Morocco - Apply for Citizenship

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Procedure

Step 1 : Determining the likelihood of success for applying for Citizenship;

Step 2 : Ensuring your forms are complete and accurately reflect the details of your case for maximum chance of success;

Step 3 : Ensuring you have the necessary and appropriate documents to support your application;

Step 4 : Obtain all the require documents

Step 5 : Fill in the application form with all the detail information

Step 6 : Submit the duly completed application form and all the necessary documents to the Moroccan agency for citizenship at the ministry of immigration and emigration Rabat or at any branch country wide, attach the receipt payment

Step 7 : Upon review and approval of the submitted documents by the responsible officer, you will then be issued a Moroccan citizenship card

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Required Documents

i) Application by concerned persons or their representatives;

ii) Extract of birth certificate of father or a copy of the family civil status family

iii) Record ( page of father);

iv) Extract of birth certificate;

v) Copy of National Identity Card;

vi) Two passport photographs.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Migration Affairs

Contact

Mme. Tigratine Fatima

Address

Direction Expatriates and Migration Affairs in Morocco

59, Rue Moulouya, Agdal 10000, Rabat, Maroc

63, Rue Oum Erbii, Agdal 10000, Rabat, Maroc

Tl: 212 5 37 77 65 88 /

Tel: 212 5 37 77 65 64

Fax: +212 (0) 537 77 00 06

Email:[email protected]

Website: http://www.marocainsdumonde.gov.ma

Direction des Affaires de la Migration

Tlphone +212 (0) 537 68 65 93

Fax +212 (0) 537 68 26 36

Direction de la Communication et de la Mobilisation des Comptences MRE

Tlphone +212 (0) 5 37 68 20 43

Fax +212 (0) 5 37 68 20 13

Secrtariat Gnral

Tlphone +212 (0) 5 37 77 66 01

Fax +212 (0) 5 37 77 66 02

Ministry of Justice

Place Mamounia,Rabat

Tel : 537-732-941

Fax : 537-730-772

Website : http://www.justice.gov.ma

Eligibility

i). Eligible to persons born in Morocco from foreign father born in Morocco.

ii). Eligible persons born in Morocco from foreign parents born in Morocco, after entry into force of the Dahir (Royal Decree) relaive to citizenship

iii). Eligible to Moroccan citizenship: in case of persons born in Morocco from a Moroccan mother and a foreign father

iv). Eligible through marring a Moroccan Citizen.

v). Eligible through naturalization

vi). Eligible after obtaining a Certificate of Moroccan citizenship

vii). Spouses, widows and widowers of Moroccan citizen

viii). Lawful residents for at least 6 years and above in Morocco

ix). Children and person with disabilities (made for the biological or legal adopted children of Morocco citizen

x). Stateless and migrant persons

Fees

• 20 dhs for Morocco national
• $ 100.00 for foreign national

Validity

Valid for 5 years

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Processing Time

One day

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Instructions

If you want to bring your spouse or partner to live in Morocco, you must then file an application for them to become a permanent resident in Morocco; Only the Ministry of Justice has the mandate to issue Moroccan citizenship so any person who wants to acquire citizenship of Morocco.

Required Information

i) Full name

ii) Date of birth

iii) Place of birth

iv) Address

v) Place of residence

vi) Occupation

vii) Citizenship

viii) 3 recent, colored photographs of size 3x4 cm with white background and name of the applicant at the back of the photograph

ix) If you wish to add children under the age of 18 years , then you should present 2 copies of legal document showing the relationship i.e.: Birth certificate

Need for the Document

Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens, marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Moroccan citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Morocco to live is a process with many steps.

Moroccan Citizenship is associated with the right to work and live in Morocco permanently and also participate in the governance of the country.

Here are some starting points to be considered on how to get a Moroccan citizenship:

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