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Appeals Against Immigration and Nationality Denials

A denial resolution jeopardizes your life, work, and family in Spain. However, many immigration resolutions contain evaluation errors or apply the law restrictively. At C&Co. Legal, we thoroughly study the cause of the denial and file solid administrative and judicial appeals to revoke the decision and recover your rights.

Legal challenge strategies

1. Reconsideration and Administrative Appeals

We exhaust the administrative route within 1 month. We draft appeals based on case law when the Immigration Office has omitted submitted documents or mistakenly interpreted regulatory requirements.

2. Contentious-Administrative Appeal

If the administration refuses to rectify, we elevate the case to the Contentious-Administrative Courts in Madrid. This is the most effective way to combat arbitrary denials of roots, renewals, or nationality.

3. Injunctive Relief / Suspension Measures

To prevent you from falling into an irregular situation or losing your job while the judge rules on the case, we request injunctive relief to suspend the effects of the denial or expulsion order.

Application denied?

An 'NO' from immigration is not the end, but time is running out (you only have 30 days). We analyze the reason for your denial and outline the safest appeal strategy.

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Legal questions about denials and appeals.

Technical answers regarding appeal deadlines, differences between administrative and judicial routes, and how to protect your right to work during the process.

Deadlines are inflexible. For a Reconsideration or Administrative Appeal (administrative route), you have 1 month from the day following the notification of the denial resolution. For a Contentious-Administrative Appeal (judicial route), the deadline is 2 months.

It depends on the reason for the denial. If the Immigration Office made a clear material error (did not see a submitted document or got the date wrong), the reconsideration appeal works very well. If the denial is due to a restrictive interpretation of the law (e.g., insufficient financial means), sometimes it is necessary to go directly to court.

If it concerns the denial of a renewal, filing the appeal does NOT automatically extend your work permit. To continue working legally during the judicial process, we must request 'Injunctive Suspension' of the effects of the denial resolution before the Judge.

The administrative route (Reconsideration/Administrative Appeal) is resolved by the same administration that denied your permit. It is faster and cheaper. The judicial route (Contentious-Administrative) is resolved by an independent Judge. It is longer, but it is the route with the highest guarantees of success against arbitrary immigration decisions.

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