532-70, the person concerned is summoned to appear before a panel composed under the conditions laid down by article L. 131-3, within a maximum of twenty days…

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