Visa policy of Morocco

Last updated March 07, 2025

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]

_{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^[4]
13 June 2005: Russia^[5]
1 June 2016: China^[6]
27 December 2017: Malaysia^[7]
13 March 2020: Maldives^[8]
28 January 2021: Burkina Faso^[9]
6 April 2021: Colombia^[10]
14 July 2021: Dominican Republic^[11]
9 September 2022: Togo^[12]
May 2024: Cape Verde
28 August 2024: Azerbaijan^[13]
19 March 2025: Kazakhstan^[14]

Cancelled

1 September 2024: Ivory Coast ^[15]

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.^[16]

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}^[17]
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}
Tajikistan ^{D S}
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}

- In addition, visa is not required for United Nations Passport Holders for up to 90 days.

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
Madagascar	Diplomatic	June 2024

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:

Additionally, individuals of any nationality who are participating in an event in Morocco are eligible to apply for an eVisa, regardless of whether they hold a substitute visa or residence permit.

References

1 2 "Morocco eVisa".
↑ "List of countries whose citizens are exempted from entry visa into Morocco".
↑ "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
↑ "Ouverture des frontières du Maroc : les Algériens concernés" (in French). 10 September 2020.
↑ "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". December 2017.
↑ 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). 10 September 2022.
↑ Visa-free agreement between Morocco and Azerbaijan comes into force on August 28
↑ Morocco-Kazakhstan Visa Exemption Takes Effect March 19
↑ "Les Ivoiriens doivent désormais avoir un visa pour se rendre au Maroc".
↑ "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 .
↑ "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 and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[4] "Ouverture des frontières du Maroc : les Algériens concernés" (in French). 10 September 2020.

[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". December 2017.

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

[12] "Ouverture des frontières du Maroc : les Algériens concernés" (in French). 10 September 2022.

[13] Visa-free agreement between Morocco and Azerbaijan comes into force on August 28

[14] Morocco-Kazakhstan Visa Exemption Takes Effect March 19

[15] "Les Ivoiriens doivent désormais avoir un visa pour se rendre au Maroc".

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

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

[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 Egypt ⁶ 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 Cunha ¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland ³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
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 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 ³ Philippines Qatar Russia ² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia ² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China) ³ Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste 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
Historical	Artsakh ² Russia ²
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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	American 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 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 Kyrgyzstani 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 Tajikistani 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) EU 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 ² 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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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 Partially recognized. Immigration law