Many Moroccans continue to suffer from the law of Schengen visa appointment intermediaries. Exasperated, they demonstrate in front of the Spanish consulate in Casablanca.
Despite calls, petitions, interpellations of the government by deputies, exhortations of the Parliament to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, Moroccans continue to be subject to the law of Schengen visa appointment intermediaries. As a result, appointments are now obtained at a high price.
Contrary to the information published by some media, Spain has not restored the Schengen visa exemption to facilitate the entry into Ceuta for Moroccans residing in Tetouan and M’diq-Fnideq, upon presentation of their passports alone.
Many Moroccans wishing to work in France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Portugal are having difficulty obtaining appointments for "Schengen visas" related to work contracts at the consulates. Intermediaries are not making it easier for them.
Moroccans continue to suffer from the law of visa appointment intermediaries who demand exorbitant amounts that can reach 11,000 dirhams for a single appointment.
MPs are calling for the refund of Schengen visa fees to the many Moroccans whose applications have been rejected.
Moroccans will pay more for Schengen visa fees as of June 11, 2024, when a measure to increase these fees by 12% in the European Union is expected to come into effect.
Moroccans are at the top of visa applicants for France in 2023, with more than 300,000 requests recorded. Proof that the Hexagon remains a destination of choice for nationals of the kingdom.
In France, the new immigration law, in effect since last January, has introduced a new reason for refusing Schengen visas to foreign applicants.
The president of the parliamentary group of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) in the House of Representatives, Rachid Hammouni, called for the implementation of technical solutions to fight against the phenomenon of intermediaries for Schengen visa appointments .
The first partnership agreement on visas signed between the French Consulate General in Rabat and the National Council of the Order of Physicians (CNOM) on March 25, 2024 to promote mobility between France and Morocco is not well received.
Deputy Rachid Hamouni, from the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) in the House of Representatives, questioned Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, about the measures taken to solve the difficulties of Moroccans in obtaining a Schengen visa.