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Oct 1, 2026 · 24VE01710

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Did officials wrongly deny residency permits to a family?

A couple was denied a French residency card because they only had short-stay visas.

TL;DR

  1. 1A Tunisian couple applied for residency in France as dependents of a French citizen.
  2. 2Their applications were closed because they only had .
  3. 3They appealed, claiming this closure was unfair, but faced legal hurdles.

Did the wrongly reject the appeals regarding residency permits?

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