Such a long wait … RMC was touched by Lauraine and Kevin’s story. The latter is a young electrician from 28 years old in Dijon. But his wife, Lauraine, lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So that she could join him in France, he launched a family reunification procedure.
If he got the green light from all the administrations, several months ago, Lauraine, she cannot leave the DRC without a visa. However, for months, the couple has remained without news from the French Embassy in Kinshasa. After checking that the file was complete, we directly contacted the French consultancy to find out more about this situation. And a few hours later, Lauraine received a call: she was summoned the next day to the consultancy, and she obtained a one-year visa.
Obviously, Kevin was ecstatic: he booked her a plane ticket immediately and Lauraine arrived in France on Saturday evening.
But one question remains: is it normal that this kind of procedure takes so long?
According to Cimade, an association that helps refugees, as well as a lawyer specializing in this type of case: yes, to obtain a residence permit on the grounds of family reunification, it is long, sometimes very long.
However, legally, from the moment the prefect gives the green light, one must obtain the residence permit within 2 months maximum. Except that in practice, we are talking about several months, even several years. In particular, the understaffing of the State services in charge of these requests.
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