Visa policy of Morocco

A foreign national wishing to enter Morocco must obtain a visa unless they are a citizen of one of the countries eligible for visa exemption.

On July 10, 2022, the Moroccan government launched an e-Visa system^[1] to facilitate the granting of visas to foreign nationals subject to this formality.

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries and territories can enter Morocco visa-free for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):^[2]^[3]^[4]

All European Union member states

_{1 - 60 days}
_{2 - 30 days}
_{3 - for holders of British passports, only British citizens, British Nationals (Overseas) and British subjects with a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode issued by the UK are eligible for visa-free entry.}

Date of visa changes

August 2004: Algeria^[5]
13 June 2005: Russia^[6]
1 June 2016: China^[7]
27 December 2017: Malaysia^[8]
13 March 2020: Maldives^[9]
28 January 2021: Burkina Faso^[10]
6 April 2021: Colombia^[11]
14 July 2021: Dominican Republic^[12]
9 September 2022: Togo^[13]
May 2024: Azerbaijan and Cape Verde

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of passports issued by the following countries are allowed to enter and remain in Morocco for a maximum period of 90 days.^[14]

Albania^{D S Sp}
Angola^D
Argentina^{D S Sp}
Austria^{D S}
Azerbaijan^{D O S Sp}
Bahrain^{D S Sp}
Belgium^{D S Sp}
Benin^{D S Sp}
Bosnia and Herzegovina^{D S Sp}
Brazil^{D S Sp}
Brunei^{D O S Sp}
Burkina Faso^{D S}
Bulgaria^{D S}
Cambodia^{D S}
Chad^{D S Sp}
Chile^{D O S}
China^{D S}
Colombia^{D O S Sp}
Congo^{D S Sp}
Costa Rica^{D S Sp}
Côte d'Ivoire^{D S Sp}
Croatia^{D S Sp}
Cuba^{D S Sp}
Cyprus^{D S Sp}
Czech Republic^{D S Sp}

Denmark^{D S}
Dominican Republic^{D S Sp}
Djibouti^{D S Sp}
Egypt^{D S Sp}
El Salvador^{D S Sp}
Equatorial Guinea^{D S Sp O}
France^{D S}
Gambia^{D O S Sp}
Gabon^{D S Sp}
Germany^D
Ghana^{D S Sp}
Greece^{D S Sp}
Guatemala^{D O S}
Guinea^{D S Sp}
Guinea-Bissau^{D S Sp}
Honduras^{D O Sp}
Hong Kong^{D S Sp}
Hungary^{D S Sp}
India^{D O S}
Indonesia^{D S}
Israel^{D S}^[15]
Italia^{D S Sp}
Japan^{D S}
Jordan^{D S Sp}
Kazakhstan^{D S}

Kyrgyzstan^{D S}
Laos^{D O S}
Liberia^{D S Sp}
Libya^{D S Sp}
Lithuania^{D S Sp}
Malawi^{D S}
Malaysia^{D S Sp}
Maldives^{D S Sp}
Mali^{D S Sp}
Mauritania^{D S Sp}
Montenegro^{D S Sp}
Myanmar^{D O S Sp}
Niger^{D S Sp}
Nigeria^{D O S}
Norway^{D S Sp}
Oman^{D S Sp}
Pakistan^{D S Sp}
Paraguay^{D S Sp}
Peru^{D S Sp}
Philippines^{D S Sp}
Poland^{D S Sp}
Portugal^{D S Sp}
Qatar^{D S Sp}
Romania^{D S}
Russia^{D S Sp}

Rwanda^{D S Sp}
San Marino^{D S}
São Tomé and Príncipe^{D S Sp}
Senegal^{D S Sp}
Serbia^{D S Sp}
Sierra Leone^{D S Sp}
Singapore^D
Slovenia^{D S Sp}
Solomon Islands^{D O Sp}
South Korea^{D S Sp}
Spain^{D S}
Sudan^{D S Sp}
Suriname^{D S Sp}
Switzerland^{D S Sp}
Thailand^{D S Sp O}
Togo^{D S Sp}
Tunisia^{D S Sp}
Turkey^{D S Sp}
Ukraine^{D S Sp}
United Arab Emirates^{D S Sp}
Uruguay^{D S Sp}
Vietnam^{D S Sp}
Yemen^{D S Sp}

_{D - Diplomatic passports}
_{O - Official passports}
_{S - Service passports}
_{Sp - Special passports}

Visa not required for holders of passport of United Nations (laissez passer) traveling on duty.

Future changes

Morocco has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

Country	Passports	Agreement signed on
Benin	Ordinary	January 2024
Azerbaijan^[16]	Ordinary	May 2024
Kazakhstan	Ordinary	June 2024
Madagascar	Ordinary	June 2024
Tajikistan^[17]	Diplomatic, service	September 2022

Online application

Electronic Travel Authorization (AEVM)

Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa but must obtain an AEVM (ETA) in advance to enter Morocco.^[18]

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Citizens of the following countries holding ordinary passports may apply for an e-Visa without further document requirement:^[1]

Citizens of most other countries and regions that are not visa-exempt must apply for a visa in advance from one of the diplomatic missions of Morocco. However, these citizens may still apply for an e-Visa if they hold a valid visa or permanent residency document issued by one of the following countries:

Any of the countries that make up the Schengen Area

_{1 - For holders of a residence permit.}

Only visas physically stamped in the passport or residence cards are recognized.

Citizens of the following countries and regions cannot apply for a regular and conditional e-Visa:

References

^ ^a ^b "Morocco eVisa".
^ "List of countries whose citizens are exempted from entry visa into Morocco".
^ "Visa information". Consulate-General of Morocco, New York. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "Ouverture des frontières du Maroc : les Algériens concernés" (in French).
^ "МАРОККО - Общие сведения о стране (MOROCCO - General information about the country)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-09-23.
^ "Top Imam in Morocco Defends Death Penalty in Adnane Bouchouf Case".
^ "M'sians can enter, stay in Morocco for 90 days without visa beginning Dec 27".
^ Visa Exemption for Maldivians travelling to Morocco
^ "Visa : Le Maroc exempte les citoyens du Burkina Faso". 28 January 2021.
^ "Morocco and Colombia Ink Four Bilateral Agreements".
^ "Exemption de visa entre le Maroc et la République dominicaine".
^ "Ouverture des frontières du Maroc : les Algériens concernés" (in French).
^ "Les ressortissants togolais exemptés de visas pour entrer au Maroc" (in French).
^ "Israel, Morocco ink deals, agree to reopen mutual liaison offices within weeks". The Times of Israel.
^ Morocco, Azerbaijan Sign Visa Exemption Agreement in Banjul
^ Tajikistan Signs Agreements with Venezuela, Serbia, and Morocco on Mutual Abolition of Visas for Holders of Diplomatic and Service Passports
^ "AEVM".

External links

[eVisa-1] "Morocco eVisa".

[2] "List of countries whose citizens are exempted from entry visa into Morocco".

[3] "Visa information". Consulate-General of Morocco, New York. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

[4] "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[5] "Ouverture des frontières du Maroc : les Algériens concernés" (in French).

[6] "МАРОККО - Общие сведения о стране (MOROCCO - General information about the country)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-09-23.

[7] "Top Imam in Morocco Defends Death Penalty in Adnane Bouchouf Case".

[8] "M'sians can enter, stay in Morocco for 90 days without visa beginning Dec 27".

[9] Visa Exemption for Maldivians travelling to Morocco

[10] "Visa : Le Maroc exempte les citoyens du Burkina Faso". 28 January 2021.

[11] "Morocco and Colombia Ink Four Bilateral Agreements".

[12] "Exemption de visa entre le Maroc et la République dominicaine".

[13] "Ouverture des frontières du Maroc : les Algériens concernés" (in French).

[14] "Les ressortissants togolais exemptés de visas pour entrer au Maroc" (in French).

[15] "Israel, Morocco ink deals, agree to reopen mutual liaison offices within weeks". The Times of Israel.

[16] Morocco, Azerbaijan Sign Visa Exemption Agreement in Banjul

[17] Tajikistan Signs Agreements with Venezuela, Serbia, and Morocco on Mutual Abolition of Visas for Holders of Diplomatic and Service Passports

[18] "AEVM".

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Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt⁶ Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands¹ Canada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands¹ Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus² East Timor Egypt⁶ Georgia² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Russia² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tajikistan Thailand Turkey² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh² Russia²
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Partially recognized. ⁴ Unincorporated territory of the United States. ⁵ Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ⁶ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

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Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macanese Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) EU Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovar⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian⁹ San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green Card
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. ⁴ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁵ Non UN members. Immigration law