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.
Born in France in 1977, he has never lived anywhere else. His brothers and sisters are French, as are his partner and daughter. Yet this Moroccan national can indeed be deported from France, the Conseil d’État has just confirmed.
A candidate for the national police force, rejected in 2021 because of a visible mark on his forehead linked to prayer, has finally won his case. The Council of State considers that this physical characteristic was not sufficient to cast doubt on his respect for neutrality.
A man stripped of his French nationality contested that he was still Moroccan. He claimed that he had never requested that nationality, had always lived in France, and possessed no Moroccan identity documents. The Council of State has now ruled.
Organized trips by French travelers are declining this summer, but Morocco is bucking the trend . In July, departures to the Kingdom increased by 6.4% year-on-year, while the total number of bookings sold by agencies and tour operators fell by around 6%.
As of August 24, court decisions obtained abroad will have to meet new conditions to be enforced in Morocco. The reform directly concerns Moroccans residing in Europe .
A Moroccan driving licence cannot always be exchanged for a French licence . The Conseil d’État has just upheld a refusal concerning a driver who had not sufficiently proved that he was actually residing in Morocco when he obtained his licence.
Two children taken in under kafala do not enjoy the same rights in France depending on whether the decision was issued in Algeria or Morocco. In the first case, it grants the right to family reunification. In the second, the prefecture may still refuse.
Travelers due to return from Morocco with easyJet could face disruptions for nearly a month. Cabin crew based in France have filed notice of a strike from August 7 to September 2.
Starting August 11, French consumers may no longer be called for commercial purposes without having given their consent. A campaign entrusted to a call center in Morocco could expose the responsible company to a fine of up to 375,000 euros for each unlawful call.
A homeless man of Moroccan origin claims to have entered a house in Nîmes to squat in it. After coming face-to-face with the owner, he was sentenced to two years in prison and a permanent ban from French territory .