Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 1 August 2025.#W and X v Belgische Staat and État belge, représenté par la Secrétaire d’État à l’Asile et la Migration.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Raad voor Vreemdelingenbetwistingen and Conseil du Contentieux des Étrangers.#References for a preliminary ruling – Border controls, asylum and immigration – Immigration policy – Directive 2008/115/EC – Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals – Article 3(4) and (6), Article 7(1) and (4), Article 8(1) and (2), Article 11(1) and Article 13 – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Return decision – Decision not to grant a period for voluntary departure – Entry ban – Actionable administrative act – Enforceability of a return decision not containing a provision relating to the period for voluntary departure – Right to an effective remedy – Entry ban decision adopted after a considerable period of time.#Joined Cases C-636/23 and C-637/23.