Visa policy of Morocco

Last updated March 10, 2024

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.

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]

_{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

13 June 2005: Russia^[5]
1 June 2016: China^[6]
27 Dec 2017: Malaysia^[7]
13 March 2020: Maldives^[8]
28 January 2021: Burkina Faso^[9]
6 April 2021: Colombia^[10]

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.^[11]

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}^[12]
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
Angola	Ordinary	8 November 2019

Online application

Authorisation Electronic Voyage Morocco (AEVM)

Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa but must obtain an AEVM (ETA) in advance to enter Morocco.^[13]

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:

Schengen area

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

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

Related Research Articles

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Visitors are required to hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay and documents required for their next destination.
Visitors not holding return / onward tickets could be refused entry. Naturalized Venezuelan citizens, must hold in addition to their passport and National Identity Card, the original of the official decree of their naturalization issued by the Venezuelan government.
All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

The visa policy of Turkey deals with the requirements that a foreign national wishing to enter Turkey must meet to be permitted to travel to, enter and remain in the country.

The visa policy of South Africa is how the South African government determines who may and may not enter South Africa. Visitors to South Africa must obtain a visa from one of the South African diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries, in which case they get a "Port of Entry Visa". Visitors who require a visa must apply in person and provide biometric data.

Visitors to Colombia must obtain a visa from one of the Colombian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries.

Visitors to Thailand must obtain a visa from one of the Thai diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries, or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival, or citizens eligible for an e-Visa.

The visa policy of the United Arab Emirates allows citizens of certain countries to enter the United Arab Emirates without a visa. Citizens of certain other countries must obtain a visa from one of the UAE diplomatic missions. Alternatively, they may obtain an online visa through Smart Service or airlines.

Visitors to the Dominican Republic must obtain a visa from one of the Dominican Republic diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Citizens of specific countries and territories are eligible to visit Bolivia for tourism or business purposes without having to obtain a visa.

Most visitors to Iran must obtain an e-Visa, unless they are a citizen of one of the visa-exempt countries or countries that are ineligible for an e-Visa, in which case they must obtain a visa in advance from one of the Iranian diplomatic missions around the world.

Visitors to Pakistan typically must obtain a visa from one of the Pakistani diplomatic missions. Pakistani missions abroad offer various categories of visas, with some travelers eligible for visa on arrival if traveling as part of a group tour, or for business.
Pakistan also offers electronic visa application and electronic travel authorization for issuance of visa on arrival.

Kenya has abolished visa requirements for all foreign visitors from 1 January 2024, and instead implemented an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) system.

Visitors to Burkina Faso must obtain a visa from one of the Burkina Faso diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or a country whose citizens may obtain a visa on arrival.

Visitors to the Democratic Republic of the Congo must obtain a visa from one of the Democratic Republic of the Congo diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of visa-exempt countries, citizens who can obtain a visa on arrival or citizens eligible to obtain an e-Visa.

All visitors to Equatorial Guinea must obtain an e-Visa prior to arrival, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries mentioned below.

Visitors to Laos must obtain a visa from one of the Laotian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens eligible for a visa on arrival or an e-Visa. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

Visitors to Cuba must obtain a visa before travel or a tourist card from one of the Cuban diplomatic missions, travel agencies or authorized airlines unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visitors to Ghana must obtain a visa from one of the Ghanaian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the countries or territories that are either visa exempt or whose citizens may obtain a visa on arrival.

Visitors to Togo must obtain an electronic visa, unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries. Alternatively, they may obtain a visa from one of the Togolese diplomatic missions.

Visitors to Egypt must obtain a visa from one of the Egyptian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries that are eligible for visa on arrival.

References

1 2 "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 Sep 2013.
↑ "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
↑ "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".
↑ "Liste des Accords signés par le Maroc portant sur la suppression du visa pour les passeports officiels".
↑ "Israel, Morocco ink deals, agree to reopen mutual liaison offices within weeks". The Times of Israel .
↑ "AEVM".

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[eVisa-1] 1 2 "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 Sep 2013.

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

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

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

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

[8] Visa Exemption for Maldivians travelling to Morocco

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

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

[11] "Liste des Accords signés par le Maroc portant sur la suppression du visa pour les passeports officiels".

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

[13] "AEVM".

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Americas	Anguilla ¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda ¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands ¹ Canada Cayman Islands ¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands ¹ Greenland ⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat ¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands ¹ United States Puerto Rico ⁴ Virgin Islands ⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia ²³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia ¹² Armenia ² Azerbaijan ² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus ² East Timor Egypt ⁶ Georgia ² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan ² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus ²³ Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Russia ² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia ² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China) ³ Tajikistan Thailand Turkey ² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia ²³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia ¹² Albania Andorra Armenia ² Austria Azerbaijan ² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus ² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia ² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan ² Kosovo ³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus ²³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia ² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia ²³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria ³ Turkey ² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa ⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam ⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands ⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands ¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
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Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian ⁴ 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 Helena ¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	Anguillan ¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian ¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands ¹ Canadian Caymanian ¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian ¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands ¹ United States Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz ²⁵ Afghan Armenian ³ Azerbaijani ² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macanese Cypriot ³ East Timorese Egyptian ⁴ Emirati Georgian ² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani ² Kuwaiti Kyrgyz Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot ³⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian ² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian ²⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese ⁵ Tajik Thai Turkish ² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz ²⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian ³ Austrian Azerbaijani ² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot ³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) Finnish French Georgian ² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani ² Kosovar ⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot ³⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian ⁹ San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian ²⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian ⁵ Turkish ² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands ¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
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