Training in immigration law

Where I teach

• Schools and institutes that train social workers
• Associations that support asylum seekers and refugees
• Children's homes and services that take in unaccompanied minors
• Several organisations brought together for one session, sharing the cost

I come to your premises, in Nice and the surrounding area.

Formats

• A short session on one subject
• A half day
• A full day

Each participant receives a certificate of attendance. Your team keeps the slides and a summary sheet for each subject. I send you a quote before the training.

What I teach

• Asylum: the procedure, the asylum account and the role of each body.
• Residence rights: the titre de séjour (residence permit), the application at the préfecture and refusals.
• Unaccompanied minors (mineurs non accompagnés): age assessment, care by the Aide sociale à l'enfance (ASE, child welfare services) and residence at 18.
• The end of ASE care at 18: the contrat jeune majeur (young adult agreement), housing and possible appeals.
• Residence permit applications made alongside an asylum claim: illness, the parent of a sick child, victims of domestic violence or human trafficking.
• Problems on the ground: waiting times, civil status documents from the home country, changes of status.

I build each programme with you, from your team's questions. These subjects are examples, not a closed list.

How I teach

Before I opened my practice, I worked in an association, alongside social workers. I know your constraints and your questions.

I do not read out slides. I explain the law in plain words, with real examples, anonymised.

The session is a conversation: questions throughout, work in small groups, case studies and role play. You can bring me the situations your team finds hard. We work through them together.

The training gives a general framework. If one person's situation needs legal advice, we discuss it separately.