Immigration Lawyer for Schengen Visa Refusals & Entry Bans
Visa Refusals · SIS Entry Bans · Deportation — Schengen & EU
We handle complex cases: refusals of Schengen and national visas, SIS entry bans, and deportation. Official SIS checks, appeals, and representation before authorities and courts.
What do you need a lawyer for?
Schengen Visa Refusal
Appeal a refused short-stay (C) visa — 30 Schengen & EU countries.
Learn more →National (D) Visa & Residence
Refused, delayed or cancelled long-stay visa or residence permit.
Learn more →One consultation — and you know your chances, risks, and next steps
Order a ServiceFrom consultation to court representation
Consultation Call
Case assessment and answers to your questions — 30 or 60 minutes, online.
Written Legal Opinion
Case analysis, action plan, references to law and case practice.
Lawyer's Request
Official verification: SIS, registries, EU migration authorities.
Document Drafting
Appeals against refusals, complaints, requests to authorities.
Full Case Support
The lawyer handles your case, payment in stages.
Court Representation
From first instance to the Supreme Court and the ECtHR.
Backed by documents
From first contact to result
1. You order a service
You choose a format — consultation, legal opinion or request — and pay online. Then you send a description of your case and documents.
2. You get an assessment & plan
The lawyer analyses the risks and real chances, provides a strategy and the cost of resolution. Often this is enough to act on your own.
3. If needed — contract & support
For complex cases we sign a contract with staged payment. The lawyer handles your case before authorities and courts — to the result.
Real cases and wins
Schengen entry ban
Repeated visa refusals with no explanation. We filed an official SIS request to the French authorities (Police Nationale). Result: ban confirmed in writing, issuing country and dates established, appeal strategy formed.
SIS alert
Client didn't know whether an entry ban applied. Official request to the Austrian authorities (BFA) and analysis of the reply. Result: a 2-year ban and active SIS alert identified; early-lifting options mapped.
SIS deletion
Active SIS registration for the full ban period. Request to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) and analysis of the legal grounds. Result: ban scope clarified and a strategy defined, including a visa via another Schengen country (Art. 25 CISA).
SIS check
Uncertainty whether a Schengen entry ban exists. We filed a request for access to personal data in SIS. Result: official reply in 4 days — no alert; the route into Schengen is open.
What people say, those we helped
I was banned from the Schengen zone for 2 years after overstaying by 47 days. Less than a month later I was told my ban had been lifted — effective immediately. I still can't quite believe how fast it went.
I have no regrets about contacting Ivan — a truly professional lawyer. He resolved my entry ban in two weeks, stayed in touch the whole time, and answered every question. Very grateful.
An outstanding specialist with deep expertise in cases involving foreign nationals. After three groundless visa refusals, my case was finally resolved in my favour.
My son's student residence-permit application was refused. Ivan gave us full support from start to finish, and we secured a positive decision. Thank you.
Heartfelt thanks to Ivan for his professional help with the validity of an old permit and obtaining a new residence permit. He explained every step clearly, gave precise guidance, and saw the process through to a positive result from the authorities. A reliable, highly qualified lawyer I recommend without hesitation.
Dozens more five-star reviews from clients across the EU and Schengen.
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Lawyer Ivan Goncharov
Over 12 years of hands-on practice in EU and Schengen migration law — appealing visa refusals, checking and lifting SIS entry bans, and challenging deportation and return decisions before national authorities, the CJEU, and the ECtHR. He holds dual bar admission and works with clients across the EU and Schengen Area.
A graduate of the Academy of European Law (ERA) and the Institute for European Studies at ULB (Brussels), specializing in EU and Schengen migration law. Ivan chairs the Migration Law Committee at the Kharkiv Bar Council, is a member of the Center for Labour Law and Social Security at the High School of Advocacy of the Ukrainian National Bar Association (NAAU), and regularly lectures.
Answers before you reach out
Don't delay your case
In migration matters, time matters: a missed appeal deadline narrows your options. Order a consultation — the lawyer will assess your case and propose a strategy.
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