Immigration procedures

Visas, residence permits, work authorisation, citizenship and the paperwork around moving to or staying in a country.

Every entry states its basis — an attesting professional, or the official sources it stands on — or says nothing at all. Consulting it is free and needs no account.

6 entries in Immigration · 3 jurisdictions

Spain

3 entries

  1. № 0026Immigration

    Submit a residence permit — Spain

    OFFICIAL SOURCES

    Procedure
    8 stages · 32 steps
    Official
    11 requirements
    Sources
    15 · all current
    Checked
    Oct 19, 2026

  2. № 0033Immigration

    Permiso de Residencia en España — Spain

    OFFICIAL SOURCES

    Procedure
    8 stages · 33 steps
    Official
    15 requirements
    Sources
    13 · all current
    Checked
    Oct 19, 2026

  3. № 0029Immigration

    Visado de Larga Duración — Spain

    A long-stay national visa allows residence in Spain without engaging in work.

    OFFICIAL SOURCES

    Procedure
    4 stages · 12 steps
    Official
    6 requirements
    Sources
    13 · all current
    Checked
    Sep 30, 2026

Germany

2 entries

  1. № 0046Immigration

    Residence permit (Aufenthaltserlaubnis) — Germany

    OFFICIAL SOURCES

    Procedure
    3 stages · 8 steps
    Official
    4 requirements
    Sources
    1 · all current
    Checked
    Sep 17, 2026

  2. № 0110Immigration

    Germany — EU Blue Card: Requirements Check & Application Preparation

    The applicant confirms the scope and consent and acknowledges that Lex is not a government authority or a legal advice provider.

    What this procedure is for

    Clients receive a source-based requirements screening and an authority-specific document-ready application dossier for a German EU Blue Card (§18g AufenthG), with exceptions routed to professional review.

    EXPERT-ATTESTED · Weber & Dirk · valid until Feb 3, 2027

    Procedure
    4 stages · 30 steps
    Official
    0 / 20 steps

France

1 entry

  1. № 0045Immigration

    Visa de long séjour — France

    Long-stay visas are national visas issued for stays exceeding 90 days in a Schengen member state.

    OFFICIAL SOURCES

    Procedure
    4 stages · 19 steps
    Official
    5 requirements
    Sources
    5 · all current
    Checked
    Oct 13, 2026

How this register is kept

Shared knowledge. Private execution.

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Official steps first

Each step is the action the procedure officially requires, with the page it was read from. A step with no source says so instead of pretending.

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Official requirements, professional interpretation and real-world practice are kept apart. An expert's signature names the person, their registry entry and the date it ends — it never averages into a bare “verified”.

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