In less than two months, Radhia and Mohamed went from joy to anxiety.
On March 18, this couple of bakers who arrived in Essonne in 2015 received an SMS telling them: “Your residence permit is ready, please make an appointment on the prefecture website.
But on May 3, it's a cold shower.
“When I went to the convocation, I was told that it was a mistake.
Afterwards, we received an OQTF (
obligation to leave the territory
), they are sorry.
We no longer understand anything, yet we had received three renewals of our initial receipt.
The prefecture considers that there is not enough proof of our presence here for six years.
Shocked, more than 850 people signed a petition to support them.
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