French-American attorney admitted to practice in Paris and New York
Building a life across borders is meaningful — and often legally complex. Maître Amber Johnson-Vigouroux offers calm, personalized legal support to individuals, couples, and families navigating French immigration and nationality procedures. Drawing on her international and professional experience, she brings thoughtful structure and emotional steadiness to each step, helping you move through legal and administrative procedures with greater confidence and peace of mind.
About – American attorney in paris
Maître Amber Johnson-Vigouroux is an English-speaking attorney, fluent in French, admitted to practice in both Paris and New York.
She advises individuals, couples, and families navigating the legal and administrative realities of life across borders — particularly in the areas of French immigration and nationality law.
Originally from the United States, she earned her Juris Doctor from Tulane University, one of the few American law schools with a formal dual focus on common and civil law. She later became a French citizen after personally experiencing the complexities of the French immigration system — a process that now informs her attentive and empathetic approach to legal counsel.
Before founding her practice, she worked on cross-border enforcement and regulatory matters within a traditional French law firm, including issues related to the protection of rights in the digital environment. She also contributed to projects at UNESCO on the intersections of education, technology, and access to knowledge. These experiences continue to shape her long-term interest in digital rights and the human impact of technology on law and society.
Her approach is calm, precise, and discreet, with particular attention to translating complex procedures into clear, thoughtful strategies that help clients move forward with confidence and peace of mind.
French Immigration & Nationality
Whether you are settling in France for the first time, renewing your residency status, applying for French nationality, or navigating a life transition, the administrative procedures involved can be complex and demanding. Maître Amber Johnson-Vigouroux offers personalized legal support to help clarify each step of the process and support the strongest possible application.
Services include applications for short and long-stay visas, residence permits, French nationality (by decree or declaration), and family reunification.
With steady, thoughtful guidance, these procedures can be approached with greater clarity and confidence at every stage of your journey in France.
Visas and Residency Permits
Maître Amber Johnson-Vigouroux assists clients with long-stay visa and residence permit applications, as well as with renewals and status changes. She handles requests for Passeport Talent permits, student visas, employee permits, private and family life permits, and retiree visas, ensuring that each application is complete and meets administrative requirements.
Family Reunification
Maître Amber Johnson-Vigouroux assists legally resident foreign nationals seeking to reunite with their close family members in France. She helps clients prepare complete and carefully structured applications to bring spouses, minor children, or other eligible relatives, ensuring that each step complies with French administrative and legal requirements.
Citizenship Applications
Maître Amber Johnson-Vigouroux supports the preparation of French citizenship applications, whether by decree or by declaration (including through marriage or as a beneficiary of international protection). She helps clients build strong applications by identifying potential issues and clearly explaining each step of the process.
Challenging Immigration Decisions
Maître Amber Johnson-Vigouroux helps you assess your situation and the possible legal remedies, particularly in cases of residence permit refusals, orders to leave the territory (OQTF), challenges to an SIS file listing, or any other decision affecting your right to stay or your application for nationality. Each remedy is carefully tailored to the applicable deadlines, available legal options, and your individual situation.
American Immigration and Nationality
Maître Amber Johnson-Vigouroux offers targeted support for select U.S. immigration matters, particularly in family-based or employment-related contexts. Each situation is unique, and she helps identify the available options and clarify the steps involved in the process.