France remains the top destination for Moroccan students abroad. But an unusual trend is emerging: their numbers there have been declining for three years, while they are rising sharply in Germany. New French measures could further intensify this trend.
Having lived in France since the age of 11, a Moroccan man was refused renewal of his residence card because of a conviction dating from 2019. The courts have now overturned that decision and ordered the prefecture to issue him a ten-year card.
At 18, Yassine is giving up returning to Morocco this summer. He is working at a warehouse in Toulouse to save around 2,000 euros. An amount that has become insufficient in the face of the tightening financial conditions imposed on foreign students in France.
A 40-year-old Moroccan woman and mother of six has been placed in a detention center after reporting to the police station for her mandatory check-in. Her deportation to Morocco was even scheduled for the following day before being halted when she fell ill.
A Moroccan man was refused renewal of his residence permit and issued an OQTF. The prefecture notably considered that his Spanish wife had neither an employment contract nor her own resources. Yet she had been working for several months, with an income of around 2,000 euros.
A French couple is stranded in Ceuta after crossing Morocco with their seven-month-old baby. Spanish authorities have taken the child away from them, suspecting that the baby may have been purchased in Morocco. But the story put forward by the parents could completely overturn the case.
Air Algérie still carries more passengers than Royal Air Maroc. But as soon as one looks at the distances travelled, the strength of the African network , current capacity or punctuality, the comparison takes on an entirely different complexion.
After arriving in France to join her French husband, a Moroccan woman left the marital home five weeks later. The prefecture revoked her right to stay and issued an OQTF with a two-year ban on returning. The courts have just annulled the entire set of measures.
Returning to live in Morocco after several years in Europe does not necessarily mean immediately finding one’s place again. Now settled in Marrakech after having lived in France, Amina says that she was sometimes regarded as a foreigner in her own country.
A Moroccan student obtained the suspension of the implicit refusal to renew her residence permit. The court has now ordered the prefecture to reconsider her case and issue her a receipt authorizing her to work , subject to a €100 penalty for each day of delay.
French 1,500-meter champion in the 1990s, Hassane R. is now subject to an OQTF. Born in Morocco, he arrived in France as a child and was never granted French citizenship. This former elite athlete has just been placed in a detention center following another conviction.
Living in Morocco until your death is not necessarily enough to keep French courts from handling an inheritance. A Court of Cassation ruling shows that assets retained in France may allow a French judge to rule on the entire estate.