Other questions

Your request for access to administrative documents must be sent to the Legal, European and International Affairs Division (Dajei) by post (Ofpra, 201 rue Carnot 94136 Fontenay-sous-Bois Cedex) or electronically to one of the following addresses according to its purpose:

• comacces@ofpra.gouv.fr for a request for communication of all or part of the file of an asylum seeker or stateless person, a beneficiary of international protection or his representative;
• acces.audio@ofpra.gouv.fr for a request for access to the audio recording of the interview under the conditions provided for in article L. 531-20 of the code for the entry and stay of foreigners and the right to asylum (CESEDA);
• prada@ofpra.gouv.fr for a request relating to any other administrative document.

The request must specify:

    Your contact details;
    The subject of the request;
    Any information likely to clarify the request.

The Ofpra has one month from receipt of your request to respond. The absence of a response within this period gives rise to an implicit decision of refusal.

In the event of difficulty in obtaining an administrative document or with regard to the reuse of public information, you can contact the person responsible for access to administrative documents at the contact details given below:

Mr. Johan ANKRI

Ofpra

201 rue Carnot

94136 Fontenay-sous-Bois Cedex

Email: prada@ofpra.gouv.fr

If you wish to contest an explicit or implicit decision of refusal, you must first file a compulsory preliminary appeal, within two months of the negative decision, before the commission for access to administrative conditions (CADA) before any referral to the administrative court. competent, according to the procedure provided for in Articles R. 343-1 to R. 343-5 of the CRPA.

Ofpra's headquarters are located in Fontenay-sous-Bois in the Paris region. The exact address is:

Ofpra

201 rue Carnot

94136 Fontenay-sous-Bois Cedex

Fontenay-sous-Bois is connected to the national motorway network by the A86 which allows you to reach the Paris ring road, the A1 motorway which serves the North of France and the A4 motorway which serves the East of France and part of the department.

You can also reach Ofpra by public transport from Paris by taking the RER A or RER E, to Val-de-Fontenay station (Attention, the t+ ticket does not allow access to the Val-de-Fontenay station which is located in zone 3).

Ofpra keeps the original identity, civil status and travel documents of refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection for as long as they are placed under its protection.

Also, you can only request the return of these documents if you have obtained French nationality or if you waive the protection you enjoy.

You can request the return of any other documents that you have submitted and that the Ofpra has not already returned to you at the time of notification of the decision.

Adress your request by mail at comacces[a]ofpra.gouv.fr

The applicant or his lawyer has access to the file after the decision has been taken, in accordance with the provisions of Book III of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration.

You are invited to submit your request by mail at comacces[a]ofpra.gouv.fr

At the end of the procedure before the CNDA (Cour Nationale du Droit d'Asile), the Ofpra may be ordered to pay irrecoverable costs.

To obtain payment, you can contact the DAJEI (Division of Legal, European and International Affairs), via the functional address secretariat-dajei@ofpra.gouv.fr.

For your request to be taken into account, you must attach the following documents:

- the decision of the CNDA
- the RIB of a current account (and not a savings account) or a CARPA account (for lawyers)
- when the sum must be paid to a third party, a power of attorney
- where applicable, the waiver of the lawyer to receive legal aid

You can contact the assignment division of your file to ask them to send you your decision (Its name and contact are written on your convocation).

We invite you to always update your address on our website, so that you can receive all our correspondence.

I am protected in another European State or recognized as a refugee by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (under a strict mandate) or by a State party to the Geneva Convention, how can I obtain a transfer of this protection?

Prior to your arrival on French territory, you must obtain a long stay visa from the French embassy or consulate of the country in which you reside.

If you have not been able to get a long stay visa or if your application has been refused, and you are present on French territory, you can go to the prefecture to withdraw an asylum application and follow the procedure. normal.

In mainland France, Ofpra is only present in Fontenay-sous-Bois (94).

Ofpra has premises in Cayenne, French Guiana (973), in charge of asylum applications filed in this overseas department.

Ofpra has also premises in Mamoudzou, Mayotte (976), in charge of the introduction of asylum applications filed in this overseas department.

Ofpra organizes temporary missions in French cities, for applicants previously registered at a one-stop shop.