Family reunification: MREs experience an ordeal in Essonne

In Essonne, Moroccans and other foreigners in France, candidates for family reunification, have been going through an ordeal for two or even three years. An unbearable situation for families facing separation as the end of year holidays approach.

“Will my wife ever be able to come from Morocco, should I go back there? asks Zouheir, 45 years old. I submitted my file in 2022. Everything went well with Ofii (French Office for Immigration and Integration, Editor’s note), my accommodation is perfect, I earn 2,500 euros per month, I am in a regular situation. But since my request landed at the Évry-Courcouronnes prefecture, there has been silence. » He laments: “We are faced with a wall, without any response, that’s the most terrible thing, because we have no contact. In Seine-Saint-Denis or in Bouches-du-Rhône, which must be saturated with requests, it works. Why is this stuck in Essonne? »