Home-leaving behavior of children of immigrants is delayed and more constrained with respect to native population. This paper investigates whether the process of leaving parental home differs between children of immigrants from several countries and natives in France. We will focus not only on the timing of home-leaving behavior, but also on the prevalence of the two possible destinations: either union formation or other reasons. In particular, we analyze whether these differences could be ascribed to structural factors and/or cultural factors. We consider these components both at the individual level and at the contextual level.

Our contribution to the scientific literature is twofold: a competing risks approach is implemented to compare different pathways out of the parental home. Furthermore, contextual variables at the local level are used as possible determinants of differences in home leaving behavior among immigrants’ children in France.