Immigration Law

Archon Law advises individuals, professionals, and companies on immigration and nationality matters relating to lawful residence, employment, mobility, and long-term legal status in Belgium. We support both private and business-driven immigration trajectories, including asylum and international protection matters, combining legal precision with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach aligned with Belgian, European, and international immigration frameworks. Our advisory covers the full lifecycle of immigration procedures, from initial applications and compliance assessment to representation in appeals and complex, time-sensitive cases.

Business Immigration & Economic Migration

We advise companies, entrepreneurs, and professionals on immigration pathways linked to employment, investment, and economic activity in Belgium.

Services include:

  • Work permits and combined permits (single permit)

  • EU Blue Card applications

  • Professional cards for self-employed professionals

  • Business immigration for entrepreneurs and investors

  • Intra-corporate transfers (ICT) and mobility of key personnel

  • Immigration compliance for employers and organisations

Private Immigration & Family Residence

We advise individuals and families on residence rights based on private, family, and humanitarian grounds.

Services include:

  • Family reunification applications

  • Residence based on private and family life

  • Long-term residence permits

  • Residence for students and researchers

  • Humanitarian and exceptional residence procedures

Nationality & Citizenship Procedures

Archon Law advises on the acquisition of Belgian nationality and related legal procedures.

Services include:

  • Belgian nationality declarations

  • Naturalisation procedures

  • Assessment of eligibility and residence conditions

  • Nationality-related administrative and judicial procedures

Asylum & International Protection

Archon Law advises and represents individuals seeking international protection in Belgium, providing comprehensive legal support throughout the asylum process from initial application to final resolution. We assess protection grounds, prepare and substantiate asylum claims, and ensure procedural compliance under national, European, and international law. Our representation covers all stages of the procedure, including asylum interviews, written submissions, appeals against negative decisions, and urgent matters such as detention or removal proceedings, with a focus on procedural safeguards, risk assessment, and effective protection in time-sensitive cases.

Services include:

  • Asylum applications under the Geneva Convention

  • Subsidiary and humanitarian protection claims

  • Legal assessment of persecution and serious-harm grounds

  • Country-of-origin and risk analysis

  • Representation before Belgian asylum authorities

  • Preparation for and participation in asylum interviews

  • Appeals against negative asylum decisions

  • Detention-related asylum and removal matters

  • Urgent procedures and interim relief

Schengen Information System (SIS) Alerts & Entry Bans

Archon Law advises individuals and professionals affected by Schengen Information System (SIS) alerts and entry bans, which may restrict entry, residence, or mobility within the Schengen Area. We assess the legal basis, proportionality, and consequences of SIS registrations and provide strategic legal support aimed at correcting, challenging, or mitigating their impact under applicable Belgian and European law.

Services include:

  • Legal assessment of SIS alerts and entry bans

  • Analysis of the lawfulness and proportionality of SIS registrations

  • Advisory on refusal of entry, removal orders, and return decisions

  • Requests for access, correction, or deletion of SIS data

  • Challenges against SIS-based decisions before administrative and judicial authorities

  • Strategic coordination with residence, asylum, and nationality procedures

Human Rights & ECHR-Related Asylum Matters

We assess asylum cases in light of applicable human-rights protections, including potential violations of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Services include:

  • Assessment of asylum cases under ECHR standards

  • Strategic coordination with ECHR litigation where relevant

  • Advisory on non-refoulement and Article 3 ECHR risks

  • Human-rights–based legal argumentation

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