Case Ticker

Client receives the opportunity card to look for work in accordance with Section 20 (1) No. 1 of the Residence Act – The applicant, economist and citizen of Mauritius receives the opportunity card as a specialist only 4 weeks after commissioning the Maibaum Attorneys at Law. (1089/24)

Blue Card won in the lawsuit! – Chinese cameraman finally receives the Blue Card according to § 18g Residence Act, Foreigners’ Registration Office must bear the costs! (570/24)

For the film location NRW – 8 British actors will receive the necessary residence permits according to § 19c of the Residence Act for the shoot in Germany after application by Maibaum Rechtsanwalts GmbH. (795/24)

With the support of the Maibaum Lawyers, the Iranian family receives the right of residence according to § 25b of the Residence Act even before the end of the 6-year pre-residence period due to the good integration and voluntary commitment. (302/23)

Appeal proceedings won – German citizenship of a child fought through 2 instances! After the Maibaum Attorneys at Law had already applied in 2015 for the determination of the existence of German citizenship pursuant to Section 30 of the Nationality Act for the then 5-year-old plaintiff, the appeal proceedings have finally been decided by the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia for the now 14-year-old client after a positive ruling by the Administrative Court in the meantime. This has paid off the years of struggle – the Foreigners’ Registration Office will now have to determine German citizenship and bear the costs. (109/15)

Moving to Germany finally made possible for Turkish engineer! The client, an engineer for space and electrical engineering, had already applied for a visa in 2022, as she intended to move to the Federal Republic of Germany. In the approval procedure, the German authorities failed to recognise that due to the possession of a Dutch EU permanent residence permit, no visa procedure was necessary, but that the residence permit could be obtained directly from the immigration authority in Germany. In addition, the immigration authority wrongly demanded proof of a domestic employment contract, although the livelihood was secured by an employment relationship in the Netherlands. After the Maibaum lawyers intervened and applied for a new footing, the residence permit was granted only 5 weeks later in accordance with § 38a of the Residence Act. (162/23)

Inactive Foreigners’ Registration Office is successfully sued in just 2 months and bears the costs! After waiting for a year for her residence permit to be issued, the desperate client contacts the Maibaum lawyers. They immediately file an “action for failure to act” according to § 75 of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure. After only 2 months, the electronic residence permit will be issued. (887/23)

Knowledge pays off – settlement permit granted! The Foreigners’ Registration Office wants to grant the client, who has been living in Germany since 1991, a “Chance of Residence” according to Section 104c of the Residence Act – and thus the “weakest” right of residence ever. After the Maibaum lawyers have shown that the Turkish client was continuously entitled to association within the meaning of ARB 1/80 and is therefore entitled to a residence permit as the “strongest” right of residence, he is finally granted this only 3 months after the assignment. (860/23)

Maibaum lawyers are successfully and “pro bono” active in a hardship case – The client had fled from her husband to a women’s shelter. The new responsible foreigners’ authority did not accept its responsibility, and the old foreigners’ authority did not want to abolish the residence requirement. Due to the particular hardship for the still very young client, we accepted the case pro bono, i.e. without payment. Within a few months, we were able to convince the immigration authorities to clarify the responsibilities and the client is now in possession of a residence permit. (611/23)

Computer scientist receives Blue Card! On the basis of the new regulations that have been in force since 18 November 2023, the client receives the EU Blue Card with the active support of Maibaum Attorneys at Law due to his professional experience in the IT sector, even without a formal professional qualification. (660/23)

Client can finally enter his wife and one-year-old child! Since the client’s wife was unable to go to work due to her one-year-old child and was therefore unable to secure her livelihood, the German embassy intended to reject the visa for family reunification. The desperate wife turned to the Maibaum lawyers. They were finally able to convince the German embassy to grant the visa. (21/23)

Successful urgent application to the Administrative Court and residence permit granted to political scientists to look for work! After the Foreigners’ Registration Office has been successfully sued by the Maibaum Attorneys at Law in summary court proceedings pursuant to Section 123 of the Administrative Court Code for the extension of a work permit, a residence permit for the purpose of seeking work pursuant to Section 20 of the Residence Act is finally issued after the loss of the job. (416/23)

German passport and identity card are finally handed out! After naturalisation, the competent passport authority believes that it can make the handing over of the passport and identity card to the client dependent on proof of release from the previous nationality. The lawsuit and urgent application for the handing over of both documents by the Maibaum Attorneys at Law takes place immediately, whereupon the authority declares its willingness to hand them over unconditionally after only one week and is ordered by the Administrative Court to pay the legal costs. (980/23)

Parents are allowed to stay here! The Foreigners’ Registration Office announces that it now wants to deport the two parents, who have already been in Germany for over 20 years and whose two children live here with settlement permits. Only 3.5 months after the Maibaum Attorneys at Law have been instructed, the parents are granted residence permits in accordance with Section 25 (5) of the Residence Act. (736/23)

Residence permit issued – Only 2.5 months after the Maibaum lawyers have been instructed and the application has been submitted, the client, a US citizen and father of a German child, may receive his residence permit according to Section 28 (1) sentence 1 no. 3 of the Residence Act at the Foreigners’ Registration Office. (796/23)

Application for international protection successful! Refugee recognition according to § 3 AsylG for Turkish citizens and supporters of the Gülen movement (FETÖ/PDY) due to justified fear of persecution by the Erdogan regime. (231/23)

Residence permit issued according to the Western Balkans regulation! The Kosovar client had been wrongly granted a visa for flood disaster relief workers due to an error by the Federal Employment Agency. The foreigners’ authority intended to refuse the extension of the visa for nationals of the Balkan states, which had actually been applied for, on the grounds that the first issue of this visa was only possible from abroad. After the Maibaum lawyers of the Foreigners’ Registration Office explained that the issuance of the visa was to be interpreted as an administrative act according to the objective recipient horizon and thus the first visa issued was also to be interpreted as a visa for citizens of the Balkan states, the residence permit was granted. (750/23)

Wife and stepchildren receive residence permits – After the Foreigners’ Registration Office has demanded the submission of an A1 language certificate before granting family reunification, it is instructed by the Maibaum Attorneys at Law that according to Section 30 (2) sentence 3 no. 4 of the Residence Act in conjunction with Section 41 (2) of the Residence Ordinance, proof of language proficiency is to be dispensed with if the spouse living here was previously allowed to enter the country without a visa. (522/23)

Recognition of asylum – A young Afghan woman is accompanied by us in the asylum procedure. After submitting a detailed 16-page statement of reasons, she is granted refugee protection under Section 3 of the Asylum Act due to persecution by the Taliban regime. (227/23)

Parental reunification due to intra-European mobility! Russian couple, whose son has Belgian citizenship and has moved to Germany, receives a residence card according to § 5 of the Freedom of Movement Act/ EU with the active support of the Maibaum Attorneys at Law – parental reunification is often complex, but can be done with us! (352/22)

Naturalization pushed through! After the Foreigners’ Office had expressed serious concerns about securing the client’s livelihood in a hearing and wanted to reject naturalisation, it turned to Maibaum Rechtsanwälte. After a firm presentation of the income situation, the immigration office gives in and approves naturalization. (562/23)

Engineer is allowed to start her new job in time despite the sloppiness of the Foreigners’ Registration Office! The client – an engineer specializing in solar technology – wants to change her job. Although she had already submitted her application almost 2 months ago, she has not received any feedback so far. Now it is getting tight, as she wants to start her new job in 2 weeks and she commissions the Maibaum Attorneys at Law to represent her. Only 3 days after the assignment, the client receives the timely appointment to take up the new residence permit. (844/23)

Lawsuit for naturalization successful – authority bears the costs! – After the application for naturalization has been processed by the foreign authority for 10 months, it becomes too colorful for the client. He instructs Maibaum Rechtsanwälte, who immediately file a lawsuit with the administrative court. After only 3 months, naturalisation is granted and the authority is obliged by the court to cover the costs. (555/23)

Successful court application pursuant to § 123 VwGO against the Foreigners’ Registration Office – Freedom of movement is certified! – The Foreigners’ Registration Office ignores the deadline set by the Maibaum Lawyers for the certification of freedom of movement according to § 5 of the Freedom of Movement Act/EU. They then file an urgent application with the administrative court in accordance with Section 123 of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure, and the authority provides relief during the proceedings. (527/23)

Freedom of movement and visa procedure – The Albanian client, who is married to a Bulgarian woman, wants to apply for a residence card. The immigration office sends him away without further ado with the announcement that he has to go through a visa procedure. After the involvement of the Maibaum lawyers, who instruct the authority about the requirements of the right to freedom of movement, the residence card can then be issued only 2 weeks later without a visa procedure in accordance with Section 5 (1) sentence 1 of the Freedom of Movement Act/EU. (751/23)

Visa issued in time for the start of work – Maibaum Attorneys at Law are commissioned with the short-term application for a visa to work as a consultant in an international management consultancy based in Germany at the German Embassy in Vienna. Only 3 weeks after the assignment, the client receives the coveted visa (Blue Card according to § 18b para. 2 of the Residence Act). (677/23)

Residence permit for special chef granted! – The client receives a residence permit as an Indian specialty chef on the basis of Section 19c of the Residence Act in conjunction with Section 11 (2) of the Employment Ordinance, which ensures the continued existence of the restaurant. (334/22)

Administrative order revoked! The immigration authority determines that the client’s residence permit has “expired” and threatens him with deportation. After he desperately turns to the Maibaum lawyers, they successfully file an urgent application and lawsuit with the administrative court. Result: The Foreigners’ Registration Office must bear the costs and the client is in possession of a residence permit according to Section 104c of the Residence Act after only 6 weeks after instructing the lawyers. (631/23)

Spouse reunification possible! Client enters with a visa for the reunification of her spouse in accordance with § 29, 30 para. 1 AufenthG, which the Maibaum lawyers have arranged for her (671/23)

Foreign Language Competence for Germany – With the help of Maibaum Rechtsanwälte, the US client receives a residence permit for freelance work as a language lecturer at a university in accordance with Section 21 (5) of the Residence Act. (87/23)

Action for subsequent immigration of spouses successful! Maibaum Attorneys at Law are suing the German Embassy in Tehran for the issuance of a visa for the wife to join her husband living here in accordance with § 27, 29, 30 of the Residence Act. Although a rejection notice has been issued in the meantime, the Federal Foreign Office finally agrees to grant the Viusm before the Administrative Court in Berlin by way of a settlement. (15/23)

Dad is allowed to stay in Germany!

The Foreigners’ Registration Office threatens the father of 4 minor children living here, who has been living in Germany for over 20 years, with deportation to Turkey, as he cannot ensure the livelihood of the family as a musician and due to illness. After the Maibaum Attorneys at Law have written a “crisp” statement to the Foreigners’ Registration Office, among other things with reference to the case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the latter finally agrees to issue a residence permit according to Section 25 (5) of the Residence Act after about 8 weeks. (348/23)

Lawsuit and urgent application in court successful – Immigration Office must grant the residence permit according to Section 28 (1) sentence 1 no. 1 of the Residence Act and declares that all court costs will be covered. (548/23)

Appeal by the Federal Foreign Office fails – The Federal Foreign Office files an application for leave to appeal against a judgment of the Administrative Court of Berlin in the visa procedure obtained by Maibaum Rechtsanwälte and then fails to substantiate the appeal to the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg in due time in accordance with Section 124a (4) sentence 4 of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure (VwGO). The judgment will therefore become final shortly, the visa will be issued or we will initiate enforcement for the purpose of issuing the visa. (43/21)

Residence permit granted for father in the “alternating model” – The client is threatened with deportation to Algeria by the immigration authority and “generously” offered to temporarily “tolerate” him due to his German child in accordance with Section 60a (2) of the Residence Act. After the involvement of the Maibaum lawyers, the Foreigners’ Registration Office changed its mind and issued a residence permit only 3 weeks later to take care of his German child in accordance with Section 28 (1) sentence 1 no. 3 of the Residence Act. (398/23)

“Brain Drain” – Lawyer from Russia receives EU Blue Card in accordance with Section 18b (2) of the Residence Act for working as an assistant to the management in the accelerated procedure for skilled workers in accordance with Section 81a of the Residence Act via the German embassy in Armenia without having to travel to Russia. (59/23)

Refugee recognition – Afghan client is recognized by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) as a political refugee within the meaning of the Geneva Refugee Convention (GRC) with the help of Maibaum Attorneys at Law due to imminent danger of persecution by the Taliban regime. (136/22)

Naturalization won by way of an action for failure to act for a family of 5, the Foreigners’ Registration Office must bear the costs! After the clients had to wait for more than a year for the decision on their naturalization application, it is becoming too colorful for them. They instructed Maibaum Rechtsanwälte, who filed an action for failure to act with the administrative court. Only 2.5 months later, the Foreigners’ Registration Office hands over the naturalisation certificates and the court proceedings can be declared closed. (158/23)

Visa for spouse reunification granted! After the German Embassy in Saudi Arabia rejected the application for a visa under Section 36a of the Residence Act to the spouse of a Syrian woman entitled to subsidiary protection, a retired physics teacher, Maibaum Attorneys at Law are instructed to file an appeal. About 2 months after the detailed justification of the remonstration, the embassy remedied the situation and declared its willingness to issue the visa for spouse reunification. (377/23)

Residence permit issued for employment as a professional driver, client may stay here – The client, who is separated from his wife, is requested by the foreigners’ authority to make a declaration about marital cohabitation and to surrender his passport in preparation for a termination of residence. Since he has a permanent position as a professional driver, the Maibaum Attorneys at Law obtain a new residence permit on the basis of Section 19c of the Residence Act in conjunction with Section 24a of the Employment Ordinance. (320/23)

Certificate issued pursuant to Section 5 (1) sentence 2 of the Freedom of Movement Act – After the client has tried in vain for 11 months to obtain a certificate of her right of residence from the authority, she turns to Maiabum Rechtsanwälte. They immediately file an urgent court application pursuant to Section 123 of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure. Only 20 days later, the coveted certificate can be picked up. The Foreigners’ Registration Office agrees to reimburse the costs. (483/23)

Finally German passport – client is finally naturalized after the active support of the Maibaum Attorneys at Law on the basis of § 10 StAG. (129/22)

Naturalisation into German citizenship enforced with acceptance of multiple nationality – The Foreigners’ Registration Office had given the client an assurance of naturalisation in the event of his release from Turkish citizenship. However, since he is subject to military service in Turkey, over 40 years old and has been living in Germany for over 15 years, the Foreigners’ Registration Office follows the argumentation of the Maibaum lawyers, according to which a release from his previous citizenship would be subject to unreasonable conditions. (321/23)

Deaf-mute client suffering from “Usher syndrome” is allowed to stay – The client, who has been deaf and dumb since birth and also suffers from “Usher syndrome”, i.e. progressively blind, receives a request to leave the country and threat of deportation to Pakistan from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). After the filing of the lawsuit by Maibaum Rechtsanwälte, the Federal Office is obliged by the Administrative Court to determine the existence of a ban on deportation pursuant to Section 60 (7) of the Residence Act. (124/19)

Embassy successfully sued – Foreign Office is obliged to issue visa for entry. The German Consulate General refuses to issue a visa for re-entry to the mother of three German children. After Maibaum Attorneys at Law has filed a lawsuit against this, the Federal Foreign Office is obliged by the Administrative Court of Berlin to allow entry. The Federal Republic of Germany is ordered to pay the costs (43/21)

Client may continue to work – residence permit extended – After the employer has threatened to dismiss due to the expired residence permit, the client turns to the Maibaum Attorneys at Law after trying to contact the authority for two weeks. They are now setting a deadline for the immigration office and threatening further consequences. Only 3 days later, the residence permit is extended. (443/23)

Academic specialist receives Blue Card / EU for work as Head of Finance and Controlling – For a Russian couple, Maibaum Attorneys at Law obtain visas from the German Embassy in Yerevan by way of the “accelerated skilled worker procedure” according to Section 81a of the Residence Act on the basis of Section 18b (2) of the Residence Act (“Blue Card”) and Section 30 of the Residence Act (spouse reunification). (140/22)

Mother is finally allowed to enter Germany again to join her underage children! The client has lost her residence permit in Iran. Although she immediately applies for a visa for re-entry at the German Embassy in Tehran, and 2 underage and school-age children are waiting for her in Germany, there is no reaction from the immigration office. After 3 months, the client desperately turns to the Maibaum lawyers. They immediately initiate summary legal proceedings, whereupon the embassy agrees to issue a visa after only 4 weeks. After the summary proceedings have been concluded, the inactive immigration authority must bear the costs (286/23)

Finally a German passport! Client receives the naturalization certificate only 6 1/2 months after applying for naturalization by the Maibaum Attorneys at Law. (195/22)

Refugee status won for Iranian regime opponent – After the action has been filed by Maibaum Rechtsanwälte, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is obliged by the administrative court to determine the refugee status for the client in accordance with Section 3 of the Asylum Act. (13/20)

IT specialist from Canada receives work and residence permit on the basis of § 19c AufenthG with the support of Maibaum Rechtsanwälte. (316/22)

EU Blue Card issued – The Brazilian client, who is employed as a manager by a large German corporation, is issued an EU Blue Card according to Section 18b (2) of the Residence Act after only one week after the intervention of the Maibaum lawyers and the threat of claims for damages. (364/22)

Work permit for visa holders successfully enforced in summary court proceedings, Foreigners’ Registration Office must bear the costs. After the Foreigners’ Registration Office has granted the client, who does not grant the work permit for several weeks with a “visa on arrival” according to Section 14 (2) of the Residence Act, it becomes too much for him: He instructs the Maibaum lawyers, who are pending summary proceedings at the administrative court. (53/22)

Subsequent immigration of 3 children from Afghanistan successfully enforced in appeal proceedings before the Higher Administrative Court – After the appeal has been filed by the Federal Foreign Office, the proceedings will be continued by the Maibaum Attorneys at Law before the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg. After obtaining an expert opinion, the 3 Afghan children finally receive visas for family reunification with their mother, who lives in Germany. (334/17)

Naturalization is through! Dentist from Syria receives German passport – With the help of the Maibaum lawyers, the client from Syria is naturalized in just 7.5 months. (78/22)

Settlement permit granted! For many months, the client has had to walk around with an expired residence document (fictional certificate according to Section 81 (4) of the Residence Act). After he has turned to the immigration office several times in vain, he finally instructs the Maibaum lawyers to enforce his rights. Only 2 days later, the extension of the fictional certificate is sent and another 4 weeks later, the residence permit is issued on the basis of the skilled worker regulation of Section 18c (2) sentence 1 of the Residence Act. In the future, therefore, no extensions or appointments with the Foreigners’ Registration Office will be necessary. (224/22)

Humanitarian residence permit granted for the care of the daughter – The client, mother of a daughter suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), who also needs help for the care and upbringing of her 4-year-old granddaughter, will obtain a residence permit for humanitarian reasons and against the background of the special protection of the family under Article 6 of the Basic Law and Article 8 of the European Union, despite the lack of a means of securing her livelihood with the help of the Maibaum Lawyers. Convention on Human Rights. (242/21)

Residence legalized and settlement permit obtained at the same time – After the Foreigners’ Registration Office did not extend the client’s residence permit despite numerous requests, which were simply ignored, the client turns to the Maibaum lawyers. They first ensure that the residence is legalised by issuing a fictional certificate in accordance with Section 81 (4) of the Residence Act and shortly afterwards enforce the issuance of a settlement permit in accordance with Section 26 (4) of the Residence Act. (223/21)

Foreigners’ authority threatens deportation to the “home country”, is sued, must then determine the German citizenship of the client and bear the full costs – The client, who has so far been treated as a Philippine citizen by the German authorities, is denied a residence permit by the immigration authority and threatened with deportation. Thereupon, the Maibaum Attorneys at Law file an application for the issuance of a German certificate of citizenship in accordance with Section 30 (1) sentence 1 in conjunction with Section 5 of the Nationality Act. As an illegitimate child, the client is descended from a German citizen, but according to the previous legal situation, he could not acquire German citizenship from birth. The 4th Act Amending the Nationality Act (entered into force on 20.08.2021) created, among other things, a claim for reparation for discriminatory injustice, which comes into play here. After the Foreigners’ Registration Office does not react, it is sued for the issuance of the proof of citizenship. With success: the authority declares itself willing to grant the permit while still in the lawsuit proceedings. As a German, he no longer has to fear deportation (105/21)

Right of residence successfully defended in court! – The Foreigners’ Registration Office issues an administrative order against the client, who has been legally resident in Germany for more than 7 years, in which it refuses to extend the stay and threatens deportation. After the filing of the lawsuit and an urgent application against it by the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, the Foreigners’ Registration Office first suspends the enforcement of its public order order and then has to conclude a settlement in the legal proceedings, whereupon the client is again granted a residence permit. (185/20)

Eligibility for asylum for Afghan engineer – Only 3 months after applying for asylum in the Federal Republic of Germany, the client is granted the right of asylum according to Article 16a of the Basic Law by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees with the help of Maibaum Rechtsanwälte. (189/20)

EU Freedom of Movement Law – The client, a Thai citizen who is married to a Hungarian citizen, enters Germany with a Schengen visa. Only 10 days after the Maibaum Attorneys at Law have been instructed, a residence card will be issued in accordance with Section 5 (1) sentence 1 of the Freedom of Movement Act/EU. (215/22)

Freedom of travel restored – Foreigners’ Registration Office issues travel document for foreigners according to § 5 Residence Ordinance for the Tibetan client, who has been in Germany for 25 years and who is denied a passport by the Chinese authorities. The client can now finally travel abroad again. (31/21)

Pension is enough for the right of permanent residence – After the client had been informed by the foreigners’ authority that the receipt of the widow’s pension was not sufficient, she had to prove further pension insurance periods in her own person, she turned to the Maibaum lawyers. They inform the Foreigners’ Registration Office that acc. § 9 para. 2 sentence 1 no. 3, pension contributions of the spouse are also to be attributed. This does not change even after his death. (201/22)

Naturalization successfully fought for in court! Only 3 1/2 months after the Maibaum Attorneys at Law filed a lawsuit against the Foreigners’ Registration Office, the client is finally allowed to receive his naturalization certificate. The Foreigners’ Registration Office must bear the costs. (228/21)

Cooperative board receives residence permit – With the help of Maibaum Rechtsanwälte, a residence permit is successfully applied for for a cooperative member who has been elected to the board of directors and thus receives the power of representation in accordance with Section 19c of the Residence Act in conjunction with Section 3 of the Employment Ordinance. (215/21)

Freedom of movement authorisation fought for! – Despite a detailed explanation of the ECJ case law by Maibaum Rechtsanwälte, the Foreigners’ Registration Office refuses to certify a right to freedom of movement without convincing reasons. After filing the action for failure to act, the Foreigners’ Registration Office submits an acknowledgement to the Administrative Court of the issuance of a residence card in accordance with Section 5 of the Freedom of Movement Act/EU and must bear the costs. (206/20)

Authorities sued, settlement card handed over! – The client, who has been living in Germany for many years, would like to apply for an unlimited settlement permit as a recognized Rohingya refugee in accordance with Section 26 (3) of the Residence Act. The Foreigners’ Registration Office sends him a standard letter, according to which the presentation of a home passport should be required for this purpose and, after the client presents such a passport, bizarrely initiates a revocation, since refugees are not allowed to apply for a home passport according to Section 72 (1) No. 1 of the Asylum Act. The client turns to the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, who first enforce a discontinuation of the revocation proceedings and then successfully sue the foreign authority before the administrative court for the granting of the settlement permit. (192/20)

IT expert may stay – With the active support of Maibaum Rechtsanwälte, the client, an Indian IT designer, receives a residence permit based on her company-specific knowledge in accordance with Section 19c (1) of the Residence Act in conjunction with Section 3 of the Employment Ordinance. (254/21)

2 more skilled workers for Germany – With the help of Maibaum Attorneys at Law, two Indian spouses receive visas to take up work as sales engineers or key account managers on the basis of Section 18b (2) of the Residence Act (“Blue Card”) and Section 18b (18b) (German Residence Act) by way of the accelerated skilled worker procedure in accordance with Section 81a of the Residence Act. 1 AufenthG. (58/22)

Appeal successful! 5 children are allowed to join their father – After the appeal has been filed by the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, the appealed judgment of the Administrative Court in 2. instance by the Higher Administrative Court. The Federal Foreign Office undertakes to issue visas for child reunification in accordance with Section 6 (3) of the Residence Act in conjunction with Section 32 of the Residence Act. (224/18)

Residence permit fought for! – On behalf of our client, we are suing the Foreigners’ Registration Office for the issuance of a residence permit in accordance with Section 25 (5) of the Residence Act. The Administrative Court follows the submission of the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, according to which there is an extraordinary hardship within the meaning of Section 36 (2) of the Residence Act due to the “patchwork” constellation of the family. This requires that the general requirements for granting a licence be dispensed with, and knowledge of the German language may not be required. During the hearing, the authority is obliged to issue the residence permit. (144/19)

Finally a German passport! – Client receives assurance of naturalization, which was obtained by Maibaum Attorneys at Law in the lawsuit. (180/20)

Foreigners’ Registration Office successfully sued, permanent residence permit is granted! – The Turkish mother of two underage German children has been waiting for over 6 months for the extension of her (temporary) residence permit. Finally, she instructs the Maibaum Attorneys at Law to enforce her rights against the Foreigners’ Registration Office. They immediately file an action for failure to act against the Foreigners’ Registration Office at the Administrative Court, whereupon only 3 months later the retroactive issuance of the residence permits and additionally the handing over of a (permanent) settlement permit in accordance with Section 28 (2) of the Residence Act is promised in court proceedings. The authority must bear the costs. (33/22)

Naturalization certificate is issued – Authority was successfully sued for naturalization after it had repeatedly put off the client and failed to complete the procedure (6/21)

Residence permit for pharmacists fought for! – The client, a pharmacist from Iraq, is only staying in Germany on the basis of Section 60a (2) of the Residence Act. The Maibaum lawyers accompany him on the “lane change” to his legal residence. After the rejection of the residence permit according to § 19d of the Residence Act by the Foreigners’ Registration Office, a lawsuit is successfully filed with the Administrative Court. The lane change now enables the client to join his family and further consolidate his residence. (178/20)

Withdrawal of the settlement permit after all withdrawn – Costs borne by the authority – The Foreigners’ Registration Office declares on the basis of § 48 of the Administrative Procedure Act the withdrawal of the (indefinite) settlement permit and retroactively also all previous residence permits of the client, who has been living in the Federal Republic of Germany for almost 8 years and has found his new home here. At the same time, he is threatened with deportation to Ecuador. Only 5 weeks after the Maibaum Attorneys at Law were instructed, the decision was revoked due to illegality. The Foreigners’ Registration Office is obliged to bear the costs, including the lawyer’s fees. The client retains his settlement permit. (41/22)

And another Fackkraft more! – After the embassy has informed the client that his salary is too low for the issuance of a visa as an IT specialist according to § 6 of the Employment Ordinance, the client turns to Maibaum Rechtsanwälte. After only 2.5 months, the visa as a specialist within the meaning of Section 3 No. 3 of the Employment Ordinance is issued after the participation of the Federal Employment Agency on the basis of the company-specific special knowledge – without the salary having to be increased. (269/21)

The Syrian citizen who entered the federal territory with a visa was wrongly imposed by the foreigners’ authority on an obligation to take up residence in an initial reception centre in accordance with § 15a (1) sentence 1 of the Residence Act. After Maibaum Attorneys at Law filed a lawsuit and an urgent application with the Administrative Court, the obligation pursuant to Section 48 (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act was withdrawn due to illegality and the client’s freedom of movement was restored. (211/21)

2 Afghan local staff, an engineer and a construction manager receive a confirmation of admission according to § 22 of the Residence Act by the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) within the framework of the local staff proceedings initiated by the Maibaum Lawyers (171/21 and 174/21)

Family is finally allowed to live together again – After the embassy rejected the visa application for the son of the mother living here with her partner and another (German) child and did not remedy an objection, she desperately turns to the Maibaum lawyers. They file a lawsuit with the Administrative Court of Berlin, whereupon the embassy is obliged to issue the visa by way of settlement. The son, who is now of age, is now finally allowed to join his mother and sibling. (82/21)

Finally naturalized – family receives the German passport with the help of the Maibaum Lawyers! (168/17)

Naturalization for Rohingya refugee from Myanmar successfully completed – Despite the lack of a passport of the client, who has been in Germany since 2012 and belongs to the persecuted minority of the Rohinyas in Myanmar, he will be naturalized with the help of the Maibaum lawyers after a detailed description of the persecution situation in the country of origin. (134/19)

Father is allowed to welcome his child here – After the mother died of Ebola, the 14-year-old son from Sierra Leone is to move to his father in Germany. The visa for family reunification according to § 32 of the Residence Act is issued within a few months after the Maibaum Attorneys at Law have been instructed. (128/21)

The client, a specialist in internal medicine from Afghanistan, is naturalized after filing a lawsuit by Maibaum Rechtsanwälte is naturalized after only 6.5 years from the first entry into the FRG, after they had already successfully enforced the residence permit and the settlement permit. (64/19)

Settlement Permit and Permanent Residence Permit / EU granted! The client, a Japanese national, fears that she will have to leave Germany after many years due to the non-renewal of her residence permit as a freelance tattoo artist. After instructing the Maibaum lawyers, they apply for a settlement permit in accordance with Section 9 of the Residence Act as well as a permanent residence permit/EU in accordance with Section 9a of the Residence Act in addition to the extension and ensure that the temporary residence permit is extended in accordance with Section 21 (5) of the Residence Act until a decision has been made on these applications. (37/20)

Due to the slump in the tourism industry in the Corona crisis, the client fears that he will have to leave Germany despite successfully completing a relevant degree. With the active support of the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, the rudder is turned around once again and a residence permit is issued for self-employment as an entrepreneur in the trade fair and tourism industry in accordance with Section 21 (2a) of the Residence Act. (92/20)

Sluggish Authority Must Cover Court Costs – Even eight weeks after the birth of her German child, the Thai mother was still not granted a residence permit for family reunification under Section 28 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Number 3 of the German Residence Act (AufenthG). Furthermore, the immigration office showed little interest in the fact that a humanitarian residence permit issued in the interim under Section 25 Paragraph 4 of the German Residence Act had expired weeks earlier. Since the young mother could not prove any right of residence and was unable to work, Maibaum Law Firm was commissioned to enforce her rights immediately. In addition to filing a lawsuit, they also submitted an application for a preliminary injunction under Section 123 of the German Code of Administrative Procedure (VwGO) to the Administrative Court. The result: After just two months, the immigration office must certify the right of residence under Section 81 Paragraph 4 Sentence 1 and Paragraph 5 of the German Residence Act, issue a work permit, and schedule an appointment for the issuance of the electronic residence permit (eAT). The court orders the sluggish authority to cover the costs in both the main proceedings and the expedited proceedings. (148/21)

With the support of Maibaum Rechtsanwälte, the client receives a permanent residence permit / EU in accordance with Section 9a of the Residence Act in conjunction with the Permanent Residence Directive (2003/109/EC), although the family income falls below the standard requirement under social law from the point of view of the Foreigners’ Registration Office. (107/21)

German child may also be born in Germany – The client is 7 months pregnant and will soon give birth to a German child. With the help of the Maibaum Attorneys-at-Law, a visa is applied for at the embassy in accordance with Section 6 (3) of the Residence Act in conjunction with Section 7 (1) sentence 3 of the Residence Act for birth in Germany, the Foreigners’ Registration Office is processed for the immediate granting of consent in accordance with Section 31 of the Residence Ordinance and summary judicial proceedings are initiated. After only 16 days, the visa is then granted. (243/21)

Job saved – The client tried in vain for months to reach the immigration office for the extension of his residence and employment permit. After this has expired, he desperately turns to the Maibaum lawyers, who immediately file a lawsuit and an urgent application with the administrative court. On the same day, the Foreigners’ Registration Office issues the corresponding permit and also declares its willingness to issue the settlement permit applied for. (251/21)

After applying for naturalization by Maibaum Attorneys at Law, the client receives his naturalization certificate. (148/20)

Lawsuit against the Foreigners’ Registration Office for naturalization of mother and child successful – Foreigners’ Registration Office remedies the legal proceedings and must bear the costs. (232/19)

Reinforcement for the German crafts – After the German embassy has not decided on the client’s visa application for months in accordance with the Balkan regulation § 19 c (1) Residence Act in conjunction with § 26 (2) BeschV, the client finally instructs Maibaum Rechtsanwälte to file an action for failure to act before the Administrative Court of Berlin. The visa is then issued after a few months, which means that the client can finally start working as a heating engineer here. (258/20)

After the rejection of a visa pursuant to Section 21 (5) of the Residence Act to carry out a freelance artistic activity in Germany by the German diplomatic mission in Russia, the internationally renowned artist couple instructs Maibaum Attorneys at Law to submit a remonstration. After extensive explanation and clarification of the facts and the legal situation, both visas are finally granted, which means that Germany has also gained two innovative and formative artists. (242/20)

German passport – Foreigners’ authority must pay for inaction: Since there is no progress in his naturalization procedure, the client instructs Maibaum Attorneys at Law to file a lawsuit. Only 2 months after filing the lawsuit, the client is then issued with the naturalization certificate and the assumption of the costs of the proceedings by the Foreigners’ Registration Office is declared. (136/21)

After Maibaum Attorneys at Law filed an action for failure to act against the Federal Foreign Office pursuant to Section 75 of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure (VwGO), the Administrative Court of Berlin sentences the Federal Republic of Germany to issue visas pursuant to Section 32 (1) No. 2 of the Residence Act to the 3 children of a mother from Afghanistan, who had been granted refugee status here due to the persecution by the Taliban at the time. When the Foreign Office announced that it wanted to examine appeals against the decision, the court also granted the application of the Maibaum Attorneys at Law for the issuance of an urgent order pursuant to Section 123 of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure, and obliged the Foreign Office to issue a visa immediately. Against the background of the massive endangerment of family members of recognized refugees after the Taliban took power, they should not be directed to wait for a proper visa procedure. (334/17)

Training can continue after re-entry to Germany has been made possible with the help of Maibaum Attorneys at Law – The client born in Germany goes abroad even though he does not have the necessary permission to re-enter. After being informed of this by the airline, he fears losing his training place and his apartment. After commissioning the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, a re-entry visa is issued at short notice. (212/21)

Subsequent immigration of the father to the German child successfully enforced in court – After the German Embassy left the application for the issuance of a Viusm for the reunification of the father to his German child pursuant to Section 6 (3) in conjunction with Section 28 (1) sentence 1 no. 3 of the Residence Act unanswered for months, the legal claim was finally successfully enforced by Maibaum Attorneys at Law with an “action for failure to act” pursuant to Section 75 of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure (VwGO) before the Administrative Court of Berlin. (153/20)

The professional future secured and one more caregiver in action – The 26-year-old client, who has already completed an informal nursing course in her home country, is staying in Germany with a residence permit for a language course in accordance with Section 16f (1) of the Residence Act. At the same time, she has completed a course to become a nursing assistant. After she has been informed by the Foreigners’ Registration Office that an employment permit cannot be issued and that she must therefore leave the country on time, the school-leaving certificate in her home country is first recognised after the Maibaum Lawyers have been instructed. The Foreigners’ Registration Office then seamlessly grants the requested residence permit for the purpose of training as a nurse in accordance with Section 16a of the Residence Act. (243/20)

Finally German passport – client successfully naturalized on the basis of § 10 StAG (10/21)

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees will initiate revocation proceedings against the client, who has been severely traumatised as a result of torture, in accordance with Section 73c of the Asylum Act. Less than 3 weeks after the Maibaum Attorneys at Law were instructed and the facts of the case were presented, the revocation proceedings were discontinued – the client was allowed to remain in Germany with a secure right of residence. (144/21)

The client, a successful manager in the marketing department of an international corporation, would like to acquire a German passport at short notice as part of an internal training course as a manager before being seconded to a Portuguese subsidiary. Since this will no longer be possible after the posting, the Maibaum Attorneys at Law will be entrusted with the matter. Only 5 weeks after the assignment, naturalization takes place in accordance with § 9 StAG. (121/21)

By way of the accelerated procedure for skilled workers in accordance with Section 81a of the Residence Act, the client, a civil engineer, was granted the visa – Blue Card/EU in accordance with Section 18b (2) of the Residence Act. For his wife and children, the district government also approved the issuance of visas. (189/20)

Visa for spouse reunification issued – Only 7 months after applying for the visa for spouse reunification in accordance with §§ 6, 27, 28 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 AufenthG with the help of the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, this is finally issued by the German Embassy in Tehran. (199/19)

The client entered the federal territory as a Turkish citizen with a Schengen visit visa of category C. Despite an ongoing visa procedure at the German Consulate General in Istanbul for the issuance of a visa for marriage, the Foreigners’ Registration Office waives a new departure after commissioning the Maibaum Attorneys at Law and grants the residence permit for the subsequent immigration of spouses in accordance with Section 28 (1) sentence 1 no. 1 of the Residence Act after marriage in the federal territory. (272/20)

Job secured and fine proceedings averted – The Foreigners’ Registration Office unlawfully issues a Blue Card to the client, an IT engineer, for a period of only 6 months, although the period of issuance must always be 4 years in the case of an open-ended employment contract according to Section 18 (4) sentence 1 of the Residence Act. After the 6 months have elapsed, the Foreigners’ Registration Office then informs the client that he is no longer legally residing in the federal area, must expect a fine procedure and can no longer have the previous periods of residence spent here credited in the context of the application for a permanent residence permit. After commissioning the Maibaum Attorneys at Law and clarifying that the Blue Card/EU continues to apply, a current work permit is approved the following day and the mistake is admitted. (124/21)

After no decision has been made on the extension of the residence permit for more than 3 months and the client has not received a valid residence document from the Foreigners’ Registration Office during this time despite numerous requests, the Foreigners’ Registration Office sends a current fictional certificate pursuant to Section 81 (4) sentence 1 of the Residence Act within only 3 days of the corresponding request by the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, with which the client can travel abroad again and at the same time holds out the prospect of extending the residence permit. (117/21)

Arrived – Settlement permit was issued with the support of Maibaum Rechtsanwälte. (196/20)

EU permanent residence permit has been granted: The client is in possession of a settlement permit in accordance with Section 26 (4) of the Residence Act. She would like to move to her partner in Austria in order to establish a marital partnership there. A marriage will probably not be possible in the foreseeable future due to the lack of a birth certificate. The Maibaum Attorneys at Law first informed the client that the settlement permit only gives her the right to go to Austria as a tourist for up to 90 days, but under no circumstances the right to take up residence there. Maibaum Attorneys at Law then file an application for the granting of the right of permanent residence/EU in accordance with Section 9a of the Residence Act in conjunction with the Permanent Residence Directive 2003/109/EC of 25.11.2003. After the Foreigners’ Registration Office initially announced that a right of permanent residence was generally ruled out because the client was in possession of a settlement permit according to Section 5 of the Residence Act, the Maibaum Attorneys at Law turned to the office management, whereupon the right of permanent residence was granted after all. The client can now finally live with her partner in Austria. (165/20)

Successfully obtained refugee status before the Administrative Court – The client, a doctor from Turkey, is granted refugee status in the lawsuit proceedings after being represented by the Maibaum RAe, after he had previously been denied this status by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and he had been asked to leave for Turkey. (176/19)

Done! – Client receives the German passport only 6 weeks after commissioning the Maibaum Attorneys at Law and threat of an action for failure to act. (67/21)

After the involvement of the Maibaum lawyers, the Foreigners’ Registration Office finally grants a residence permit for the cancer-stricken client, who is only staying in Germany on a tolerated basis and has 3 children here. (113/20)

Action for failure to act against the Foreigners’ Registration Office successful – finally arrived after years: The client, a family of 8 with a mentally severely disabled daughter, have been living in the Federal Republic of Germany since 2012. After the Foreigners’ Registration Office does not decide on the applications for humanitarian residence permits, Maibaum Attorneys at Law file a so-called “action for failure to act” with the Administrative Court. In the legal proceedings, the immigration authority first grants the right of residence to two children in accordance with Section 25a of the Residence Act and then declares its willingness to issue residence permits for all other family members in accordance with Section 25 (5) of the Residence Act as well, so that the family’s continued residence is secured. (195/17)

The client, a Thai national, and her minor son entered the Federal Republic of Germany with a Schengen visa. After instructing the Maibaum Attorneys at Law and applying for residence permits for the purpose of family reunification with the German husband and stepfather living here, the Foreigners’ Office declares its willingness to waive the fundamental requirement of carrying out a new visa procedure before the German Embassy in Bangkok and to issue the residence permits. (134/20)

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees intends to revoke the client’s political protection status in accordance with Section 3 of the Asylum Act in conjunction with the Geneva Refugee Convention. After the Maibaum Attorneys at Law have been instructed, the revocation procedure is finally discontinued. (254/19)

The clients, an Iranian entrepreneur with a wife and children, have been living in Germany for 4 years, the children have been attending school here for years, have found their center of life here, real estate has been purchased and the client pursues his self-employment for the company in Germany. Since the Foreigners’ Registration Office has now had doubts about the viability of the business idea, it refuses to extend the residence permit pursuant to Section 21 (1) of the Residence Act and terminates the stay for the entire family. At the same time, she threatens the family with deportation to the country of origin. After commissioning the Maibaum Rechtsanwäte, they file an action and file an urgent application pursuant to Section 80 (5) of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure before the administrative court. The court then stops a planned deportation in summary proceedings. While the lawsuit is still being filed, the immigration office then issues residence permits for the entire family, who are now allowed to stay here after all. (172/20)

The son does not have to perform Iranian military service but is allowed to join his parents in Germany: The client fears that after his naturalization, his minor son will not receive a visa for child reunification under Section 28 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Number 2 of the German Residence Act (AufenthG) from the German Embassy in time before reaching the age of 18. This would mean that the son would have to perform military service in Iran. After Maibaum Law Firm is contacted, the embassy grants a special appointment, and the visa is issued just in time. (158/20)

In favor of the client, who has been in psychiatric treatment for years and suffers from suicidal thoughts, the existence of a ban on deportation pursuant to Section 60 (7) of the Residence Act was established. After applying for a residence permit in accordance with Section 25 (3) of the Residence Act, it will be issued again by the competent Foreigners’ Office. (226/18)

The client, a Congolese national, is naturalized as a single mother with changing employment relationships during the probationary period with the help of Maibaum Rechtsanwälte. (25/19)

The client is seriously ill with cancer and wants to enter the Federal Republic of Germany for medical treatment together with his wife. With the support of Maibaum Attorneys at Law, a visa will be issued within a few weeks. (263/20)

The client, who is not further qualified, is a Chinese citizen and is employed as managing director/CEO of a limited liability company based in Germany. With the accompaniment of the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, he is granted a visa by the German Embassy in Beijing to take up the position of managing director after the participation of the district government. (244/19)

In the naturalisation procedure, the Foreigners’ Registration Office wrongly states that the legally required minimum period of residence of 8 years has not yet been met, which is why naturalisation can only take place in 2022. After examination by the Maibaum Attorneys at Law and notification to the Foreigners’ Registration Office that the periods of a residence permit are of course also to be credited in the naturalization procedure, the Foreigners’ Registration Office apologizes. The client will now receive his German passport one year earlier. (148/20)

In order to retain British citizenship, the Foreigners’ Registration Office requires the client to take a naturalization test in addition to his (new) German citizenship until the end of 2020, although examinations do not take place at all due to the Corona situation. After the intervention of the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, the client is allowed to retain his British citizenship even after naturalization into German citizenship. (24/21)

The client, a German citizen of Turkish descent, would like to have his wife and 2 stepchildren join him. After the embassy rejected the visa applications due to a lack of livelihood security, the Federal Foreign Office then declares its willingness to issue the sought-after visas in the lawsuit proceedings. (216/19)

The Foreigners’ Registration Office refuses to hand over the electronic residence permit (Blue Card / EU) that has already been issued to the client. After Maibaum Attorneys at Law was instructed and the Foreigners’ Registration Office was threatened with summary legal proceedings by explaining the legal situation, it handed over the residence permit to the client after only 10 days (19/21)

The single mother is to be deported to Greece with her two children, aged 5 and 6, as she has been granted refugee status there. After the Maibaum RAe filed a lawsuit and explained the humanitarian situation in Greece, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees issued a ban on deportation with regard to Greece. The family must now be granted residence permits. (259/17)

The client, a Syrian citizen and trained engineer, is employed as a sales manager in a medium-sized German company and in this function has to travel regularly to countries, especially in the Middle East. This is associated with great logistical and bureaucratic difficulties in applying for visas. With the help of the maypole RAe, naturalization takes place after only 7 years of previous residence in Germany and the client receives a German passport. (179/19)

The Chinese client is mentally ill and entered the country with a visa for the purpose of visiting his mother, who lives in Germany. Only 3 months after applying for the residence permit for the purpose of care by the mother, the residence permit applied for by the Maibaum RAe is issued for humanitarian reasons in accordance with Section 25 (5) of the Residence Act. (176/20)

The client, a building contractor, is a Ukrainian national. After entering the Federal Republic of Germany without a visa, he now wants to move in with his family for good. After applying for a residence permit in accordance with Section 28 (1) sentence 1 no. 3 of the Residence Act and granting a “sui generis” right of residence under Article 20 of the TFEU (Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union), the client will finally be invited to take up the electronic residence permit as early as 01.12.2020. (195/20)

However, the client, who has been resident in the Federal Republic of Germany for over 6 years, receives short-time work allowance because of the Corona crisis. With reference to the decree situation, the Maibaum RAe apply for a settlement permit, which is granted as requested. (114/20)

The client, a citizen of Sri Lanka, is to be deported in Germany despite his many years of residence in Germany and his good integration into his home country. After commissioning the Maibaum RAe and conducting legal action and summary proceedings, the Foreigners’ Registration Office finally declares its willingness to grant the right of residence on the basis of Section 25 b of the Residence Act. (10/20)

The Afghan client would like to join her husband living in Germany. The German Embassy in Kabul refuses to issue the visa because there are doubts about the validity of the marriage. The immigration authority had also not agreed to the issuance of the visa. After a remonstration procedure has been carried out and the Maibaum RAe has filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court of Berlin, the Federal Foreign Office finally commits itself to issuing the visa. (163/18)

The clients, a Turkish mother with 2 children, would like to join her father, who lives in Germany. Due to the lack of security for the family’s livelihood, the embassy refuses to issue the visas. After the Maibaum RAe filed a lawsuit with the administrative court, the Foreign Office finally agreed to issue the visas for family reunification by way of settlement. (216/19)

The client, a US citizen, who has been in Germany for over 14 years and has a residence permit for employment at a university, fears that she will have to leave the country after reaching retirement age. After the Maibaum Attorneys at Law have been instructed to apply for a settlement permit in accordance with § 9 of the Residence Act, this is granted only 4 months later despite a lack of knowledge of the German language. (109/20)

The Foreigners’ Registration Office announces that it intends to reject the Blue Card/EU to the client, a civil engineer from Iran, who is in possession of a Spanish residence permit, due to exceeding the 90-day deadline of Art. 21 CISA (Schengen Implementation Convention). After commissioning the Maibaum Attorneys at Law, a formal apology and issuance of the Blue Card/EU by the Foreigners’ Registration Office takes place after only 7 weeks. (141/20)

The client with US citizenship would like to spend his retirement in Germany. After commissioning the maypole RAe, a residence permit will be issued approximately 5 months later in accordance with Section 7 (2) sentence 3 of the Residence Act in conjunction with Articles II and III of the Treaty of Friendship, Trade and Shipping between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America (FHSV). (86/20)

The Federal Employment Agency grants preliminary approval for the activities of the Chinese clients as managing directors of a German-based company for the distribution of mechatronic equipment. Nothing now stands in the way of the German embassy in Beijing issuing a visa for employment as a managing director in Germany. (244/19)

Due to a stay in the country of origin, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) intends to revoke the client’s refugee status and make him subject to an obligation to leave the country. After intervention by the Maypole RAe, the revocation procedure is finally discontinued after only 10 weeks. The international protection status remains. (216/16)

After the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees refused to establish an international protection status for the Iranian family and obliged them to leave for Iran, the Administrative Court overturned the decision after the Maibaum RAe filed a lawsuit and, against the background of the family’s conversion to Christianity and the associated risk of persecution, obliged the Federal Office to grant protection status. (234/17)

On 06.02.2020, an application for naturalisation was filed for the client in accordance with § 10 of the Nationality Act. Less than 6 months after commissioning the maypole RAe, the client can pick up the naturalization certificate at the Foreigners’ Registration Office. (284/18)

After more than 7 years of lawful residence, the Foreigners’ Registration Office announces the termination of residence and deportation to the couple with a child, after they do not have an “occupation appropriate to their studies”. After commissioning the maypole RAe, the authority then declares its willingness to issue a residence permit for qualified employment in accordance with Section 18 b of the Residence Act as well as family reunification. (39/20)

As a member of the ethnic group of the “Bihari” from Bangladesh, the client cannot obtain a passport paper. After applying for a humanitarian residence permit in accordance with Section 25 (5) of the Residence Act due to an obstacle to leaving the country through no fault of your own, the Foreigners’ Registration Office declares its willingness to issue it. (23/20)

The client has been in Germany for months to care for her sister, who is seriously ill with cancer, and to look after her 3 children. The Foreigners’ Registration Office would like to deny further residence because it was reasonable to expect the sister to hire a nursing service and the husband could also take care of the household and the children. After commissioning the maypole RAe, the Foreigners’ Registration Office declares itself willing to issue a humanitarian residence permit after approx. 2 months in accordance with Section 25 (4) of the Residence Act. (27/20)

The client has been in possession of a “fictional certificate” since 2010, i.e. for about 10 years. After the maypole RAe were commissioned, the Foreigners’ Registration Office was sued before the administrative court for inactivity. After explaining that the client, as a Turkish citizen, is entitled to association under Article 6/7 of ARB 1/80 (decision of the Association Council of the European Economic Community and Turkey on the development of the association of 19 September 1980), the Foreigners’ Registration Office declares its willingness to finally certify the right of residence under European law by means of a permit in accordance with Section 4 (5) of the Residence Act. (67/18)

The client entered Germany for a visit with a Schengen visa. The Foreigners’ Registration Office announces a termination of residence and deportation. After the lawyer maypole has been called in, after a few weeks without carrying out a further visa procedure, a residence permit is issued for training as a nursing specialist in geriatric care in accordance with § 16 a of the Residence Act. (95/20)

Visa for spouse reunification is finally issued by the German Embassy after prior rejection and submission of an objection to this with comprehensive justification by the Maibaum RAe. (70/19)

After the refusal of the employment permit, the client is threatened with the loss of his job. After the maypole RAe has been involved, the ABH will issue a new employment permit at short notice. Client keeps his job. (205/18)

Family from Bangladesh was naturalized after a domestic stay of only 6 years due to the good integration with the help of the maypole RAe. (181/19)

ABH refuses to issue a settlement permit on 29.01.2020. After commissioning Maibaum Attorneys at Law with out-of-court representation, ABH declares itself ready to remedy the situation after only one month. (46/20)

ABH refuses to issue a residence permit for the purpose of spouse reunification and calls on the client to leave the country. In the legal proceedings, the ABH agrees to issue a preliminary approval so that the immediate issuance of a re-entry visa after departure is guaranteed. (229/16)

Rohingya from Myanmar won refugee recognition after the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees had issued a complete rejection and a threat of deportation. (179/17)

Legal proceedings against the Foreigners’ Registration Office successful: The sick client receives a residence permit for humanitarian reasons after being obliged to leave the country by the ABH. (109/18)

The client, who comes from Cameroon, would like to switch from his studies to a (non-specialist) apprenticeship. Within only 1 week of application, the residence permit for the new purpose will be issued. (38/20)

Naturalisation was successfully obtained before the Administrative Court by way of the so-called “action for failure to act” after the authority had not made a decision for an unreasonably long period of time. (243/19)

The client wants to work as a nurse in Germany and live here with her underage son. With the help of the maypole RAe, a recognition procedure is carried out with the district government and then, after approval by the Federal Employment Agency, a visa from the German Embassy is obtained for the implementation of an adaptation course with subsequent employment as a nursing specialist. (48/19)

Client would like to break off his studies and become gainfully employed here. After representation by the lawyer Maibaum, a residence permit is issued for employment in accordance with Section 19 c (2) of the Residence Act on the basis of practical professional experience in the IT sector, without the need to carry out a visa procedure. (264/19)