Immigration in France >
The firm is a well known specialist for immigration matters in France.
We provide legal counsel for travellers or migants willing to establish their residency or have a long stay in France or in Europe for business, work or family matters.
Proceedings to get a resident card in France are getting tough without the help of specialist. Various formalities are asked before entering and oncen entered into the schengen space or in France following to a visa
We act on behalf of our clients with most major french consultates services aroud the world and the local agencies inland to document and have a ready file for visas or resident cards.
Here is the main type of visa or resident cards available for non european union nationals or residents:
type of visa/card |
prerequisites |
length |
Private life |
family members staying in France, French families |
1 yr |
Student |
studying project |
1 yr |
Visitor |
ressources >1.200 € /mth, place of stay, insurances |
1 yr |
Work |
Work Contrat w. european company |
1 yr |
Business, commerce |
Company or business creation, business plan. |
1 yr |
Talents |
Company or business creation, business plan (600 K€+) + mutual international interest |
3 yrs |
Professionals/contractors |
Contract |
3 mths |
Investor or exceptional personal contribution to french economy |
investment >760 K€+ |
10 yrs |
Résident |
previous stayof 5 years or investment >760 K€+ or executive representative in France of a MNC |
10yrs |
26 05 2009 : a decree from the French Governement obliges certains taxes and controls on immigrants visa holders to France.
After the review of the immigration french code, notably by categorising each entry type into a spécial type of card or authorization, the French ministry of national identity and immigration ruled that since its arrival in France or in the Schengen space, the person has to declare to the french national office of immigration in charge of welcoming future migrants by some visit, interview and médical or personal path to intégration (accueil et contrat d’accueil).
Those provisions requires the assistance of a specialised attorey to reduce timeprocessing and to avoid further difficulties or default of delivery of the résidence permit of 1 year following.
Should you require information, please send an e-mail to Xavier-Philippe GRUWEZ, Partner in charge, and if you wish have your file go through a fast track with a full service delivered infrench as required.