France

Since the entry into force in January of the Retailleau circular, the obtaining or renewal of residence permits in France is a real obstacle course.
In a circular sent in January to the prefects, the French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, asked them to tighten the conditions for the regularization of foreigners in an irregular situation. Jean-Michel Delabre, a member of the League of Human Rights (LDH), reports that "18,000 application files for exceptional admission to (…)

After an immediate appearance on Friday, March 7, 2025 before the judicial court of Montauban, Fouad L., a man of nearly 40 years old, who was considering getting married in Morocco to the young woman he is in love with, was sentenced to a prison sentence.
Fouad L., a resident of Montauban, who will soon be 40 years old, will not be able to get married anytime soon in Morocco to the young woman he says he is in love with. Tried in immediate appearance this Friday, March 7, 2025 before the (…)

Carole, a 50-year-old single woman, was scammed by her partner whom she met on a dating site. In total trust, she gave him large sums of money for the construction and decoration of a house in Morocco.
The fifty-year-old was duped by this lover with whom she had been in a relationship for 8 months. "It wasn’t a very serious story at first. I found this man on a dating app and I chose him on his physique. He had a magnificent torso and I love that. I’ve been single for 3 years and I’m (…)

The Castres criminal court sentenced the husband of a Moroccan woman for violence against her for more than 10 years.
Exasperated, a Moroccan woman finally filed a complaint against her 41-year-old husband for domestic violence. The man made her live in hell between 2013 and 2024. "It’s the complete cocktail of domestic violence, there are all the ingredients," points out the prosecutor, before listing the violence. These are verbal, physical, psychological and sexual violence. The (…)

The Arabic language is the second most spoken in France, according to a study recently published by the magazine Science et vie.
Arabic follows French, which is the official language of France, the study published by the magazine Science et vie indicates, noting that the country has 75 regional and so-called non-territorial languages. According to the Atlantico website cited by TSA Algérie, it is the colloquial Arabic from North African countries such as Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, and (…)

After "Le Normandie", which joined La Méridionale’s fleet, "Le Bretagne", from the Brittany Ferries company, is changing horizons. It will make the crossing between Europe and Morocco this summer, departing from Spain.
The ferry "Le Bretagne", which has long ensured the cross-Channel crossings for Brittany Ferries, will continue its career on the lines between Spain and Morocco. It should operate between Almeria and Nador on behalf of the Spanish shipowner Balearia. This shipowner is led (…)

A new boat will serve the link between the ports of Marseille and Tangier Med as part of the Marhaba operation dedicated to Moroccans living abroad (MRE). It has just been officially announced by La Méridionale.
The ferry "Normandie" will be renamed "Massalia". La Méridionale announced on March 7 that this ship will serve the Marseille-Tangier Med route starting in June 2025. The name "Massalia", chosen by the company’s employees, evokes the Greek origin of Marseille.
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In France, Muslim female lawyers will not be able to wear the veil during their pleadings. On Monday, the Council of State rejected the appeal filed by the Syndicat des avocats de France (SAF) against a decision by the National Council of Bars (CNB) of September 7, 2023 which states that "the lawyer does not wear any distinctive sign with his robe".
"It follows from Article 3 of the Law of December 31, 1971 that by imposing the wearing of the same uniform dress, the legislator intended to (…)

After undocumented immigrants, it is foreigners in regular status in France who will be affected by the tightening of immigration policy. This is evidenced by the new approach taken by the prefecture of Loire-Atlantique (Nantes).
Identifying foreigners in regular status who have committed public order disturbances with a view to taking certain sanctions against them that can lead to deportations. This is the new finding of the Loire-Atlantique prefecture recorded in a service note, (…)

The prefecture of Val-de-Marne is in the sights of associations denouncing administrative slowness in the processing of residence permit applications for foreigners. Demonstrations have already taken place in front of the prefecture in Créteil.
About thirty associations gathered a few days ago in front of the prefecture of Val-de-Marne to protest against the lack of speed in the processing of residence permit applications for foreigners. "I feel like a ghost. It’s hard to live with every (…)