#INTV2615305SFrance Updates Its List of Safe Countries of Origin
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France sets a new national list of safe countries of origin for asylum processing. The list now includes Armenia, Cape Verde, Mauritius, and Mongolia. The decision affects asylum applicants from those countries and the authorities handling their applications. It replaces the 2015 list and applies from 12 June 2026.
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Key Changes
- Sets a new safe countries of origin list including Armenia, Cape Verde, Mauritius, and Mongolia
- Repeals the previous safe countries list from 9 October 2015
- Applies from 12 June 2026
Obligations
What this law requires
Asylum authorities must treat Armenia, Cape Verde, Mauritius, and Mongolia as countries included on France’s national list of safe countries of origin when processing asylum applications from 12 June 2026.
Asylum authorities must no longer apply the safe countries of origin list established by the decision of 9 October 2015, because that decision is repealed.