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Foreign students and the Olympic Games: a new exception to the limitation of working time.
Surprise hidden in the Official Journal of May 20, 2023: foreign students will be able to work without time limit...under certain very restrictive conditions.
Circulation document for minor foreigners (DCEM): how to deal with a refusal from the prefecture?
The general purpose of the travel document for foreign minors (DCEM) is to allow children of foreign nationality whose parents have settled in France in a stable and long-term manner to travel and return to France without having to apply for a new visa.
Me Alexandre Delavay acts as an expert in immigration at the American University George Mason (Virginia)
As an "immigration law analyst", he will be in charge of the French part of the World Bank's migrant rights database, managed by George Mason University (USA, VA).
The firm trains more than 40 lawyers in immigration law
At the invitation of the Union of Young Lawyers of Aix-en-Provence, the firm had the pleasure of training lawyers from the south of France for nearly 3 hours in the first reflexes in immigration law.
Regularization of foreign nationals: the Valls circular cannot (still not) be invoked
On October 14, the Council of State confirmed that the Valls circular - which provides the criteria for regularizing foreign nationals in an irregular situation - could not be invoked before the judge. The firm analyzed this decision.
Obtaining a residence permit for foreign parents of adult French children: what solutions?
The situation arises very regularly: an adult has been naturalized French and lives in France. She wishes to bring to France her parents (or grandparents) who have retained their foreign nationality (outside the EU) and who live in their country of origin
How do I renew my temporary protection?
You benefit from temporary protection: your 6-month temporary residence permit (APS) will soon expire.
You must follow 2 steps to continue to benefit from this protection and financial assistance
Temporary protection of non-Ukrainian nationals: instructions for use and recourse to the judge
Decisions are rare in terms of temporary protection: this system launched in response to the war in Ukraine is very recent and unprecedented.
Me Alexandre Delavay will teach at Paris-Saclay University from September 2022
It will provide administrative law courses to second-year law students in the first semester of 2022.
Appeals against visa and travel authorization refusal decisions: what will change in 2023.
The firm analyzed the consequences of the 2 decrees published on July 1, 2022: the procedures for challenging visa and travel authorization refusals will change in depth
Which Prefect is territorially competent to pronounce an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF)?
The Council of State was seized of a question from the CAA of Lyon: does the prefect competent to pronounce the OQTF vary according to the basis of the OQTF?
Dematerialization of applications for residence permits: the Council of State imposes minimum guarantees
The Council of State has issued an important judgment and opinion on the conditions to be met in order to require foreign nationals to use teleservices to apply for a residence permit.
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The firm interviewed by France Info: "War in Ukraine: the thorny question of the financial burden of refugees in French families"
Alexandre Delavay was on France Info on April 23.
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Alexandre Delavay acts as a French expert with the Federation of European Bars (FBE)
Gathered by the Federation of European Bars, 10 experts presented the legal and material conditions for the reception of Ukrainian refugees, in the presence of the President of the Ukrainian Bar. Alexandre Delavay intervened as a French expert.
The firm was present at the Jeunes d'Avenir fair for the Paris Bar Solidarity
Alongside the Paris Solidarity Bar, the firm was present at the Salon Jeunes d'Avenir to advise and guide students at the end of their course and employers for the recruitment of young foreign employees.
The firm trains 70 lawyers on the reception conditions of Ukrainians and Russians (UJA Aix and FNUJA)
Invited by the FNUJA and the Union of Young Lawyers (UJA) of Aix-en-Provence, Alexandre Delavay offers training to his colleagues on "tools and practical advice to defend and support those fleeing Ukraine and Russia"
Work, hiring and temporary protection: 3 points to remember
After several weeks of questioning, details were provided on the right to work of people - Ukrainian or from a third country - who benefit from temporary protection.
Temporary protection for Ukraine in 10 questions
The firm analyzed the "temporary protection" system set up for the first time by the European Union for Ukrainian nationals. It answers the most frequently asked questions: am I entitled to this protection? How to actually get it?
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Asylum in France: general information
The firm offers you a description of the first stages of an asylum application in France to answer your main questions: what are the conditions? Where to go? What am I entitled to during and after my asylum application?
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Coronavirus: what consequences on the proceedings in progress before the administrative judge?
How has Covid-19 impacted the course of court proceedings? What are the consequences on the deadlines and judgment of cases?
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Secularism and prison: what does the law say?
What rules apply to religious practice in prison? What are the rights of prisoners and the limits to religious practice?