You may be refused entry to France if your behavior (or that of a family member) constitutes a threat to public order and security.

This threat must be real, present and sufficiently grave for a fundamental interest of business.

You are then subject to a administrative inadmissibility (IAT) .

This prohibition is open to challenge.

You can make a administrative appeal to the Minister of the Interior.

You can also to lodge an appeal before the Paris Administrative Court and the to enter for interim purposes.

You (or a member of your family) may be subject to a obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) in any of the following cases:

• No right of residence in France : if you do not have (or no longer have) a right of residence.
• Abuse of the right of residence : for example, if you live in France for the main purpose of receiving welfare and social benefits. This is also the case if you multiply the stays of less than 3 months when you do not fulfill the conditions to stay more than 3 months (absence of work or resources).
• Serious threat to public order during the first 3 months of stay in France : your behavior represents a real, present and sufficiently grave threat to a fundamental interest of the French business.

However, if you have a right to permanent residence in France (more than 5 years of regular and uninterrupted residence), you cannot be the subject of an OQTF or your family.

You can to be expelled if your behavior represents a real, present and sufficiently grave threat to a fundamental interest of the French business.

The same measure can be taken against a member of your family if he or she also poses such a threat.

You cannot be deported if you have been living in France for 10 years with a residence permit. However, deportation is possible if you are endangering state security or public safety.