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The administrative court of Cergy-Pontoise, northwest of Paris, has overturned the decision to deny a residence permit to Zahra*, a Moroccan national who recently graduated in France, where she has been living since 2018. Samy Djemaoun, a Paris-based lawyer representing the young woman, told Yabiladi that the court also annulled the order to leave French territory (OQTF) and the re-entry ban (IRTF) previously imposed on his client. The prefect has now been instructed to issue her a residence permit.
The case began several weeks ago, when Zahra* discovered the measures against her only upon returning from a vacation in Morocco. Having earned her MBA in business management, she had hoped to start her career in the country where she has built her adult life. At Roissy–Charles de Gaulle Airport, a routine border police check took an unexpected turn when an officer emerged from an office and asked her to follow him.
Held at the airport, she was informed that she was subject to an OQTF and a staggering 40-year re-entry ban, a situation her lawyer described as unprecedented in his career.
*Name has been changed
