In the future I would like to move to Morocco. How difficult would it be?
I want to move to wither Safi, Fes, or Tangier, and I will be doing something related to the U.N, so will it be easier to get visa/citizenship if I work with an international organization that relocates me to Morocco?
How difficult is it to get a permanent resident visa or dual citizenship in Morocco?
December 23, 2011 By 4 Comments
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A lot of hassle for sure. You have to bring a lot of papers, get your papers translated and pay quite a bit of money for that, expect to stand in lines so long (hours) that you may actually wet your pants if you bring a bottle of water and drink it while waiting (no public toilets nearby). And wait, wait, wait. They aren’t really clear on how close you are to getting your visa either, they will just say “be patient.” Good to have a job lined up, proof that you actually worked a job in your home country and have your own income, you need to bring a recent criminal background check. And you have to buy stamps for each paper that is required, some sort of tax stamp that they sell in Rabat. And expect to go back and wait in lines again. You probably aren’t going to get one if you say you are moving to Marrakech, everyone wants to move to Marrakech and make a business.
I imagine it will be much easier for you if you work for the U.N., they can put a rush on it if it is for the benefit of the country.
Dual Citizenship : just impossible forget about it,
Resident visa : follow please those steps
1) Photocopies of the 2 pages in your passport that have your ID details and entry stamp into Morocco.
2) Fiscal stamps from a Tabac at the currently required amount of the fee. The commissariat will tell you how much.
All cards (except for French passports) are issued for one year at first. Renewals are issued for five years the second time around (except for US passports, which get 10 years for the second card) and then for ten years for the third card for all other nationalities. French nationals can get a 10 year card from the very beginning.
3) Copy of your birth certificate or marriage certificate.
4) One of the following: either
a) Photocopy of proof of ownership of a property or
b) Photocopy of a Property Rental Contract.
The Commissariat office does not accept monthly rent receipts of a furnished property for a residents card, but they may accept it for a tourist visa extension
5) Proof of your possession of a Moroccan bank account in the form of an “Attestation Bancaire”. This is proof from your bank to confirm the balance that you hold. In English it is known as a bank letter.
6) Proof of monthly income. This is the “gotcha” for young people and will exclude a lot of people.
Unless you can prove that you have a monthly income, you will not get a residents card. The only two exceptions to this are:
a) that you already have a business visa or
b) that you already have an official work permit (very hard to get, unless you are married to a Moroccan, are a teacher in a language school or with the US Peace Corps.)
I have three citizenships, including Morocco, but Only because both my parents were born there.
I feel very lucky to have this because as I can see, citizenships are not the easiest things to obtain!
Good luck on getting your citizenship.