What to do in the event of a refusal of an entry visa to France by the consular authorities?

The consular authorities regularly refuse visas without providing a genuine explanation or with grounds that are difficult to understand.

However, it is increasingly common for visa refusal decisions to be withdrawn by the administration during legal proceedings, once it acknowledges the obvious unlawfulness of its refusal.

This long-awaited decision only occurs after a mandatory prior appeal before the Commission for Appeals against Decisions Refusing Entry Visas to France, followed by an application before the Administrative Court of Nantes.

Generally, this procedure takes around 10 months from the date of the visa refusal.

Despite the granting of the visa during the proceedings, it remains necessary to maintain the claims submitted before the administrative court concerning the State’s obligation to pay legal costs.

LEXSTONE Avocats, located in Puget-sur-Argens and Rocbaron, handles these types of disputes on a regular basis and can assist you throughout your proceedings, both before the Commission for Appeals against Decisions Refusing Entry Visas to France and before the Administrative Court of Nantes.

LEXSTONE Avocats frequently obtains the annulment of visa refusal decisions before the Administrative Court of Nantes.