This article focuses on European migrants living in Morocco and now near retirement or retired. Using a lifecourse approach we are interested in whether their timing of migration to Morocco made a difference in terms of their motivations to settle there and subsequently with the social relationships at the destination. To this end, we conducted 36 biographical interviews with Swiss, Dutch and Belgian Flemish migrants aged 50 and older. Findings show the relevance of a lifecourse perspective for international migration studies. Early adulthood migrants to Morocco had no strong obligations in their home country and were ready to explore new affective or professional experiences in a new country. They had the time to discover and find a place in Moroccan society and to develop long-lasting social relationships with kin and non-kin. Middle-adulthood migrants moved with the intention of rapidly accessing a higher standard of living thanks to the tourism economy, with hedonistic perspectives in a setting with a better climate. Their social life is limited to interaction with business clients and a few like-minded migrants from Europe, and their communication with personnel is a daily challenge. Most late-in-life migrants experienced disruptive life events before migrating, and expected to find in Morocco a second chance to build a better life. They generally move in select circles of European expatriates.

本文重点介绍居住在摩洛哥，现已退休或已退休的欧洲移民。使用生活路线的方法，我们对他们迁移到摩洛哥的时机是否对他们定居在那里以及随后与目的地的社会关系产生了影响产生了影响。为此，我们对年龄在50岁以上的瑞士，荷兰和比利时佛兰芒移民进行了36次传记采访。研究结果表明，生命周期观点与国际移民研究具有相关性。早年成年的摩洛哥移民在自己的祖国没有强烈的义务，并准备在一个新的国家探索新的情感或职业经历。他们有时间发现和找到摩洛哥社会的一席之地，并与亲戚和非亲戚建立长久的社会关系。由于旅游经济的原因，中年移民的目的是为了迅速获得更高的生活水准，并在气候更好的环境中以享乐主义的眼光看待。他们的社交生活仅限于与商业客户和一些来自欧洲的志同道合的移民进行互动，而与人员的交流则是日常的挑战。大多数晚年移民在移民之前都经历过破坏性的生活事件，并期望在摩洛哥找到第二次机会来过上更好的生活。他们通常在某些欧洲侨民圈子中流动。他们的社交生活仅限于与商业客户和一些来自欧洲的志同道合的移民进行互动，而与人员的交流则是日常的挑战。大多数晚年移民在移民之前都经历过破坏性的生活事件，并期望在摩洛哥找到第二次机会来过上更好的生活。他们通常在某些欧洲侨民圈子中流动。他们的社交生活仅限于与商业客户和一些来自欧洲的志同道合的移民进行互动，而与人员的交流则是日常的挑战。大多数晚年移民在移民之前都经历过破坏性的生活事件，并期望在摩洛哥找到第二次机会来过上更好的生活。他们通常在某些欧洲侨民圈子中流动。