Residence, visa and citizenship law · No asylum or BAMF asylum proceedings.

Decision · service · deadline

Review the refusal and the date together.

The full application and the instructions on legal remedies matter as much as the stated reason.

Secure immediately

  • every page of the refusal
  • proof and exact date of service
  • the complete visa application
  • all submitted evidence and correspondence

Reapply or litigate?

A fresh application may be appropriate where missing evidence can be supplied. Court review may be relevant if the legal or factual assessment is disputed. The individual decision must be examined.

An enquiry to a lawyer does not preserve a deadline. State the date immediately.