Hi Members,
I landed in Brussels yesterday with family and reached the hotel reception(Grand Place area). All my bags were kept together in the reception, while I was busy signing the checkin formalities with my daughter sleeping in my arms , My laptop bag containing my personal documents and electronic gadgets which was beside the other trolleys got stolen from the lobby . We checked the cctv footage together with the hotel manager after making a intimation to the police and police demanding a video clip. We found a person tail gated me while I was entering the hotel and waited for 3-5 mins trying to figure out when /how to steal my stuff. As soon as I left the luggage and proceeded 3-4 steps ahead towards reception for formalities, he took my bag and fled to no one's notice, until I started picking up my bag and found my missing bag. Luckily my passport and bank cards were with me. Need a few suggestions:
1. I lost my work permit, can we make a request to re-issue the work permit with the police report copy?
2. I lost my full family Birth certificate, marriage certificate , my Educational certificates and few other documents. So During RP registration for my wife and kids, can we produce a xerox copy of the documents and the police report copy stating originals were stolen?
3. Any other formalities/information if the thieves might have taken the gadgets and threw the bag with documents or any lost and found desk near grand place.
Thank you for your help and suggestions.