#INTV2608921SDecision of April 1, 2026 on Delegation of Signature (Immigration Directorate)
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This French administrative decision, dated April 1 2026 and published April 3, formally delegates signature authority from the Minister of the Interior to 60 named civil servants within the Directorate of Immigration. It covers five organizational units: the Sub-Directorate for Visas, the Sub-Directorate for Residence and Work, the Sub-Directorate for Combating Irregular Immigration, the France-Visas Programme Directorate, and the Director’s Private Office. Delegated powers include signing refusal decisions, legal defense briefs, budgetary and accounting acts in the Chorus-Formulaires and Chorus-Cœur systems, and various administrative measures related to visas, family reunification, professional immigration, sanctions, detention, and removal. The decision explicitly revokes the previous delegation issued on 26 January 2026 and all earlier ones.
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Key Changes
- Delegates signing authority for visa refusal decisions and legal defense briefs to 14 named officials in the Sub-Directorate of Visas
- Authorizes 16 officials in the Sub-Directorate for Residence and Work to sign budgetary and accounting acts in Chorus-Formulaires
- Grants 15 officials in the Sub-Directorate against Irregular Immigration power to validate purchase and service requests in Chorus-Cœur and Chorus-Formulaires
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Obligations
What this law requires
60 named civil servants within the Immigration Directorate are authorized to sign acts, decisions, and administrative measures on behalf of the Minister of the Interior, excluding decrees, within the limits of their assigned attributions.
Designated officials in the Visa Sub-Directorate must sign visa refusal decisions and legal defense briefs (mémoires en défense) on behalf of the Minister.
Officials in the Residence and Work Sub-Directorate must input and validate budgetary and accounting operations in the Chorus-Formulaires system for receipts and expenses within their bureau's attributions.
Officials designated for the administrative sanctions pole must input and validate purchase requests and service delivery in the Chorus-Formulaires system.
Officials in the Irregular Immigration Combat Sub-Directorate must input and validate purchase requests and services in Chorus-Formulaires, particularly those in the transporter fine section.