The ordeal of Moroccans wishing to obtain a visa for France continues

The ordeal continues for Schengen visa applicants. While they have constantly called on the competent authorities to act to remedy the long waiting times and the strict and complicated procedures when applying for French Schengen visas, the procedures have remained the same, causing general discontent, reports Schengen. News. The process of applying for a Schengen visa for France is complicated, said a disgruntled Moroccan applicant to franceinfo. He does not know if his application will be accepted despite submitting all the required documents. "The process is a bit complicated, because we never know if we will really get the visa or not. We try to justify our request as best we can with lots of papers, everything we can find," he added.

Other Moroccans continue to suffer from the law of visa appointment intermediaries who demand exorbitant amounts. "Currently, we are suffering. People are suffering a lot from the intermediaries, to make an appointment, when normally it should be easy to do online. And there are significant amounts, up to 2,000-2,500 Moroccan dirhams (187-235 €). This is not normal," said a visa applicant for France from Morocco.

In September 2021, Paris had decided to halve the entry permits granted to Moroccans. A decision justified by the reluctance of the kingdom to readmit its nationals in an irregular situation in France, but described as "unilateral" by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing