Your law firm in immigration and foreigner law
Reliable support with residence permits, naturalization, and visa procedures.
As your personal lawyer for immigration and foreigner law, I will guide you safely through the bureaucratic jungle in Hamburg and throughout Germany. I advise and represent you transparently, empathetically, and clearly – in German, English, and Spanish.
Questions about residence or visa?
Residence and Settlement
Would you like to apply for or extend a residence permit, or obtain an indefinite residence permit? I will check the legal requirements and provide comprehensive support throughout the process with the foreigner’s authority.
Naturalization and Citizenship
The path to a German passport: With the new citizenship law, naturalization is often possible more quickly and with the acceptance of dual citizenship. I will help you submit the application correctly and without delay.
Visa and Family Reunification
Whether it’s spouse reunification, child reunification, or a student visa – German embassies often set strict hurdles. Was your visa rejected? I will initiate the remonstration procedure or file a lawsuit with the administrative court.
Skilled Workers and EU Blue Card
For employees and employers: I will advise you on skilled immigration, the EU Blue Card, and assist in accelerating the process to ensure your start in the German labor market is smooth.
Asylum Law and Toleration
Is deportation or revocation of status imminent? I will represent you in asylum proceedings, fight for protection against deportation, help with the issuance of a toleration (e.g., employment toleration), or file hardship applications.
Other questions about immigration and foreigner law
Authority procedures can be daunting. As a sole practitioner, I will personally assist you with immigration law matters in Hamburg. I will explain every step clearly and fight with full commitment for your right to stay.
Frequently Asked Questions
in Immigration and Foreigner Law
Processing times in Hamburg can take several months, depending on the authority’s workload. If your application has been with the authority for more than three months without substantive reason
unprocessed, it is possible to file a so-called action for failure to act with the administrative court to expedite the proceedings judicially.
You can contest a visa rejection.
Within the statutory period (usually one month), the so-called remonstration procedure can be initiated directly with the embassy, where the errors in the rejection are explained in writing. Alternatively, or thereafter, a lawsuit can be filed with the Administrative Court of Berlin. Send me the rejection notice immediately for a deadline check.
Yes, due to the recent reform of German citizenship law, so-called
multiple nationality (dual citizenship) is generally permitted by law. You no longer have to give up your old
citizenship when naturalizing in Germany, provided that the law of your country of origin also allows it. In addition, the required period of residence has generally been shortened to 5 years.
A residence permit is a legal residence title that grants you the right to reside and usually to work for a limited time.
A toleration, on the other hand, is not a residence title. It merely means that although you are subject to deportation, your deportation is temporarily suspended for legal or factual reasons (e.g., lack of passport or illness).
Under certain conditions (e.g., through work or training), a genuine right of residence can arise from a toleration.
During the first months in an initial reception facility, there is generally a prohibition of employment.
Afterwards, the foreigner’s authority can grant a work permit with the consent of the Federal Employment Agency.
Even with a toleration, employment is often possible, provided there is no legal employment ban (e.g., due to lack of cooperation in obtaining a passport).
I will support you in successfully applying for a work permit.
Legal protection insurance often only covers the initial consultation in foreigner and immigration law or excludes this area of law entirely from coverage. In these cases, the lawyer’s fees must initially be paid by yourself.
However, if you successfully challenge an official decision, the authority may be obliged to reimburse your lawyer’s fees.
If you have a low income, you can apply for legal aid in most federal states for advice outside of court proceedings. For this, you will receive a legal aid certificate from the competent local court. In Hamburg and Bremen, there is the Public Legal Advice Center (ÖRA) instead.
For court proceedings, procedural costs assistance (PKH) can be applied for under certain conditions.
If you have questions about the estimated costs of your proceedings, please feel free to contact me. I will explain the applicable costs and possible financing options transparently and understandably, so that you have clarity about the financial aspects of your request from the outset.
Process & Costs
Contact: Please feel free to contact me to arrange an initial consultation. In this meeting, we will discuss the sensible course of action for your case. Ideally, you will describe your situation in advance and send me relevant documents by email.
Transparent Lawyer’s Fees: As lawyer’s fees in immigration law are legally dependent on the value of the matter or regulated by fee agreements, a flat rate for every procedure cannot be named in advance. Based on your details, however, I will immediately determine the estimated out-of-court and court costs for you. Based on this transparent assessment, you can decide entirely freely whether you wish to mandate me.
Don’t worry: The lawyer’s fees will be explained to you completely transparently from the beginning. Money should not be an obstacle to securing your right to stay or bringing your family to Germany. In case of financial difficulties, we can gladly arrange a fair payment plan.