In accordance with the announcements made by the President of the Republic and members of the Government, Act No. 2020-290, known as the “emergency law to deal with the covid-19 epidemic”, was adopted on 23 March 2020. It came into force, after its publication in the Official Journal, on 24 March 2020. Its Article 4 provides that the state of health emergency is declared for a period of two months, i.e. until 24 May 2020. It should be noted that this two-month period may be extended or shortened by decree. Pursuant to this Act, the Government has issued a series of orders, some of which particularly impacted the situation of foreigners settled in the national territory. LexCase provides an overview of key measures: FLASH LEXCASE – STATE OF HEALTH EMERGENCY, THE CONSEQUENCES FOR FOREIGNERS IN FRANCE For more information, contact LexCase (Paris, Lyon, Marseille) – Mobility & Immigration 01 40 20 22 22 / 07 69 16 11 51 / immigrationcontact@lexcase.com
