BUSINESS & IMMIGRATION
French, Belgian and Swiss business immigration lawyers

Business & Immigration in Schengen States is not a “program”, it is an Art.
As first commercial power in the world, European Union is attractive to foreign investors from many countries. As one of the first financial and most competitive places, this is also the case of Switzerland.
International mobility is a constantly moving field. In Belgium, the 6th Reform of the State, in force since January 2015, transferred the decision power to Regions, which notably changed the practice to obtain professional cards. A professional card is a mandatory tool for non-EU citizens to create a Belgian company and to become resident on this basis. For employees the single permit was introduced in 2019. It results from the transposition of European Directive 2011/98/EU, which aims to simplify the admission procedures for third-country nationals by combining residence and work authorizations into a single document.
In France, since 2016, the”Talent Passport” is an amazing tool allowing residency for 4 years, open to several kinds of profiles: investors, starters, IT specialists and executives or qualifies employees. For those who do not fill conditions required for TP, VLS TS Entrepreneur or Visitor are easier to obtain.
In Switzerland, a vote of 9 February 2014 has lead to a more restrictive approach on immigration and investors should be able to show high level investment capacities. But lump sum tax regime remains attractive.
In Brussels, Paris and Geneva, Lexial is also a leading firm in the field of professional immigration for expatriated executives and their employers in obtaining authorizations of occupation and work permits (including for posting / secondment), or in setting up special tax systems for foreign executives, as well as in all legal aspects of the employment relationship and daily life.
All the above programs allow residency leading to eligibility to apply for citizenship after a certain amount of time, depending on the country.
HOW IT WORKS
You can apply for citizenship after 5 years of residency.
In order to obtain residency, you need a D-Visa.
To obtain a D-Visa, you need (generally) a “Business Visa“: Talent Passport in France, or a Professional Card or Single Permit in Belgium.
Our job is to assist you to obtain the “Business Visa”, which is the critical and challenging step. It often includes the incorporation of a company.
LEGAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- What are French Tech Visa and Talent Passport ? How does it work ? How to get it ? Read our article here
- What is Belgian Professional Card ? How does it work ? How to get it ? Read our article here
- What is a Single Work Permit ? How does it work ? Read our article here
- Click here to view our complete process
You can also click:
- here to check French government information about French Talent Passport
- here to check Belgian government information about Belgian Professional Card
- here to check Lexial registration at Paris Bar Association
- here to check Lexial registration at Brussels Bar Association
- here to check Ruchat Lexial registration at Geneva Bar Association
- here to see our video about business immigration in Belgium and in France