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Refugee certificate

Ofpra has not issued refugee certificates since 1 January 2004, since refugees' residence documents now clearly indicate their status.

 

Refusal rate

Proportion of asylum seekers who have had their international protection application rejected following an Ofpra decision.

 

Residence document

A person who has been granted refugee status by Ofpra automatically receives a renewable ten-year residence permit from the Prefecture. With this document, s/he may reside lawfully in France, work and receive certain social welfare benefits.

 

Residence permit

Document issued by the Prefecture which authorises a foreign national from a non-European country to reside in France for a set length of time. There are several types of residence permit. Persons who qualify as refugees may receive a residence document which is valid for ten years. Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection obtain a one-year, renewable, "private and family life" residence permit. Lastly, stateless persons are entitled to a one-year, renewable, residence permit ("private and family life") and then a ten-year residence document when they have lawfully resided on French soil for five years.