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Government & administration

Ausländerbehörde → Préfecture

Ausländeramt, Amt für Migration, Einwanderungsbehörde

2 → 1 mergedVerified · Aug 6, 2026

In France

The prefecture of your département decides your residence permit. It is an arm of the state, not of your town, so the rules are applied the same way across the department and the mayor has no say in it.

2 → 1 mergedConfidence: High

Main similarities

  • Immigration administration

Main differences

  • Address registration → Bürgeramt
  • Asylum decisions → Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides
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01 · Immigration administrationAusländerbehörde → PréfectureClose
ConfidenceHighVerifiedAug 6, 20263 documents

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