Morocco entry requirements: what every traveller needs
What every traveller needs to enter Morocco: passport validity, visa or AEVM, checks at passport control, length of stay and the currency declaration.
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Last checked · Morocco eVisa rules guide (PDF)
Whether or not you need a visa, everyone arriving in Morocco goes through a passport check and customs. This guide covers the rules that apply to all travellers. If you are applying for an eVisa, the document list is on Morocco visa requirements.
1. A valid passport
Moroccan law requires every foreign visitor to hold a valid passport or travel document that Morocco recognises. How long it must still be valid depends on how you travel:
| How you travel | Passport validity |
|---|---|
| eVisa | An ordinary passport valid for at least 90 days from the date you apply |
| Visa from a Moroccan consulate | Valid for longer than your stay |
| No visa needed | The Moroccan sources we reviewed give no single figure. The UK government, for example, tells British visitors their passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the day they arrive |
Check the advice for your own nationality as well. The UK government also notes that Morocco has refused entry to some travellers with damaged passports.
2. A visa, an AEVM or neither
What you need depends on your nationality, where you live and any visa you already hold. We ran the official eligibility check for 197 nationalities on 15 October 2026:
| Result | Nationalities | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| No visa or AEVM needed | 77 | Travel on your passport |
| eVisa | 10 | Apply online before you travel |
| Travel authorisation (AEVM) | 4 | Request it online, see Morocco eTA (AEVM) |
| Embassy visa | 106 | Apply at a Moroccan consulate, or use the eVisa if you live in or hold a visa from a listed country |
For 101 of those 106 nationalities, a residence permit or visa from a listed country opens the eVisa. See the eVisa with a Schengen, UK or US visa or residence permit. Your own result is on Morocco visa rules by nationality.
Arrange this before you travel. Visas at the border are issued only in exceptional cases: see Morocco visa on arrival.
3. At passport control
A visa or eVisa does not guarantee entry. Under Moroccan law, the border check can also cover your means of support during the stay, the reason for your visit and the guarantees of your return.
- eVisa holders: the official eVisa terms list what you may be asked to show. You may need a return ticket, proof of funds and medical and repatriation insurance. If you qualified through residence or another visa, bring that residence card or visa too. Details: what to carry at the border.
- Consulate visa holders: a tourist visa is issued against a confirmed return ticket, travel insurance and a hotel booking. Keep them with you on the trip.
- Children under 18 travelling on an eVisa may enter only with a parent or legal representative.
4. How long you can stay
| How you travel | Length of stay |
|---|---|
| eVisa | One entry, up to 30 days |
| Short-stay visa from a consulate | From 1 to 90 days per stay, as set on the visa |
| No visa needed | Depends on your nationality. The UK government, for example, allows British visitors up to 90 days for tourism |
To stay longer than your visa or visa-free period allows, you must apply to the Moroccan authorities in Morocco. The UK government says British visitors request an extension at a Moroccan police station. You also cannot change the type of visa you hold once you are in Morocco: a different visa has to be requested from your country of residence.
5. Customs: cash and currency
- Declare foreign currency worth 100,000 MAD or more. If you bring banknotes or bearer instruments in foreign currency worth that much and may take any of it out again, declare it at the customs office where you enter. Customs officers at the border provide the form.
- The declaration covers one stay of up to 6 months and only you can use it. Keep it: customs can ask for it when you leave to show where the currency came from.
- Change money at banks or authorised exchange outlets, and keep the exchange slip. You will need it to change unused dirhams back into foreign currency at a bank.
Checklist
- Passport valid long enough for your route (section 1), and undamaged
- eVisa, AEVM or consulate visa if your nationality needs one, obtained before you travel
- Return ticket, proof of funds and insurance, especially with an eVisa
- The residence card or visa you used for an eVisa application
- A currency declaration if you carry 100,000 MAD or more in foreign currency