Success Story – Success in canceling the 5-year ban on entry to Germany and the Schengen zone (Expuls) thanks to the strategic intervention of our Lawyer

An Albanian citizen, M.N., from Northern Albania faced a severe deportation situation from German immigration authorities: a 5-year entry and residence ban (Expulse) in the German area and the Schengen zone. After an arrest in Bonn on February 1, 2019, for illegal stay and theft, an arrest warrant, detention for deportation, and subsequently deportation on March 14, 2019, were imposed on him. This decision included an entry ban until March 14, 2024.

The case became even more delicate due to his 8-year-old daughter, M, who suffered from a congenital heart defect. Since 2015, his family had gone several times to Germany to enable her specialized treatment in Sankt Augustin and later at the University Hospital of Bonn. This medical institution had established that the girl needs further treatment, including a cardiac catheterization, a procedure impossible to be performed in Albania.

It is known that finding the right lawyer is the key to finding the solution to the case. Apparently, from this known axiom, his family took the first and safe step by finding a good, reliable lawyer with an international reputation in Tirana. Thanks to the intensive and professional work of the legal firm's team and our lawyer – who for their work and services with professional standards enjoy respect inside and outside Albania not only in the community of lawyers but also in professional organizations dealing with advocacy where appreciated several times as winners of annual global awards for best performance in immigration cases – a complicated legal strategy was built supported by:

• arguing the necessity of the client's return for the hospital treatment of the daughter,
• presentation of specialized evidence from the University Hospital of Bonn and the Ministry of Health,
• emphasizing the best interest of the child according to EU and German standards.

After a long communication of several months with the immigration authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany, our lawyer achieved the result, which at first was considered almost impossible:

• The 5-year ban on entry into the Schengen zone was canceled.
• This means that our client will be able to return immediately to Germany to be near his daughter and to guarantee that she receives the necessary medical treatments, impossible in Albania.
• If the entry ban remained in force for 5 years, her father would have no opportunity to return to Germany to help his child receive the vital treatment she needed.

• The 5-year ban was canceled thanks to direct intervention and the reputation of the well-known lawyer.
• The real possibility was created for the girl to continue specialized treatment at the University Hospital of Bonn.
• A solution was reached that respects the best interest of the child and human rights standards in the EU.
• Frashëri Law Firm showed once again its international reputation, reconfirming thus that it is one of the main legal firms in Albania for which it has been evaluated with several international awards as Lawyer of the Year and Firm of the Year in Albania for its excellent performance in immigration cases.