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Reported Morocco stays: France Travail demands repayment

15 September 2026·2 min read

Clermont-Ferrand court ordered a claimant to repay 8,486 euros of unemployment benefits after a consular report proved nine stays in Morocco, several exceeding 35 days per year, without notification to France Travail plus interest and 500 euros costs

A claimant ordered to repay 8 486 euros after a consular report

The Clermont-Ferrand judicial court ruled on 30 January 2026 on a case in which France Travail was claiming exactly 8 486,09 euros in back-to-work allowance payments. The agency considered that the claimant’s repeated stays in Morocco were not compatible with the payment of these benefits. The proceedings were initiated on the basis of a reporting form sent by the French consular services in Morocco, accompanied by a copy of the passport showing entry and exit stamps.

Examination of the passport identified nine stays carried out between July 2016 and December 2023. Several of these trips exceeded a month by a wide margin, notably an absence of around 80 days between August and October 2021 and another stay of nearly three months between February and April 2023. To remain regarded as immediately available, a jobseeker may not be absent from their habitual residence for more than 35 days per calendar year and must notify France Travail of such absences.

The individual claimed to have always declared his trips, but his file contained no mention of any of those periods spent in Morocco. He produced no evidence proving that he had informed the agency. The court applied the ten‑year limitation period that applies in cases of fraud or false declaration, considering that the stays had not been reported.

The opposition lodged against the France Travail enforcement order was declared admissible but dismissed on the merits. The claimant was ordered to repay the 8 486,09 euros in wrongly received allowances, with interest running from 27 November 2024. The judgment also adds 500 euros for legal costs, together with the costs including the formal notice and enforcement fees.

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