Montpellier: change from seasonal to employee status refused
On 17 September 2026, Montpellier’s administrative court dismissed a Moroccan man’s challenge seeking to move from seasonal-worker to employee status. The decision considers the required long-stay visa and a stay exceeding the period authorised for seasonal work.

On 17 September 2026, Montpellier’s administrative court dismissed a Moroccan man’s challenge seeking to move from seasonal-worker to employee status. The decision considers the required long-stay visa and a stay exceeding the period authorised for seasonal work.
The employment contract he submitted did not meet these conditions by itself. This judgment concerns his documents and circumstances; it cannot determine the outcome of every seasonal worker’s application to change status.