Certificate of French nationality

Do you need to prove your French nationality? Cabinet d’avocat MALEKIAN can assist you in preparing your application for a Certificate of French nationality or in contesting the rejection of your certificate application before the relevant judicial court.

Acquisition of French nationality by naturalization

Have you been in France for at least five years and wish to obtain French citizenship? The MALEKIAN Law Firm supports you in preparing your application for French nationality or in challenging the rejection of your application before the competent administrative court.

Exceptional admission to stay (AES)

Exceptional admission to stay is a regularization procedure that allows a non-European foreigner in an irregular situation to obtain a residence permit for “private and family life”, “employee” or “temporary worker”. Exceptional admission to stay consists of regularizing the situation of a foreigner in an irregular situation in France. The two main means of regularization […]

Social benefits

Social benefits, as a form of income redistribution, refer to all benefits paid by social protection organizations to their beneficiaries. Social benefits can be in cash or in kind: There are six categories of social benefits depending on risks for society:

Social rights of a foreigner in France

The social protection of foreigners in France involves the recognition of social rights for them. There are three main categories of social rights for a foreigner in France:

Temporary residence permit (APS)

The temporary residence permit (APS) is a residence permit valid for a period of 6 to 12 months, allowing a foreigner to stay temporarily and exceptionally on French territory. The temporary residence permit can be issued for several reasons:

Residence permit “ICT trainee”

The ICT trainee residence permit allows a foreigner to carry out an internship in France, for a maximum period of one year, as part of a temporary intra-group transfer.

Offense of aiding illegal stay

The offense of aiding illegal stay concerns the prohibition under French law to provide material or financial support to a foreigner who enters or stays on the national territory illegally.

Deportation of a foreigner

The deportation of a foreigner is an administrative decision taken by the prefectural authority against an irregular foreigner. The main measures of removal are as follows: • The obligation to leave French territory (OQTF); • The administrative ban on returning to French territory (IRTF); • The judicial ban on French territory (ITF); • Expulsion.

A refusal of a residence permit in France

A refusal of a residence permit in France is the rejection of a request for issuance or renewal of a residence permit due to the fact that the foreigner does not meet the eligibility criteria for the requested residence permit.