According to Snopes [1], Belgium did eventually offer him residency — which he declined — after a ridiculous 7-year impasse where Belgium said he could only ret

According to Snopes [1], Belgium did eventually offer him residency — which he declined — after a ridiculous 7-year impasse where Belgium said he could only retrieve his lost refugee documents in person but France said he couldn’t leave the airport without said documents. [1] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stranded-at-the-airport/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stranded-at-the-airport/