A quote from Nations Presse, 5 September 2008 (via Tiberge)

Three hundred entry visas have been accorded to imams to come to France and officiate during the month of ramadan. This figure was provided by a spokesman for Quai d'Orsay (the Foreign Ministry) during a meeting with the press this week. Moreover he explained that it was at the request of the Muslim community that these visas were given. He also pointed out that the imams come mainly from Algeria, Morocco and Turkey in that order.