Pauline Béchieau, a lawyer at the Paris Bar since 2016, welcomes and defends you. Aware of the specific challenges faced by foreigners in France, the firm is committed to assisting you with humanity, honesty, and determination to provide you with an effective and personalized solution.
The firm specializes in immigration law, asylum law, and nationality law. It also handles cases related to family law and civil status. For other legal matters, you will be referred to competent lawyers with whom the firm works closely.
Areas of practice
Asylum Law
Applications for international protection require comprehensive and attentive support. The firm assists asylum seekers throughout their procedure before the OFPRA and the CNDA, ensuring that the key elements necessary to obtain protection are effectively highlighted.
Entry into the Territory
The firm assists you in obtaining a visa (short or long stay) and challenging a refusal. It ensures that your application meets legal requirements to maximize your chances of success.
Residence and Work
Obtaining and renewing a residence permit and a work authorization in France can be a complex process. The firm assists its clients with all administrative procedures: first-time residence permit applications, renewals, work authorization requests, status changes, and appeals in case of refusal. The firm’s goal is to defend and advise clients to secure their stay in France.
Removal
An expulsion order, an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF), or a re-entry ban can have serious consequences. The firm provides urgent assistance to challenge these decisions before the competent courts and seek their annulment. As each case is unique, the firm develops a tailored strategy to protect your rights and secure your future in France.
Civil Status and Family
Civil status procedures for foreigners in France can be complex, including the transcription of foreign records, recognition of a marriage, and correction of civil status errors. The firm provides comprehensive legal support to secure your procedures and assert your rights.
French Nationality
Obtaining French nationality is an important step that requires meeting strict conditions. Whether through naturalization, reinstatement, marriage, or birth, each procedure requires careful preparation. The firm supports clients in preparing their application, monitoring the progress of their request, and challenging any potential refusals.
Team
Pauline Béchieau, Paris Bar
Maître Pauline Béchieau is committed to defending the rights of foreigners. She is a member of ADDE (Lawyers for the Defense of Foreigners’ Rights) and Elena-France.
A graduate of the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, she initially gained legal experience within the National Court of Asylum, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and several NGOs dedicated to human rights.
She was sworn in on November 10, 2016. After two years of collaboration, she founded her own law firm in 2019. She also collaborates with the association FIT Une Femme, un toit. She teaches in the University Diploma in Asylum Law at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and has been a teaching assistant in constitutional law at the University of Paris Est Créteil.
Clara Paya, Paris Bar
Maître Clara Paya joined the firm as an associate in December 2023 and primarily practices in asylum law and immigration law.
Clara Paya holds a Master’s degree in International Criminal Justice from the University of Lille 2 and a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from the University of Paris Panthéon-Assas.
She trained with prosecutors at the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office at the Paris Judicial Court (specializing in crimes against humanity, war crimes, and offenses) and with judges at the Bobigny Judicial Court, as well as with lawyers during various internships.
She has also volunteered with organizations specializing in defending displaced persons, such as the Spanish Red Cross, Voyage au bout de la 11, Pangéa, and Utopia 56.
Fees
The firm is committed to addressing the issue of fees during the first meeting, once the case has been reviewed. The fees are set transparently, based on the nature and complexity of the case, as well as the time dedicated to handling the file. Depending on the circumstances, they may be charged « by the hour » or « on a fixed fee basis. »