He had been waiting three years for an appointment: the courts force the Essonne prefecture to act

The Moroccan national had submitted an appointment request to the Essonne prefecture on 23 August 2023 as part of an application to regularize his status.

But nearly three years later, he still had not been offered an appointment. In the meantime, the platform indicated that his application would expire on 23 August 2026.

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The Moroccan man then feared losing the benefit of his seniority in the waiting queue and having to restart the entire procedure from the beginning, a situation that recalls the difficulties encountered by other foreigners facing blockages in residence-permit procedures in France.

His permanent contract is threatened by the administrative wait

The situation was all the more delicate because he had been working on a permanent contract for the same company since March 2022. He believed that the absence of an appointment was directly endangering his professional situation and his right to continue his procedures.

He then urgently petitioned the Versailles administrative court in order to obtain intervention from the prefecture.

In its order of 23 July 2026, the judge noted that the waiting period was likely to deprive the Moroccan man of the possibility of having his situation examined under normal conditions.

The court considered that the situation justified an emergency measure and ordered the prefect of Essonne to summon the individual within one month so that he could submit his file.

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However, at this stage, the courts did not rule on the Moroccan man’s right to reside or on the final outcome of his application for regularization.

The State will also have to pay him 1000 euros for legal costs.