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More residence permits, fewer regularisations and a small decrease in asylum applications: this is the 2025 immigration record, according to the Directorate-General for Foreigners in France.
France remains an important immigration country in Europe with an 11% increase in residence permits issued in 2025. The figures revealed on Tuesday by the Ministry of the Interior show a change in the grounds for residence permits and nationalities.
France Records Historic High Number of Residence Permits
Highlighting sustained migratory pressure, France recorded a historic high in the total number of valid residence permits at the end of 2025, according to official figures released on Tuesday, January 27th. Data from the interior ministry showed that more than 4.5 million residence permits were valid nationwide by the end of last year, a rise of around 3% compared with 2024. Family-related migration remained the main reason for permits, accounti…
Over 384,000 residence permits were issued last year, up 11 per cent from 2024, and evictions increased 21 per cent, according to figures published by the French Directorate-General for Foreigners on Tuesday, 27 January.
France issued the first 384 230 residence permits last year, up 11.2% year-on-year, but the number of regularisations fell by 10.1%, the Ministry of the Interior announced on Tuesday.
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