Morocco: Information on the renewal of the resident permit
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MAR14725 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Morocco: Information on the renewal of the resident permit, 1 July 1993, MAR14725, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad7278.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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According to a representative of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco, certain countries such as Canada, the United States, the EEC members, the members of the "Union du Maghreb Arabe" (Morocco, Algeria, Lybia, Tunisia and Mauritania) and recently Hungary, require neither an entry visa nor a residency permit for the first three months of residence in Morocco (29 July 1993). At the end of the three-month period nationals of the countries mentioned above must obtain a residency permit, which is considered an administrative formality (Ibid.). The representative added that people who come from countries were visas are required to enter Morocco can renew their residency permits at the Ministry of Interior in Morocco (Ibid.). If a person is sponsored by or under the patronage of a Moroccan national, the application for renewal would be processed more rapidly than for a person without sponsorship, but the person must bring proper identification documents (Ibid.). Once the application for renewal has been submitted, the Ministry of Interior conducts a security check through Interpol, and a decision is made accordingly (Ibid.). A residency permit in Morocco provides the ladder with the right to work and attend school, but not the right to vote (Ibid.).
Additional and/or corroborating information on this subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.
Reference
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Ottawa. 29 July 1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.
