A permit to extend
Extensions are routine until they are not. Missing an appointment or a document turns an administrative step into a real problem.
Residence and immigration
The stakes are your life here.
The stakes are your life here.
The process is a form.
Immigration law is where the gap between what is at stake and how it is communicated is widest. A decision that determines where your family lives arrives as a letter written for lawyers — usually in a language you are still learning.
Situations we see most often
A refusal or a deadline
A negative decision carries a window to respond. This is the moment where advice is worth the most and is most often skipped.
Family reunification
The requirements are detailed and unforgiving about evidence — housing, income, language certificates, translations, apostilles.
A change in your situation
A new job, a separation, a lost contract. Changes that feel personal can have residence consequences that nobody tells you about in advance.
What tends to matter
What makes immigration cases go wrong
A short, plain-language orientation — so you know which questions to bring to a lawyer.
General information, not legal advice. Every case turns on its own facts — only a lawyer you engage can tell you what applies to yours.
Documents and their form
Not just the right documents, but the right versions: certified translations, apostilles, recent enough dates. Most refusals are procedural, not substantive.
Windows that do not reopen
Deadlines to appeal or respond are short and rarely extended. A case can be lost on the calendar without anyone examining the merits.
Understanding the letter
Official correspondence is precise and unfriendly. Understanding it correctly, in your language, is not a luxury here — it is the whole case.
How a residence matter runs on Lawendo
Explain it in your language
Describe the situation and upload the letter you received. You do not need to translate it first.
Find a firm that advises in your language
Filter for immigration law and language. Being advised in the language you think in changes what you are able to tell your lawyer.
Never miss a date again
Deadlines and required documents become tasks with reminders, visible to both you and the firm.
Questions people ask
Can I get advice if I do not speak German?
Yes — this is the case Lawendo was built for. The platform runs in nine languages including Arabic, Persian and Turkish, and you can filter for firms that advise in your language.
I received a negative decision. Is it over?
Not necessarily. Decisions can often be challenged, but the window to do so is short. Bring the letter and the envelope to a lawyer as soon as you can.
Is my data safe if my status is uncertain?
Access rules are enforced in the database, not just hidden in the interface, and only your firm and you can see your case. You can request a copy or deletion of your data from your account at any time.
Does Lawendo decide anything about my status?
No. Lawendo has no role in any official decision and gives no advice. It is the workspace between you and the law firm you choose.
Get advice in the language you think in
Tell us your situation in a few sentences. We reply personally — in English, German, Arabic, Persian or Turkish.