The European Commission is preparing an overhaul of the Schengen Visa Code for 2027. Possible additional fees, simplified procedures for some travellers and faster sanctions against third countries: the options under consideration could directly affect applicants in Morocco.
Admitted to a Master’s program at the University of Lille, a Moroccan man had his student visa rejected twice by France. Just days before the start of the academic year, the court suspends the second refusal and orders the administration to review his application within 48 hours.
A 29-year-old Moroccan woman wanted to join her sister, mother and grandmother in France on a long-stay visa. Her brother promised to accommodate her, and her grandmother had €14,000 in savings. The courts nevertheless upheld the refusal.
A Moroccan woman wanted to join her Belgian husband. Despite free accommodation and very low expenses, her visa was refused: the authorities believed that her husband might one day receive GRAPA. The Council for Alien Law Litigation has now overturned this reasoning.
The French consulate in Casablanca doubted that an applicant would return to Morocco, even though she had been employed since 2022 and had 38,000 euros. The court overturned the refusal, ordered the visa to be issued and charged the State 1,200 euros.
In 2025, 31.3% of Schengen visa applications submitted in Algeria were refused, compared with 19.2% in Morocco. More surprisingly, despite around 175,000 fewer applications, the consulates in Algeria issued more refusals.
A Moroccan wanted to complete a preparatory year in French before studying accounting in Belgium. To cast doubt on his plans, the Immigration Office notably pointed to his excellent level of French. The Council for Alien Law Litigation annulled the visa refusal.
A 61-year-old Moroccan woman wanted to visit her husband in the Netherlands. Despite having spent nearly 60 years in Morocco, owning a home and having money in her account, the authorities doubt that she will return. The courts have nevertheless just annulled the visa refusal.
A Moroccan woman wanted to join her French son in France. Despite documents showing, in particular, that he had provided her with financial support for years, her long-stay visa was refused. The courts have just annulled that decision and ordered a new review of her application.
Having entered France in 2019 with a short-stay Schengen visa, a Moroccan man has worked for the same company since 2020. Despite becoming deputy director, he was met with silence from the prefecture regarding his application for legal status. The courts have now ordered that he be issued a residence permit.
A Moroccan woman, married to a French citizen and the mother of two French children, found herself caught between the Digital Administration for Foreigners in France (ANEF) and the prefecture while trying to renew her residence permit. The courts have just suspended the refusal and ordered the administration to register her application, subject to a €100-per-day penalty.
Faten wanted to reach Europe. On July 30, this 26-year-old Moroccan woman died while attempting to swim to Ceuta. That same morning, her mother learned that her visa for Spain had been approved.