Morocco has eliminated 22 administrative certificates that citizens were routinely required to obtain, replacing them with sworn declarations as part of a wider effort to simplify access to public services and reduce bureaucracy.
The Interior Ministry announced the measure as part of the implementation of Law 55.19 on simplifying administrative procedures, which seeks to cut unnecessary paperwork and prevent public administrations from requesting documents that are not legally required.
The ministry has issued a circular to regional governors, provincial governors, and municipal council presidents outlining how the new rules should be implemented nationwide.
The abolished documents include several certificates related to civil status and family situations, such as proof that a person is single, married, widowed, divorced, or still in a valid marriage. Authorities also removed certificates relating to family relationships, monogamy, polygamy, and other personal status records.
Additional certificates eliminated include those linked to naming abandoned children or children of unknown parentage, inheritance, name matching, and the correction of administrative errors.
According to the ministry, these certificates were identified as documents that citizens had routinely been asked to provide despite the absence of any legal or regulatory requirement.
The reform extends beyond abolishing certificates. Under Law 55.19, citizens are no longer required to certify copies of documents or legalize signatures for most administrative procedures, two requirements long criticized as unnecessary obstacles to accessing public services.
The law also establishes that only procedures published on the national Idarati.ma portal are officially recognized and enforceable for both citizens and public officials.
As a result, government offices can no longer request documents that are not listed on the platform, a measure intended to improve transparency and standardize administrative procedures across public institutions.
The Idarati portal serves as the government’s official reference for administrative procedures, allowing users to verify the required documents for each service and, where available, submit applications online.
The platform is a key component of Morocco’s administrative reform strategy under Law 55.19, which also prohibits public administrations from requesting more than one copy of the same application file, further reducing paperwork and simplifying interactions with government services.
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