Moroccan citizens have lodged a formal complaint with Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares on December 4, regarding irregularities plaguing the Spanish Consulate in Nador and its management of visa applications, reports EL ESPAÑOL.
In the complaint, the complainants expressed their “amazement and perplexity” at the high number of Spain visa denials.
The letter included instances where, despite meeting all official requirements, applications were rejected, and subsequent appeals were dismissed.
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has initiated an investigation following allegations of visa sales at the Nador Consulate.
According to these complaints, individuals are allegedly paying up to 15,000 euros to obtain visas allowing entry into Spain.
According to the same sources, this is not the first time anomalies have been detected in Spanish visas for Moroccans. The Nador case bears similarities to the visa-selling case at the Tanger Consulate last June.
In the document addressed to Minister Albares, the senders claim that “the vast majority” of rejected visas “are requested by entrepreneurs,” and among the reasons found in various applications reviewed are tourism, business purposes, or visits to relatives residing in Spain.
Moroccans with significant positions and high economic status complained that the Spanish Consulate General in Nador consistently denied them temporary Schengen visas, despite meeting the required criteria.
In the letter addressed to Albares, the signatories questioned whether there is a possibility of “some kind of plot to create a conflict between the two countries” because “we cannot forget that there are many vested interests aimed at breaking the good relations of friendship and brotherhood between Spain and Morocco.”
The senders appealed to “examine the situation and conduct the investigations they deem appropriate to clarify the matter, and if there is any negligence on the part of any Consulate official, we request that all responsibilities be clarified.”
In addition to the letter, the complainants are preparing a meeting with lawyers from Melilla and Morocco to explain the cases, analyze them, and understand why visas are not issued in accordance with Spanish laws.
They also contemplate organizing protests in the coming weeks in front of the Spanish Consulate in Nador with affected citizens from both sides of the border.
“For now, we are waiting. When the letter arrives in Madrid and we see the reaction, we will act. It depends on whether they take any measures to address the situation or decide to do nothing,” anticipates the head of the Grand Rif Association for Human Rights.
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