Specialist lawyer for migration law

The specialist lawyer for migration law is a title and a specialist lawyer designation of the German professional law of lawyers .

The designation of specialist lawyer for migration law was introduced by the constitutional assembly of the Federal Bar Association in 2015.

Legal areas of training

In terms of content, the title is defined by the areas of law named in Section 14p of the Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO). These are citizenship law, right of residence, Union law, asylum law, the migration law aspects of social law and criminal law as well as the special features of procedural and procedural law.

In order to acquire the title of specialist lawyer for migration law, as with all specialist lawyer titles, proof of special practical experience is also required. Here, § 5 S. 1 lit. w FAO proof of particular practical experience. Proof of 80 cases processed by the applicant, including at least 30 judicial proceedings. Of these cases, at least 60, including at least 15 judicial proceedings, must come from the areas of nationality, residence, Union or asylum law.

First award

The job title was awarded from March 2016.