The one-stop-shop is the place where you will be issued the asylum application form to be returned to Ofpra. The one-stop shops are made up of officials from the prefecture and officials from the[...]
Ofpra may decide to close a case in a number of situations determined by law. This decision to close a file does not become final until the expiration of a period of 9 months from the closing date.
The closure procedure may apply if you are in any of the following cases: you wish to withdraw your asylum application or you withdraw; you have submitted your asylum application beyond the prescribed[...]
You can request the reopening of your file from the prefecture within 9 months of the closure decision. The prefecture will proceed with a new registration and a new asylum application certificate[...]
It is no longer possible to request the reopening of your asylum application after the deadline. Your request will be considered a request for
reconsideration
.
Your asylum request is in progress at Ofpra once you have sent your asylum request form together with the required additional documents and the Ofpra has sent you a letter of introduction of an asylum[...]