For those of you who might have been following the case, an update on my residency renewal:
Just to remind you, my two year (Blue) residency ran out late last year and so far I've been fobbed off with countless stories as to why it's so difficult to replace it.
The latest news is to a certain degree what I thought might happen. I have now been advised that the residency department have no record of me at all and consequently declared that my residency card was a fake. The ONLY way to prove otherwise is to supply any additional paperwork that I might have for further inspection. As luck would have it, I used a lawyer that is quite well regarded and she is now "on the case". Apparently copies of her paperwork will be "considered" by the residency department. If she doesn't come up with enough proof that my residency card was valid then apparently I have to begin the entire process over again. She also told me that she had a number of similar cases that she was currently dealing with.
Anyhow, you've been warned, so if you have an impending trip abroad looming then I sugggest you check your residency now rather than later because (of course) they still try to fine you when leaving the country if you can't come up with the card (which they took from me when this whole process started in March).
Sometimes I really feel the need to wave my arms around for a couple of minutes and scream...........
Just to remind you, my two year (Blue) residency ran out late last year and so far I've been fobbed off with countless stories as to why it's so difficult to replace it.
The latest news is to a certain degree what I thought might happen. I have now been advised that the residency department have no record of me at all and consequently declared that my residency card was a fake. The ONLY way to prove otherwise is to supply any additional paperwork that I might have for further inspection. As luck would have it, I used a lawyer that is quite well regarded and she is now "on the case". Apparently copies of her paperwork will be "considered" by the residency department. If she doesn't come up with enough proof that my residency card was valid then apparently I have to begin the entire process over again. She also told me that she had a number of similar cases that she was currently dealing with.
Anyhow, you've been warned, so if you have an impending trip abroad looming then I sugggest you check your residency now rather than later because (of course) they still try to fine you when leaving the country if you can't come up with the card (which they took from me when this whole process started in March).
Sometimes I really feel the need to wave my arms around for a couple of minutes and scream...........