Immigration lawyer in Madrid
Student visas, work permits, self-employment, arraigo, family reunification and appeals — prepared under the regulation in force (Royal Decree 1155/2024), explained in English, Turkish or Spanish, at a fixed fee agreed in writing before we start.
Choose your path
Pick the category that matches your situation. Every option has three ways forward: hire us to handle everything, read the step-by-step guide, or check your eligibility first.
Initial student visa, residence card (TIE), renewals, and the switch from studies to a work permit or residence once you graduate.
Best for: Students admitted to a Spanish university, language school or vocational programme, and graduates who want to stay and work.
Change your student status into an employed or self-employed residence permit, or into a job-search / entrepreneur permit after graduation.
Best for: Students and recent graduates in Spain with a job offer, a business idea or the wish to stay after their course.
Initial residence-and-work permit for an employer's job offer, plus renewals and modifications. Includes highly qualified professional and EU Blue Card routes.
Best for: Professionals with a job offer from a Spanish company, and companies hiring non-EU staff.
Residence permit for self-employment, business plan, and registration with the tax office (Hacienda) and Social Security so you can invoice from day one.
Best for: Freelancers, consultants and founders who want to run their own activity in Spain.
Bring your spouse or partner, children and, in some cases, parents to Spain. We handle eligibility, the housing report, the application and the consular visa stage.
Best for: Residents in Spain who want their family with them, legally and with the right to work.
Regularise your situation through arraigo social, sociolaboral, familiar or for training, based on the time you have lived in Spain and your ties here.
Best for: People living in Spain without a permit who meet the residence and integration requirements.
Visa or residence refused, or a permit not renewed? We analyse the decision, file the administrative appeal and, if necessary, take the case to court.
Best for: Anyone who has received a refusal, a non-renewal or an expulsion order — deadlines are short, act now.
Non-lucrative residence, digital nomad and entrepreneur permits (Law 14/2013), long-term residence, nationality applications and TIE issues.
Best for: Anyone whose case does not fit neatly into one box — we tell you which route fits and what it takes.
60-second check
Answer two questions. You get the permit that usually fits your situation and the next step — no e-mail required.
Solutions for every budget
Every case is different, so we do not publish a price list that would mislead you. What we do promise: after the free assessment you receive a written quote with a fixed professional fee for your specific case, and the official government fees shown separately.
No hourly surprises, no hidden extras. If the scope changes, we tell you first.
Request my quoteOur process
The same structured process for every case, so nothing falls through the cracks.
Tell us your situation by form, phone or video. We tell you honestly which permit fits, what it costs and how long it takes.
You receive an exact checklist. We tell you where to get each document and check it for you.
Your lawyer completes every form and drafts the legal reasoning where the case needs it.
Supporting documents, translations and apostilles are organised so the file is complete the first time.
Before filing, we go through the file together so you know exactly what is being submitted.
We submit, track the file, answer any requirement and, if the answer is negative, appeal within the deadline.
Why Ozdogan Legal Consulting
One lawyer handles your case from assessment to decision and answers your questions personally.
A written quote before we start, so you know exactly what the process costs.
Every application is prepared under the immigration regulation in force since 20 May 2025 (RD 1155/2024).
Renewal and appeal deadlines are tracked from day one — losing a deadline can mean losing your status.
Explained in the language you think in, with sworn translations coordinated when required.
If a route is weak, we say so and propose a better one — before you spend money.
Guides & tutorials
Short, plain-language guides to the main routes. Use them to understand what is ahead — then let us handle it.
The student route in five steps.
Timelines vary by consulate; apply at least 2–3 months before your course starts.
For a job offer from a Spanish company.
Highly qualified professionals and EU Blue Card applicants follow a faster, separate procedure.
For freelancers and founders.
We draft the business plan with you — it is the document that decides most self-employment cases.
For residents who want their family with them.
Dependent children can be reunified up to age 26 under the current regulation.
Four routes, one common requirement.
The evidence of continuous residence decides most arraigo cases — start collecting it now.
Deadlines are the key.
Missing the deadline usually means losing the right to appeal — contact us the day you receive the refusal.
FAQ
Yes. Since the current regulation entered into force, students may work up to 30 hours per week alongside their studies, provided the work is compatible with the course.
Initial residence-and-work permits are granted for 1 year. Renewals can now be issued for up to 4 years, which means fewer renewals and more stability.
Yes. Most administrative decisions can be challenged with a recurso de reposición (or alzada, depending on the body that decided), generally within 1 month of notification, and afterwards before the courts (recurso contencioso-administrativo, generally within 2 months). Deadlines are strict, so contact us as soon as you receive the refusal.
The general residence requirement for arraigo is now 2 years of continuous stay in Spain, with specific conditions for each type (social, sociolaboral, familiar, for training).
Yes, through family reunification once you hold a residence permit and meet the income and housing requirements. Dependent children can be reunified up to age 26 under the current regulation.
Every case is different, so we give you a written fixed quote after the free assessment. Official government fees are always shown separately. There are no hourly surprises.
We handle the full process end to end — assessment, document preparation, filing, follow-up with the immigration office, responses to any requerimiento, and appeals if needed.
No. Most cases are handled entirely by e-mail, phone and video call, with documents exchanged securely. You are welcome to meet in person in Madrid if you prefer.
General information only, based on Royal Decree 1155/2024 (in force since 20 May 2025). It is not legal advice for your specific case — contact us for a personal assessment.
Tell us your situation. You will receive an honest evaluation of your options and a fixed quote within 1–2 business days — with no obligation.
Prefer to write directly? E-mail atty.cerenozdogan@gmail.com. Reply within 1–2 business days.
Save your time for the things that matter — we take care of the paperwork, the deadlines and the authorities.
