The special procedure allowing certain undocumented immigrants working in a shortage occupation to obtain a residence permit does not directly apply to Moroccans. Their situation remains governed by the 1987 Franco-Moroccan agreement, the courts have just confirmed.
Families raising in France a child taken in under kafala can claim an allowance of €267.63 per month. Contrary to a widespread belief, its payment is not restricted to single people.
Holder of a Spanish EU long-term resident card, a Moroccan national thought he could settle and work in France. His application for a residence permit was rejected and his return to Spain was ordered .
Rejected twice by France’s highest-level coaching qualification, Abdeslam Ouaddou continued his career on the African continent . The French-Moroccan has just won a historic treble with Orlando Pirates and been voted the best coach in the South African league.
A kafala established in Morocco may allow a child placed in care to obtain French nationality , provided it has been approved by a judge. The Court of Cassation has just reaffirmed this principle.
A Moroccan woman living with her husband and their children was denied family reunification because she was already in France. After an OQTF was issued, the courts have now annulled the prefecture’s decision.
France refuses to follow 22 European countries after the Ceuta crisis. Paris believes their initiative primarily targets the Spanish government and favors a response developed with Madrid and the Moroccan authorities.
Living in France since 1974 , a Moroccan national will not have his resident card renewed. The courts consider that his repeated convictions allow the prefecture to regard him as a serious threat to public order.
At 25, Mouad M’Ghari has entered the 2026 ranking of France’s 500 largest professional fortunes. The co-founder of Harmattan AI owes this rise to the meteoric valuation of his company, which specializes in autonomous military drones.
Convicted in a drug-related case, a Moroccan national who has lived in France since childhood had lost his residence permit and received an OQTF without delay . The courts ruled that his removal would be disproportionate.
Turning to the French courts first is not always enough to block a divorce subsequently pronounced in Morocco. The Court of Cassation has just reiterated the specific rules applicable to Moroccan couples living in France .
Living in France since 2013, a Moroccan cook had received an OQTF despite several years of employment. The courts have now ordered the prefecture to issue him an employee residence permit .