Foreigners Law

Damages for Unlawful Rejection of Residence Permit

2008-11-07T01:51:20+01:00

Damages for Unlawful Rejection of Residence Permit

The immigration office is obligated to compensate for damages if it unlawfully rejects a well-found claim for a residence permit. The office is especially liable for loss of income. Read what happened:

General Equal Treatment Act Now in Germany

2008-11-07T01:54:14+01:00

General Equal Treatment Act Now in Germany

The idea behind this is the European Union is more than just an economic and monetary union. It is, first and foremost, a community based on shared values. Protection against discrimination is a core element of human rights policy. It also makes good economic sense to integrate minorities and disadvantaged groups as much as possible. Mostly everybody will think this law wants only to protect e.g. colored persons from discrimination committed by white persons. This new anti-discrimination legislation just as protects the white against bias e.g. Asian persons.

Hindered Right of Consular Assistance

2009-02-03T17:27:17+01:00

Hindered Right of Consular Assistance

Whenever you get into trouble and the police arrest you, you are entitle to contact your consul. But what happens if the police forget to instruct you thereupon? The judgments of BGH of September 25, 2007, re: 5 StR 116/01 and 5 StR 475/02 will tell us.

No Willingness to Return No Visa

2011-01-29T18:23:53+01:00

No Willingness to Return No Visa

Okay, you failed to prove to the consulate that you will reliably return and so be eligible for a Schengen-Visa but what about getting a national visa for Germany?

Remedies for Wrong Detention

2008-11-21T00:36:28+01:00

Remedies for Wrong Detention

An asylum seeker applied for asylum but his application was denied. He was unlawfully put into detention and now he is suing for remedy. This article will explore this person's claims.

Simplified Proceedings to Employ a Foreigner Being Tolerated

2009-02-05T16:39:22+01:00