Having come to France to help her seriously ill husband, a Moroccan woman gets her OQTF annulled
Having come to France to join her husband, who suffers from several serious illnesses, a Moroccan woman had received an OQTF. The court has annulled the measure, ordered a residence permit to be issued and ordered the state to pay her 1,200 euros.
This 60-year-old Moroccan woman entered France on 9 December 2023 with a short-stay visa. She had come to join her husband, who holds a resident card valid until August 2027.
His medical condition was already very serious. He had been hospitalized as an emergency in October 2023 and was suffering, among other conditions, from diabetes that had led to the amputation of a toe, as well as multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.
His condition was also complicated by several bone lesions and a fracture that had caused compression of the spinal cord. He had to undergo surgery during a hospitalization lasting several weeks, between September and October 2025.
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Despite this situation, on 21 January 2026, the prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône rejected the application for exceptional admission to stay filed by his wife. He ordered her to leave France within thirty days and designated Morocco as the country to which she would be returned.
Three doctors deem her presence essential
The Moroccan woman challenged these decisions before the Marseille Administrative Court. She argued that her removal would have particularly serious consequences for her husband, whose care requires intensive treatment and regular monitoring.
His attending physician, oncologist and hematologist had all certified that her presence was essential to assist him with everyday activities. The stability and reality of the couple’s shared life were not disputed either.
In its judgment of 15 September, the Marseille Administrative Court held that the prefecture had made a manifest error in assessing the consequences of its decision on the Moroccan woman’s personal situation.
The refusal of residence and the OQTF have therefore been annulled. Unlike in certain cases where the courts merely order a new examination, the court this time directly orders the prefect to issue the Moroccan woman a temporary residence permit bearing the designation “private and family life.”
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The permit must be issued within one month. In the meantime, the prefecture must issue her a provisional residence authorization. The state must also pay her 1,200 euros for her legal costs.
The decision thus allows the Moroccan woman to remain legally with her husband and continue accompanying him during his treatment.
