Every day, FATOU BABOU AVOCAT defends the rights of its clients before prefectures, consulates and the courts. Here is a selection of the favourable decisions obtained and published by the firm. Cases are presented anonymously.
Visa refusals annulled
- Employee visa – Senegalese maintenance technician (September 2026): the Administrative Court of Nantes annulled the refusal and ordered the visa to be issued within three months, despite doubts about his reconstituted civil status. Read the case
- 23 seasonal worker visa refusals annulled, confirmed on appeal: the Administrative Court of Appeal of Nantes dismissed all 22 appeals of the Ministry of the Interior. Read the case
- Child of a French national (June 2025): refusal of a long-stay visa annulled for a young woman joining her father, recently naturalised. Read the case
- Employee visa issued before the hearing (2024): after two refusals, the visa was issued while the case was pending, and the State was ordered to pay costs. Read the case
- Parents attending their French daughter’s wedding (December 2024): two short-stay visa refusals annulled, with an injunction to issue the visas. Read the case
- Return visa for a resident card holder (February 2026): after an urgent suspension application, the Ministry instructed the consulate to issue the visa. Read the case
- Employee visa obtained before the Commission (October 2025): a favourable decision of the Commission de recours contre les refus de visa allowed the issue of an employee visa initially refused by the consulate in Dakar.
- Student visa (March 2025): refusal annulled for a Senegalese student on leave from her job with a guarantee of reinstatement.
- Winegrower worker: Refusal of visa for a Moroccan national to work as a winegrower overturned
- Parent of a French child: Cancellation of a short-stay visa refusal for a parent of a French child
Family reunification
- Refugee family reunification (October 2025): the Administrative Court of Appeal of Nantes annulled two visa refusals for a refugee’s children and ordered the visas to be issued. Read the case
- Child joining her French grandmother (December 2025): after a refusal confirmed by the Commission, the Administrative Court of Nantes annulled the refusal and ordered the visa to be issued.
- Appeal before the Administrative Court of Appeal of Nantes (September 2025): refusal of a family reunification visa for a child annulled; records established by supplementary judgment keep their probative value unless fraud is proven.
- Urgent suspensions for pregnant spouses (2026): two refusals suspended by the judge of urgent applications, with re-examination ordered. Read the analysis
Residence permits and business immigration
- Receipt with work authorisation ordered (August 2026): the Administrative Court of Orléans ordered the prefecture to issue a receipt allowing a structural engineer recruited on a permanent contract to work.
- Talent – skilled employee card obtained after an urgent application (April 2026): four-year card issued to a Senegalese legal counsel holding a Master’s degree.
- “Talent – family” visa obtained after an urgent application (June 2026): visa issued during the proceedings, with costs borne by the State.
- Shortage-occupation residence permits (2026): several permits obtained for cooks, pastry chefs and catering staff.
- Withdrawal of a ten-year resident card annulled (July 2026): the Administrative Court of Bordeaux annulled the withdrawal and the obligation to leave France: a separation after the card was issued does not prove fraud.
- Family member of an EU citizen: Acceptance of a residence permit for a Moroccan national who is a family member of a European citizen
Nationality
- French nationality recognised after seven years of litigation (January 2025): the Court of Appeal of Bordeaux confirmed our client’s French nationality and the authenticity of her Cameroonian birth certificate.
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FATOU BABOU AVOCAT assists individuals, families and companies with visas, family reunification, residence permits and appeals against refusals, before consulates, prefectures and courts.
- Bordeaux office: 11 rue Galin, 33100 Bordeaux, France – +33 9 85 40 18 64 – contact@legalfb-avocat.fr
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This article is for general information only and does not constitute legal advice. Rules, amounts and deadlines change regularly: always have your own situation checked by a lawyer.