The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Morocco will start, as of this July 10, the procedures for granting an electronic “eVisas” via the platform www.acces-maroc.ma, to facilitate the granting of visas to foreigners subject to these procedures.
A communication received by Hespress AR clarified that this new procedure was drawn up in accordance with the directives of King Mohammed VI, which aims to improve, simplify and modernize consular services.
The same source added that the measure is part of Morocco’s efforts at the national and international levels to digitize the services provided by the public administration, and dedicates the modernization of the consular work at the level of diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Kingdom, as recommended by the ministry’s strategy for reforming this field.
The statement stated that the electronic visa, “is a permit for one person, valid for a maximum period of 180 days from the date of issuance, and entry into Moroccan territory will be allowed for a stay of a maximum of 30 days.”
The ministry indicated that three categories of foreigners will benefit from eVisas, namely citizens of countries specified by the competent Moroccan authorities, Thailand and Israel, and foreigners who have a residence permit or residence permit valid for at least 180 days from the date of submitting the evisa application, residents in a European Union country, the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Norway, New Zealand and Switzerland.
The same list includes foreigners who hold a non-electronic visa from Schengen countries, the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand, for multiple entry and valid for at least 90 days from the date of submitting the electronic visa application.
The statement added that the applications submitted online by the concerned citizens on the platform, related to tourist or business visas, will be processed within 24 hours for “Visa Express,” and 72 hours for “Standard Visas.”
To launch the eVisa system, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the relevant departments, has established a legal framework for the electronic document and means of exchanging data in this field.
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