Your law firm in immigration and foreign nationals law
Reliable support with residence permits, naturalization, and visa procedures.
As your personal lawyer in immigration and foreign nationals 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 a permanent residence permit? I will check the legal requirements and provide you with comprehensive support in the procedure with the immigration authorities.
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 or 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 foreign nationals law
Bureaucratic procedures can be daunting. As a sole practitioner, I will personally support you in 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 Foreign Nationals Law
Processing times in Hamburg can take several months, depending on the workload of the authority. If your application has been pending unprocessed by the authority for more than three months without substantive reason, 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, in which the errors of the rejection are explained in writing. Alternatively, or afterwards, 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 nationality law, so-called
multiple nationality (dual citizenship) is generally legally permitted. You no longer have to give up your old
nationality 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 usually an employment ban.
Afterwards, the immigration authorities 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 insurances often only cover the costs for an initial consultation in foreign nationals and immigration law or exclude this area of law entirely from insurance coverage. In these cases, the lawyer’s fees must initially be paid by yourself.
However, if you successfully contest an official decision, the authority may be obliged to reimburse your legal costs.
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 expected costs of your proceedings, please feel free to contact me. I will explain the costs incurred and possible financing options transparently and understandably, so that you have clarity about the financial aspects of your matter from the outset.
Free initial consultation
Free initial contact: Our first brief conversation (online or by phone) for an initial assessment of your immigration or foreign nationals law matter is completely free of charge for you. So that I can give you well-founded feedback on the prospects of success during the conversation, it is best to briefly describe your problem in advance and send me relevant decisions from the immigration authorities or the embassy via the contact form or by email.
Transparent lawyer’s fees: Since the costs for a lawyer in immigration law are legally dependent on the value of the subject matter or regulated by fee agreements, a flat fixed price cannot be given for every procedure 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 decide entirely freely whether you wish to instruct 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.