Morocco

Online entry authorization for eligible visa-required foreign citizens. Acces Maroc says the eVisa is single-entry, valid for up to 180 days from issue, and allows a stay not exceeding 30 days; listed processing targets are 24 Moroccan working hours for express service and 72 Moroccan working hours for standard service.

• 30 days
• No work rights

Consular short-stay visa for reasons other than immigration. The official consular page says each stay is from one to ninety days and may be uninterrupted or multiple short stays when multiple entries are issued.

• 90 days
• No work rights

Transit visa for a foreigner travelling through Morocco to a third state. The consular page says it may be issued for one or two transits, with each transit stay not exceeding 72 hours.

• 3 days
• No work rights

Multiple-entry visa issued by Moroccan diplomatic or consular services after consultation with the foreign ministry. The consular page says validity may not exceed one year, each stay is from one to ninety days, and holders wishing to remain more than three months should request a registration card from the General Directorate of National Security.

• 1 year
• No work rights

Employer-linked work residence route. Law No. 02-03 says a registration card for a foreigner exercising an authorized professional activity bears the mention of that activity. The AMDIE guide says employers recruiting foreign employees must obtain labor-ministry authorization as a visa stamped on the employment contract, with TAECHIR used for contract-visa filings.

• 1 year, renewable
• Employer-sponsored only
• Path to residency

Residence registration card for a foreigner studying in Morocco and proving sufficient means of support. Law No. 02-03 says registration cards authorize residence for one to ten years and may be renewed for the same period.

• 1 year, renewable
• No work rights
• Path to residency

Residence registration card for a foreigner who proves they can live from their own resources and undertakes not to exercise a professional activity in Morocco that is subject to authorization. Law No. 02-03 says registration cards authorize residence for one to ten years and may be renewed for the same period.

• 1 year, renewable
• No work rights
• Path to residency

Longer-term residence card under Law No. 02-03. The law says it may be granted after at least four years of uninterrupted lawful residence, and also lists family, refugee, and long-habitual or regular-residence categories that can receive the residence card subject to regular entry and stay.

• Path to residency