Office of Foreginers denies receiving application

Last activity 09 July 2021 by expat2021

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abdallaheActive member08 July 2021 18:00:02

Hello All,

So we submitted a request for family reunification in January for my wife to change her residence from Student to Family. We live in Belgium.

After almost 6 months with no reply, we spoke to a lawyer who spoke to the Office Des Etrangers, who said they never got the application.

We submitted the file through the commune and have proof of that; what would you advise doing in this case as apparently, it's a mistake either by the commune or the office of foreigners.

Thank you

expat2021Active member09 July 2021 12:43:43

If you have the proof e.g. Annex that you submitted the application, then ask the same lawyer for the next steps.

abdallahe wrote:
Hello All,

So we submitted a request for family reunification in January for my wife to change her residence from Student to Family. We live in Belgium.

After almost 6 months with no reply, we spoke to a lawyer who spoke to the Office Des Etrangers, who said they never got the application.

We submitted the file through the commune and have proof of that; what would you advise doing in this case as apparently, it's a mistake either by the commune or the office of foreigners.

Thank you

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