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Man arrested in murder inquiry after British retiree found dead outside home in France
Three others being sought. The victim has been named
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Murder inquiry launched after Briton, 85, found dead at his home in Gers in south-west France
The man had severe facial injuries, several suspects sought
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Prefect near Paris accused of blocking residency renewals
Lawyers say they are defending people with 'jobs, homes and families' but who are left undocumented due to delays
Why do prefectures need fingerprints?
Why do some prefectures require fingerprints when you apply for a carte de séjour ? Mine did not. K.M.
Normally this is a routine part of the process, at least if it is the first time that you apply for a card, the Interior Ministry says.
To be clear about this, we are not talking about you having to press your fingers on an ink pad - it simply involves putting your fingers under a small scanner on the desktop and it takes a few seconds.
A spokesman for the ministry department dealing with foreign people, the DGEF, said: “This is an obligation, motivated by the wish to fight against fraud and to avoid non-EU citizens passing themselves off as Europeans, who benefit from more advantageous rules than non-EU citizens.
“The problem often arises with people from Georgia, Russians and people from the Balkans, and taking fingerprints helps us to outwit the fraudsters.”
