Overview

• In 2024, France issued 336,700 first residence permits, a 1.8% increase from 2023, with student and family reunification categories leading the approvals.
• Deportations of undocumented individuals rose significantly by 26.7% to 21,601, driven largely by an increase in assisted returns.
• Asylum applications fell by 5.5% to 157,947, with Ukrainians becoming the top applicants, accounting for a significant portion of the total.
• Humanitarian protection permits grew by 13.5%, reflecting a rise in cases such as medical exemptions, while regularizations for undocumented workers dropped by 10%.
• The issuance of visas also increased by 16.8%, with notable growth in applications from Algerians and returning Chinese tourists.