Cabinet d’avocat dédié à l’immigration en France et au Canada

FRENCH IMMIGRATION LAW

French immigration law deals with the entry and stay on French territory of persons who do not have French nationality. Immigration law is a remarkably complex, evolving and technical matter that requires great rigor and responsiveness.

Indeed, there is often a fundamental difference between the course of a procedure described in the law and as it unfolds in reality. Therefore, you must be well accompanied and advised in your steps and appeals before the competent authorities and jurisdictions.

Whether you are abroad and wish to settle in France or whether you are already on French territory, we can help you in your journey.

Areas of intervention :

  1. Entry into france
  2. Professional immigration
  3. Family immigration
  4. Private or tourist stay
  5. French nationality
  6. Litigation
  7. Right of asylum

Entry into france :

  • Application for a short-stay visa (this is a tourist or travel visa issued for a stay of less than three months).
  • Application for a long-stay visa (issued for a stay of more than three months).

Please note :

  • that several types of short-stay visas exist. The uniform short-stay visa, called”Schengen visa”, is issued under the Community Code on Visas and allows the beneficiary to move freely within the Schengen Area for a maximum period of three months or for the period of validity of the visa, which is usually shorter.
  • that unlike a short-stay visa, a long-stay visa is an establishment visa that allows the holder to stay in France only. It allows the foreigner to apply for a residence permit once he/she has arrived in the French Republic.
  • Appeals against the refusal to issue a visa: referral to the Commission of Appeal against Visa Refusal (CRRV), hierarchical appeal and appeal to the administrative court of Nantes.
  • Refusal of entry into French territory.

Professional immigration :

  • Application for a work permit with or without opposability of the employment situation; than three months).
  • Application for a temporary residence permit mentioning employee (worker on permanent contract).
  • Application for a temporary residence permit mentioning temporary worker (worker on a fixed-term contract).
    • Application for a multi-year residence card mentioning Talent Passport: This is a multi-year residence card, valid for up to 4 years (and renewable), issued in several situations, in particular if you are :

    • a highly qualified employee, or.
    • a qualified employee with a French professional degree or master’s equivalent, or.
    • an employee on assignment, or.
    • a researcher, or.
    • a business creator, or.
    • an investor, or.
    • a corporate officer, or.
    • recruited in an innovative company, or.
    • holder of an innovative project recognized by a public organization, or.
    • a professional in the artistic and cultural field, or.
    • a person of international reputation.

  • Application for a multiannual residence permit mentioning seasonal worker.
  • Application for a multiannual residence card mentioning a seconded ICT employee.
  • Application for a temporary residence permit mentioning job search or business creation.
  • For self-employed workers: application for a residence permit mentioning entrepreneur/independent worker, Passeport Talent etc.
  • Admission exceptionnelle au séjour par le travail/régularisation.
  • Exceptional admission to residence through work/regularization.
  • Change of status.

Family immigration :

  • Family reunification procedure.
  • Marriage, Pacs and the legal situation of foreigners who are spouses of French nationals.
  • Family members of European Union nationals.
  • Issuance of the “private and family life” residence permit (which is equivalent to a work permit).
  • Application for a “retiree”card.
  • Exceptional admission to the residence permit for humanitarian or exceptional reasons.

Private or tourist stay :

  • Application for a Schengen visa.
  • Application for a long-stay visa valid for a residence permit mentioning visitor.

French nationality :

  • Acquisition of French nationality by declaration.
  • Naturalization and reintegration by decree.
  • Loss of French nationality.

Litigation :

  • Appeals against decisions to refuse the issuance or renewal of residence permits: appeals to the prefect, hierarchical appeals to the Minister of the Interior, or contentious appeals to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.
  • Contesting deportation measures (obligation to leave French territory, A.R.F., deportation order, ban from French territory).
  • Litigation in the field of nationality law: administrative and contentious appeals.

Right of asylum :

  • Appeal against the decision of OFPRA before the National Court of Asylum (CNDA).

 

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