Morocco, or as officially called the Kingdom of Morocco, is located in north Africa bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara. Morocco covers 446,550 sq km of land and it has a constitutional monarchy. The kingdom is filled with cultural and natural treasures that will surprise adventurous travelers. The fascinating medieval cities such as Marrakech and Fez, lying in between the great Sahara Desert and the Atlantic Ocean, are great destinations you shouldn't miss to visit while in Morocco.
Who does not need a visa to travel to Morocco?
The nationals of countries of the European Union, as well as the Canadians and the Swiss are exempted from visa to enter in Morocco and can live in the kingdom for 90 days.
To travel to Morocco, one has to present a passport that is valid 6 months beyond the date of entrance to the country. The French national ID card is not recognized except in certain cases such as package tours with certain known travel agencies.
In case you want to extend the duration of your stay in Morocco, it is necessary to follow the procedures with the local authorities for the obtaining of a residence permit. It is necessary to get in touch with the Foreigners' Office of the commissionership of the province of residence.
Travellers to Morocco, who are accompanied with their pets have to provide their certificates of good health of less than 6 days and antirabies certificates of less than 6 months.
Who should apply for a visa to travel to Morocco?
A number of sub-Saharan countries, the nationals of Israel, and the other countries have to apply for a visa of 3 months to enter Morocco (simple entry/ double entry costs between 30 to 50 US dollars). The applications are handled,as a rule, within 48 hours. If you want to find out about the formalities of obtaining of varying visas, it is better to inquire with the Moroccan embassy or consulate in your country.
Many travelers who need to stay in Morocco more than 3 months, opt most of the time for a jump in Spain or in one of the Spanish enclaves, and return back to Morocco after a few days. Except from its cost, this solution raises almost no problem. However, on the way back, you are at the mercy of the officers of immigration. Travelers have already met some difficulties.
Another solution, but which is complicated and rather long, is to obtain an extension of visa, delivered by the Head office of the National Security and, in this case, a letter from your embassy asking for an extension of your visa will be probably necessary.
Who should have an international health certificate?
For the nationals of certain regions of Africa or South America, where the yellow fever is endemic, it will be necessary to prove that they are inoculated, through a vaccination certificate against the yellow fever or an international vaccination certificate before they travel to Morocco.
In general, this obligation is current only if you arrive from Mauritania by ground way, where the yellow fever is endemic (although apparently, this obligation is not very respected on the ground border), or that you arrive in Morocco on a a plane from another country of Africa.
However, it would not too much known how to recommend to travelers to keep a certificate if they were in an infected country during the month preceding their stay in Morocco, in order to avoid any problems with the immigration.
The travelers, who are not possessing an up-to-date certificate, may be kept in isolation for the place of destination during 10 days, even be repatriated.
You will maybe have to prove that you were inoculated against the cholera if you arrive of a zone affected by this disease.
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