Immigration law

* Have you received a decision refusing you permission to stay, an order to leave the country or a ban on entry,Do you want to regularise your residency status in Belgium,Are you applying for a tourist or long-stay visa,Would you like to apply for family reunification with a member of your family living in Belgium,Would you like to study in Belgium,Do you want to work in Belgium,Do you want to apply for unlimited residence or Belgian nationality,Are you in the asylum process or applying for international protection,Are you or someone you know being held in a detention centre ?

Visa

Tourist visas for family, cultural or professional reasons, humanitarian visas, marriage visas, long-stay visas, student visas, annuitant visas, return visas, airport transit visas, appeals against visa refusals of the Immigration Office, etc.

Residence

Family reunification, humanitarian and medical regularisations, change of status, student residence, unlimited residence, long-term resident of the European Union, appeals against decisions of the Immigration Office : refusal of residence, order to leave the country, entry ban, etc.

Economic migration

Short- and long-term work permits, single permit, highly-qualified permit, European Blue Card, au pair, researcher’s permit, artist’s permit, professional card, submitting and following up applications with the Region and the Immigration Office, etc.

Asylum

International protection and subsidiary protection, preparation for the personal interview, accompaniment to the CGRA, application for subsequent protection, Dublin procedure, exclusion and withdrawal of refugee status, appeal to the Conseil du Contentieux des étrangers against a refusal decision, etc.

Nationality

Application for Belgian nationality, analysis of the conditions required by the Belgian Nationality Code, statelessness, attribution of Belgian nationality to minor children, loss and recovery of nationality, appeal to the Family Court against a decision refusing nationality, etc.

International family law

Marriage or legal cohabitation with a foreign national, recognition of paternity, rectification of civil status records, rectification of surnames and forenames, recognition of a foreign record or judgment, conflicts of jurisdiction and conflicts of law, appeals to the Family Court, …

V3 VERGAUWEN, VENET & ASSOCIATES

Contact a lawyer specialised in immigration law

We will analyse your situation in detail to determine the most appropriate way of regularising your residence status in Belgium, enabling you to obtain an unlimited residence permit or Belgian nationality.

We will support you at every stage of the procedure, from submitting your application to defending you before the Contentieux des étrangers.

We can also assist you with international family law, in all matters concerning you and your family.

Partner

Olivia Venet

Associate

Louise Ramboux