Precariousness, family reunification, delinquency: the specificities of Algerian immigration in France

Will France denounce the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreement on immigration? The Prime Minister convened an interministerial committee on Wednesday on this thorny issue, with the primary objective of developing a response to Algiers, which has refused 14 times to take back its national suspected of having committed the Mulhouse attack . So far, the diplomatic crisis between the two countries has not had repercussions on Algerian immigration to France .

Algeria remains the most represented foreign nationality on French soil with 649,991 residence permits in force in 2024, a very slight increase compared to the previous year. In terms of first residence permits issued and renewals, Algeria still ranks second in the ranking, behind Morocco. However, Algerians are the most numerous to submit an application (11.2% of applications submitted between 2017 and 2022, well ahead of other nationalities).

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