Entry and residence

Visa

• Passport: France, United Kingdom

  No visa is needed for a tourist stay of up to 90 days (French and British nationals). Beyond that, an extension of up to 3 months is requested from immigration or a police station. Overstaying is punished by a fine and expulsion with an entry ban.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Morocco, entry and residenceGOV.UK (FCDO), Morocco travel advice: entry requirements

• On arrival, you need a return ticket and proof of sufficient funds. Check that border police have stamped your passport, otherwise you would be staying illegally without knowing it.

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• Passport: United States

  Visa-free for stays under 90 days, with a passport that has one blank page. If you stay beyond 90 days without an extension, you will have to appear before a judge before leaving Morocco.

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  U.S. Department of State, Morocco International Travel Information
• Passport: Germany

  Visa-free for up to 90 days for tourism and business. Overstaying is a criminal offence; extensions must be requested from the foreigners' police before the 90 days end.

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  Auswärtiges Amt, Marokko: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise
• Passport: Spain

  No visa is needed for tourist visits.

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  Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (España), Recomendaciones de viaje: Marruecos
• Passport: China

  According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visa-free entry with an ordinary Chinese passport (November 2023 list: check before departure).

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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Service consulaire: entry facilities for holders of an ordinary Chinese passport (list of November 2023)

Passport and documents

• A passport is compulsory (an ID card is no longer enough), including on package tours. France requires it to cover the whole stay; Canada, to be valid 6 months beyond your exit date.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Morocco, entry and residenceGovernment of Canada, Travel advice: Morocco
• Passport: France

  No emergency travel document will be issued to French nationals who entered without a valid French passport or with an expired one: a new passport must be requested at the consulate, which takes about 4 weeks.

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• A minor must have a passport. With one parent, bring proof of parentage and, if the child travels with the mother only, the father's authorisation; in case of divorce, the custody judgment; alone or with a third party, a legalised parental authorisation.

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• Moroccan dual nationals

  Moroccan nationality takes precedence over any other: dual nationals may have to show their Moroccan ID card and cannot invoke their other nationality in family or parental authority matters.

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  Government of Canada, Travel advice: MoroccoFrance Diplomatie, Travel advice: Morocco, useful information

• The border between Morocco and Algeria is closed.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Morocco, entry and residence

Customs and currency

• The dirham is not convertible and cannot be taken out of the country: exchange only what you need and keep receipts to convert back at the airport. Declare foreign currency of 100,000 dirhams or more on entry and exit.

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  GOV.UK (FCDO), Morocco travel advice: entry requirementsGovernment of Canada, Travel advice: Morocco

• Bringing in a drone is prohibited (except with professional authorisation): fine and confiscation. Pepper spray and bladed weapons are prohibited.

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• A tourist vehicle gets 3 months' temporary admission, renewable once; make sure its exit is recorded, or you could be accused of selling it.

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Residence permit

• To stay more than 90 days, you must first register with the police or gendarmerie, then apply for a residence permit.

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  Living in Morocco

• Préfecture de police d'Agadir

  Police; foreigners' office: +212 5 28 84 52 08.

  +212 5 28 82 22 43+212 5 28 84 52 08

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• Direction générale de l'Administration des douanes

  Customs transit to Mauritania and customs questions.

  Avenue Hassan II, Rabat+212 37 26 90 00

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• Embassy of France in Morocco

  Passport: France

  French embassy; six consulates general (Agadir, Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech, Rabat, Tangier).

  1, rue Ibn Hajar, Agdal, Rabat+212 5 37 68 97 00

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• Consulate General of France in Casablanca

  Passport: France

  Consular services for French nationals; appointments online.

  1, rue du Prince Moulay Abdallah, Casablanca

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• Consulate General of France in Marrakech

  Passport: France

  Consular services for French nationals; appointments online.

  Rue Camille Cabana, quartier de l'Hivernage, Marrakech

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• Consulate General of France in Fès

  Passport: France

  Consular services for French nationals; appointments online.

  Avenue Abou Obeida Ibn Al Jarrah, Fès

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• Consulate General of France in Tanger

  Passport: France

  Consular services for French nationals; appointments online.

  2, place de France, Tanger

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• Consulate General of France in Agadir

  Passport: France

  Consular services for French nationals; appointments online.

  Boulevard Mohamed Cheikh Saadi, Agadir

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• Consulate General of France in Rabat

  Passport: France

  Consular services for French nationals; appointments online.

  1, rue Aguelmane Sidi Ali, Rabat

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