France Reports Rise in Residence Permits and Deportations, Decline in Asylum Requests for 2024
The Interior Ministry's annual report reveals shifting immigration trends, with increased deportations and humanitarian protections but fewer asylum applications.
- 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.
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