FAQ

Here at Valide Lab, we believe in keeping things simple for our clients. Moving to another country, either for personal or professional reasons, can be extremely difficult and often stressful. We understand that and work to explain all aspects understandably as well as with urgency.

If you don't see your question here, please do not hesitate to contact us via email with your inquiry.

• General Questions
• Territories & Services
• Immigration Services
• Other Services

We will reply to you as soon as humanly possible. We understand that you want answers immediately, especially in times of professional and/or personal change.

Email is simply the most efficient form of communication, and it gives both parties a written record of all our communications.

Each piece of correspondence that we receive is stored by our firm in physical and electronic files in our office. This makes it impossible to lose anything, impossible to misunderstand a concept or a legal requirement.

No, we usually do not need to have branches or representatives. However, we work with an extended network of reliable partners in all the territories we cover.

If individuals or companies are interested in using our services, we prefer that you contact us directly, rather than through a third party.

The first step is to contact us via email. Please visit our contact page to do so. Then we will proceed with the next step.

Unfortunately, our legal fees and schedule of payments are non-negotiable; we do not operate on a "fly now, pay later" basis.

For Bulgaria we have the following services available to you:

- Company creation (EOOD/OOD)

- Opening foreign branch companies

- Residence certificates

- Residence permits

- VAT registration

For the USA we have the following services available to you:

- B-1 Business Visa

- B-2 Tourism & Visitor Visa

- Employment-Based Green Card

- F-1 & M-1 Student Visas

We have the following services available to you in those areas:

Australia

- Permanent residency

- Student visa

- Tourist visa

- Work visa

Canada

- PR (Permanent Residency)

- Study permit

- TRV (Temporary Resident Visa/Canada Tourist Visa)

- Work permit

The UK

- EU Settlement Scheme

- Skilled Worker Visa

- Student Visa

For France we have the following services available to you:

- Aide au logement (A.L.F., A.L.S., A.P.L.)

- Allocation de Rentrée Scolaire (A.R.S.)

- Chèque Énergie

- Mutuelle Complémentaire Santé (C.S.S.)

- Revenu de Solidarité Active (R.S.A.)

- Visa de court séjour (type C)

- Visa de long séjour (type D)

- Visa de long séjour valant titre de séjour (V.L.S.-T.S.)

For Italy we have the following services available to you:

- Visura Protesti

- Visura Camerale

- Visura Catastale

- Bilancio Aziendale

We have been approached by countless individuals and companies who told us that they knew that they were qualified for their visa needs and had all of the requested documents, and then went ahead to apply on their own and… were rejected!

Among the services that we provide are ensuring for instance that your letters of reference comply with the best practices and standards, and ensuring that your application forms have been filled out perfectly.

We are dedicated professionals with years of experience committed to helping you succeed!

Our smart tools allow us to determine very quickly your real chances of success. They permit us to pick the best legal path for your unique needs as well. And in a record time!

Due to this automation process, our fees are usually less than 25% of the traditional lawyer's.

Aside from our fees, you also must pay the administrative taxes and expenses linked to your specific needs. We will inform you from the very beginning of the exact amount of these.

It is hard to predict the exact delays as there are numerous factors at work. In general, we need to be ready for delays at any point in the process.

We do, however, keep a realistic timeline with reference to our previous experience.

Delays do happen, especially at the government level. We will do everything in our power to negate that and be efficient when and where we can be.

We are extremely cautious about the types of cases we positively assess. Our firm enjoys a near 100% success rate with our clients because we do not accept cases that are borderline and that have no hope of succeeding.

If we positively assessed your qualifications for a visa, we believe that you stand a very good chance of receiving it with our assistance.

We thrive on positive referrals from very satisfied clients.

The requirements for company incorporation are straightforward and the registration procedure is very simple. It should only take 3 business days if all mandatory documents have been properly prepared in advance.

The VAT registration procedure usually takes 14 days.

Within 7 days after receipt of your application, the authorities verify it.

Another 7 days after the completion of this verification, the authorities issue an act validating or rejecting your VAT registration.

Usually, yes.

In case of complex household cases, we’ll inform you immediately from the very beginning if you are eligible or not.

Our dynamic tools allow us to immediately determine which social assistance you are entitled to receive based on your household specifics and revenues.

The fight against non-recourse and access to rights and social services is one of our strengths.

The authorities have allowed late, even very late applications as long as you can explain this delay.

Simply detail your specifics, and we’ll be able to answer you immediately if you can still apply for this scheme.