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France

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Last checked
23 October 2026

01Where to start

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02Official bodies by topic

Each entry links to the body’s own site.

  • Government portalNationalGovernment

    Service-Public.fr

    service-public.gouv.fr

    Direction de l’information légale et administrative

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  • Government portalNationalGovernment

    info.gouv.fr

    info.gouv.fr

    Gouvernement

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  • ParliamentNationalGovernment

    Assemblée nationale

    assemblee-nationale.fr

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  • ParliamentNationalGovernment

    Sénat

    senat.fr

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  • ElectionsNationalPublic body

    Élections

    elections.interieur.gouv.fr

    Ministère de l’Intérieur

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  • OmbudsmanNationalPublic body

    Défenseur des droits

    defenseurdesdroits.fr

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  • Human rights and equalityNationalPublic body

    Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme

    cncdh.fr

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  • Consultations and petitionsNationalGovernment

    Vie publique

    vie-publique.fr

    Direction de l’information légale et administrative

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03Services

Public and community services from the country services directory.

  • Arrival and statusNationalGovernment

    Foreigners in France

    service-public.gouv.fr

    Service-Public.fr

    Official guidance on visas, residence permits and rights of foreign nationals.

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  • Arrival and statusNationalGovernment

    Online services for foreign nationals (ANEF)

    administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr

    Ministry of the Interior

    The online portal for residence permit applications.

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  • CitizenshipNationalGovernment

    Naturalisation

    service-public.gouv.fr

    Service-Public.fr

    Conditions and steps to become French by naturalisation.

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  • Asylum and refugee protectionNationalGovernment

    French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA)

    ofpra.gouv.fr

    OFPRA

    The office that decides asylum applications in France.

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  • Asylum and refugee protectionNationalGovernment

    National Court of Asylum (CNDA)

    cnda.fr

    CNDA

    The court that hears appeals against OFPRA decisions.

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  • Asylum and refugee protectionNationalInternational body

    UNHCR France

    unhcr.org

    UNHCR

    The UN Refugee Agency office in France.

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  • Asylum and refugee protectionNationalNon-profit

    France terre d’asile

    france-terre-asile.org

    Reception, advice and support for people seeking asylum and refugees.

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  • Legal help and discriminationNationalGovernment

    Defender of Rights (Défenseur des droits)

    defenseurdesdroits.fr

    Défenseur des droits

    An independent authority that handles complaints about discrimination and public services.

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  • Legal help and discriminationNationalNon-profit

    La Cimade

    lacimade.org

    Legal advice and support for migrants and refugees.

    VerifiedChecked

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07Elsewhere on the network

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    The country programme.

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    France

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  • Heritage

    France

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    France

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  • Opportunities

    France

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  • Development

    France

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  • News and events

    France

    Official announcements.

08How we check

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APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). France. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/civic/directory/france/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “France.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/civic/directory/france/.

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@misc{kco2026_civic_directory_france,
	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {France},
	url = {https://kurds.global/civic/directory/france/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/civic/directory/france/},
}

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