Foreign nationals account for 45% of prisoners in Belgium. Moroccans are among the most represented nationalities, although the authorities have not disclosed their exact number.
An undeclared property in Morocco can turn a social assistance case into a criminal matter in the Netherlands. Once the damage reaches 50,000 euros, the municipality must refer the case to the public prosecutor’s office. This threshold concerns benefits improperly received, not the value of the property.
Moroccans living abroad hold 222.8 billion dirhams in the Kingdom’s banks. Yet, of nearly 40 million bank accounts, only 0.3% are directly denominated in euros, dollars or other foreign currencies.
A homeless man of Moroccan origin claims to have entered a house in Nîmes to squat in it. After coming face-to-face with the owner, he was sentenced to two years in prison and a permanent ban from French territory .
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.
A Dutch woman of Moroccan origin must repay nearly eleven years of social assistance. Her apartment in Nador was registered in her sister’s name, then in her daughter’s, but the courts consider her the true owner of the property.
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.
Born and raised in the Netherlands, a Moroccan woman who lost her Dutch nationality will be able to return to the country. The courts rejected a condition added by the administration and ordered the immediate issuance of her long-stay visa.
The Ministry of Housing is launching an in-depth assessment of Daâm Sakane. Beyond the number of beneficiaries, the study will determine whether the housing acquired through public assistance is genuinely suited to households’ needs.
In Moroccan families receiving money from abroad, remittances per working-age adult reach an amount comparable to the SMIG. The support has become significant enough to influence the professional choices of some households.
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.