The French consulate in Casablanca doubted that an applicant would return to Morocco, even though she had been employed since 2022 and had 38,000 euros. The court overturned the refusal, ordered the visa to be issued and charged the State 1,200 euros.
In 2025, 31.3% of Schengen visa applications submitted in Algeria were refused, compared with 19.2% in Morocco. More surprisingly, despite around 175,000 fewer applications, the consulates in Algeria issued more refusals.
The French consulate in Rabat suspected that the marriage between a Moroccan man and a French woman was not genuine. Pregnant by her husband and separated from him for more than a year, the woman secured the judge’s intervention.
Following the Ceuta migration crisis, Morocco is said to have strengthened checks targeting certain Algerian and Tunisian travelers. At Mohammed V Airport in particular, not having a return ticket or hotel reservation could lead to refusal of entry.
A Moroccan wanted to complete a preparatory year in French before studying accounting in Belgium. To cast doubt on his plans, the Immigration Office notably pointed to his excellent level of French. The Council for Alien Law Litigation annulled the visa refusal.
Moroccans will no longer have their immigrant visa applications rejected wholesale because of their nationality. A U.S. federal judge has just annulled the measure that had suspended the processing of applications from 75 countries, including Morocco, since January.
A 61-year-old Moroccan woman wanted to visit her husband in the Netherlands. Despite having spent nearly 60 years in Morocco, owning a home and having money in her account, the authorities doubt that she will return. The courts have nevertheless just annulled the visa refusal.
Nisrine was due to be expelled to Morocco on August 24. The mother of six has ultimately been granted a reprieve: the prefect of Haute-Saône has suspended her removal pending the decision of the Nancy Administrative Court of Appeal.
For a Moroccan student arriving in France, the bill can now exceed 2,100 euros per month, depending on the profile examined by UNEF. Housing assistance eliminated for many, high tuition fees and a new visa threshold further burden the start of the 2026 academic year.
A Moroccan wanted to come to Belgium to improve his French before pursuing higher education. After an initial visa refusal, he completed his application. Four days later, the Immigration Office refused again. The Belgian courts have just annulled this second decision.
Employed on a permanent contract as a heavy-goods vehicle driver, a Moroccan man wanted to change from the status of spouse of a French woman to that of an employee after his divorce. His employer submitted four work permit applications. All of them were closed. The prefecture ultimately refused him residence and issued him an OQTF.
Admitted to an engineering school after a preparatory program, a young Moroccan man saw his education abruptly interrupted. His work-study placement was terminated, his training halted and his housing lost. He was supposed to be able to re-enroll before 31 August 2026.