Immigration and nationality lawyers in Spain
Your residence permit has been refused, your nationality application has been stuck for two years, a deportation file has been opened against you, or you are accused of a marriage of convenience. Our immigration lawyers work from the decision you already hold: we read the real reason for the refusal, count the deadline from the date of notification and choose between an appeal to the authority itself and judicial review. Where losing your papers costs you your job, we also apply for interim suspension.
What we handle
Your arraigo or residence permit has been refused
We choose between a reconsideration appeal within one month before the same body or judicial review within two months, and attack the real ground for refusal by supplying what was missing (arts. 123 and 124 of Act 39/2015 and art. 46.1 of the Judicial Review Act).
A deportation file has been opened against you
In the fast track procedure there are only 48 hours to respond, and that is where the case is decided: without aggravating circumstances irregular stay is punished with a fine and not with removal, but it has to be argued in time (art. 63 of Organic Act 4/2000 on immigration).
You face removal over a criminal record and your family is here
Removal under art. 57.2 is fought with the proportionality test: years of residence, children, ties and family life, a balancing exercise the authority usually skips and the court requires to be reasoned (art. 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights).
Nationality refused on good civic conduct grounds
Reconsideration appeal within one month or judicial review within two before the Audiencia Nacional (the Spanish national high court), with lawyer and procurador, arguing that a record already eligible for cancellation does not erase good conduct (art. 22.4 of the Civil Code and Royal Decree 1004/2015).
You have been waiting two years for nationality
Once the one year maximum passes, silence counts as a refusal and opens judicial review, which in practice forces the Ministry to decide the stalled file instead of leaving you waiting indefinitely (art. 11 of Royal Decree 1004/2015).
A renewal is refused and you are left without papers
Alongside the appeal we apply for interim suspension of the refusal so that you keep your residence and your job while it is decided, showing harm that is hard to repair (art. 117 of Act 39/2015 and arts. 129 to 136 of the Judicial Review Act).
You are accused of a marriage of convenience
The burden of proving a sham marriage lies with the authority: we rebut the interview record with evidence of cohabitation and shared life, and appeal the refusal of the card (art. 8 of Royal Decree 240/2007 and art. 35 of Directive 2004/38).
How we work on it
We start with the decision itself and the date you were notified, because the deadline governs everything else: one month for a reconsideration appeal, two for judicial review. Then we read the real ground for refusal, which is often not the one in the heading, and decide whether to appeal or to refile the corrected application, which is sometimes faster. Where the matter is a penalty file, we look at proportionality and personal circumstances, which is where the authority's reasoning usually falls short. And if there is no decision yet, we prepare and file the complete application with the Oficina de Extranjería (the immigration office) or the UGE (the unit for large companies and strategic groups), which is the best way of never having to appeal at all. We work throughout Spain and under the immigration regulation in force since 20 May 2025.
Your matter is quoted after the consultation, because every case is different. The consultation fee is credited in full against the engagement if you go ahead.
Frequently asked questions
I have been refused. Should I appeal or apply again?
It depends on the ground. If a document was simply missing, refiling a complete application is often faster. If the refusal rests on a debatable criterion, on a criminal record or on a poor assessment of your ties, you should appeal: the appeal also preserves the date and the time counted, which starting again would lose.
Can I be removed while my appeal is pending?
An appeal on its own does not stop enforcement, so it is filed together with an application for interim suspension showing irreparable harm. That is a separate submission with its own deadline, and it is what keeps removal on hold while the matter is decided.
I live far from Madrid or I am still abroad. Can you take my case?
Yes. Applications and appeals are written submissions filed electronically, so we act for clients across Spain and for people who have not yet arrived. Documents are gathered and signed without you having to travel.
What does an immigration appeal cost?
Every file is quoted after the initial consultation, because a reconsideration appeal and a judicial review before the Audiencia Nacional with lawyer and procurador are not the same job. The consultation is 100 euros for thirty minutes or 200 euros for one hour and is credited in full against the engagement.
Law firm guides on this area
The dispute explained: what action lies, what deadline is running and what has to be proved.
- Arraigo refused: which appeal, and the clock running
- Expulsion proceedings opened: 48 hours to make your case
- Expulsion over a criminal record when your family is here
- Nationality refused on civic conduct: the appeal
- Two years waiting for nationality: forcing a decision
- Renewal refused: the interim measure that keeps you legal
- Accused of a marriage of convenience: how it is dismantled