What is the equivalent of Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides in Germany?

Government & administration

Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides → BAMF

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In Germany

One federal office decides asylum, and civil-status documents stay with the ordinary registry office regardless of status. A protected person still needs papers their origin country will not issue.

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Main similarities

Asylum decisions

Main differences

Immigration administration → Préfecture

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01 · Asylum decisionsOffice français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides → Bundesamt für Migration und FlüchtlingeClose

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