Lawyer at the Paris Bar
Immigration lawyer in Paris
Residence permit applications, renewal problems, OQTF removal orders, asylum claims: Etienne Lemichel advises and defends you before the préfecture, the administrative court and the National Court of Asylum.
Calls Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 7.30 pm. Etienne Lemichel works without a secretary and cannot always pick up: send him a text or a WhatsApp message and he will call you back.
- First phone call free of charge
- At the office in Paris 8th, or by video call
- Legal aid accepted
Practice areas
Three areas of immigration law
The firm is dedicated to immigration law, from the application filed with the préfecture to the appeal before the judge.
Residence permits and ANEF
First applications, renewals, change of status, exceptional regularisation. If your application remains stuck on ANEF, the administrative court can order the préfecture to examine it.
Residence permits and ANEFRefusals and OQTF
Refusal of a residence permit, order to leave France (OQTF), re-entry ban: these decisions can be challenged before the administrative court, then on appeal, within short time limits.
Challenge an OQTFAsylum
Preparing the application and the interview at the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA), then an appeal to the National Court of Asylum (CNDA) if it is rejected.
OFPRA and CNDAUrgent
Have you received an OQTF?
Depending on your situation on the day it was served on you, you have between 48 hours and one month to challenge it. Contact the firm the same day, by phone, text or WhatsApp, and keep the envelope: it proves the date.
The firm
A team with you, from the first meeting to the hearing
A member of the Paris Bar since 2021 and holder of a master’s degree in human rights, Etienne Lemichel founded his firm to defend the fundamental rights of foreign nationals.
He and his team meet you, draft your appeals and argue your case in court. At every stage, they tell you where the procedure stands and what you can realistically hope for.
A team by your side
Etienne Lemichel and his team follow your case from the first call to the judgment.
A fixed fee, known in advance
Set in writing at the first meeting, payable in up to three instalments.
Legal aid
Depending on your income, the State covers all or part of the fees. The firm accepts legal aid.
At the office or remotely
Meetings at rue de Stockholm, Paris 8th, or by video call.
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First meeting
How it works
You call or write
By phone, text, WhatsApp or email, tell the firm which decision you received and its date. This first exchange is free. A meeting is then arranged, with priority if a time limit to appeal is running.
Etienne Lemichel reviews your case
At the office or by video call, with the decision, its envelope and your supporting documents. He explains the procedure, the time limits and your real prospects.
You decide
If you instruct the firm, the fees are set in writing before any work starts. Legal aid can cover them.
Frequently asked questions
Your first questions
I have received an OQTF. How long do I have to challenge it?
One month if you are free, 7 days if you are under house arrest or in prison, 48 hours if you are in administrative detention, from the date it was served on you. Unless you are in detention, contact the firm the same day.
My application is stuck on ANEF. What can I do?
Etienne Lemichel first checks that the file is complete and that the préfecture has been chased up. If it still does not respond, appeals to the administrative court can force a decision. Remedies when an application is stuck
Does the firm accept legal aid?
Yes, depending on your income. It can cover all or part of the fees. Fees and legal aid
How can I reach the firm?
By phone on +33 7 49 90 46 30, Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 7.30 pm. Etienne Lemichel works without a secretary: if he cannot pick up, send him a text or a WhatsApp message and he will call you back.
Does Etienne Lemichel work outside Paris?
Yes. He appears before the administrative courts of the Île-de-France region and, depending on the case, elsewhere in France. The meeting can also take place by video call.
Is the first exchange charged?
No. The first phone call is free: it is a chance to review your situation. If you then instruct the firm, the fees are set in writing.
News and advice
Exceptional regularisation in 2026
Seven years of presence, work, shortage occupations: what préfectures look at.
NewsOctober 2026EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: what changes
Screening, Eurodac, the end of the Dublin III Regulation, a 10-day time limit to appeal to the CNDA.
AppealsOctober 2026OQTF in Île-de-France: which administrative court?
Paris, Montreuil, Cergy-Pontoise, Melun or Versailles: the court depends on the préfecture and on your situation.
Book an appointment
Let’s talk about your case
A call, a text, a WhatsApp message or an email is enough for a first exchange, free of charge. The meeting then takes place at the office in Paris 8th, or by video call.
- Phone+33 7 49 90 46 30Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 7.30 pm
- Text, WhatsApp+33 7 49 90 46 30To be called back if nobody answers
- Emailcontact@elemichel-avocat.fr
- Address5 rue de Stockholm
75008 Paris, France - LanguagesFrench, EnglishTrusted interpreters for other languages