Opinion of Advocate General Pitruzzella delivered on 9 March 2023.#X and Others v État belge.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Urgent preliminary ruling procedure – Border controls, asylum and immigration – Immigration policy – Directive 2003/86/EC – Right to family reunification – Article 5(1) – Submission of an application for entry and residence for the purposes of exercising the right to family reunification – Legislation of a Member State requiring the sponsor’s family members to submit the application in person to the competent diplomatic post of that Member State – Impossibility or excessive difficulty to reach that post – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7 and 24.#Case C-1/23 PPU.