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Many French nationals want to be able to care for their aging parents who remain in their country of origin.   Two options are possible for them regarding their parents right to settle down in France. Their choice will depend on whether or not their ascendants are financially dependent on them (adult descendant living in France and of French nationality).   Proof of regular and sufficient payments must be attached to the application, as well as proof of income from the descen

Interrupted since the 17 th  of March in Ile de France and since the 27 th  March in Paris due to the COVID-19 crisis, the french administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d'Etat) ordered to the Minister of the Interior to restore the registration of asylum applications within 5 days after the notification of its decision published on April the 30 th  (n° 440250, n°440253).   The french administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d'Etat) also ordered the French Office for Immigration a

It is only very recently, and it was about time, that the french administrative Supreme Court (le Conseil d’État) ruled on 27th November 2019 (N° 422516) that the referral to the administration by electronic means could not legally be made compulsory.   This decision concerned the challenge of the Prime Minister’s implicit decision which refused to amend the 27 May 2016 decree authorising teleservices for the implementation of the right of users to refer to the administration

A couple of years ago, endless waiting lines could be observed in front of the prefectures. Today, this phenomenon is less obvious because most of Ile-de-France’s prefectures have switched to an IT system. Thus, to ask for a residence permit, foreigners have to take an appointment on the website of their assigned prefecture.   A difficult access to the appointment section of the website This change in procedure turned out underperforming for foreigners. On the one hand, they