Complete List of Documents to Obtain Your Moroccan Citizenship

• A written request from the mother

• A written request from the child (applicant) if they are an adult (in addition to the mother's request)

• A copy of the Moroccan mother’s national identity card

• The parents’ marriage certificate

• The mother’s full birth certificate

• The child’s full birth certificate or birth certificate. This document must be translated into Arabic and then legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or apostilled

• Two recent passport photos

• A written request from the father

• A written request from the child (applicant) if they are an adult (in addition to the father’s request)

• The child’s full birth certificate or birth certificate. This document must be translated into Arabic and then legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or apostilled

• A certificate of non-registration in the civil status registers

• The child’s parents’ marriage certificate

• The father’s full birth certificate

• The mother’s full birth certificate

A foreign national married to a Moroccan citizen may apply for Moroccan nationality after five (5) years of effective cohabitation, starting from the date of marriage.

The application is subject to the discretion of the Moroccan authorities, who may accept or refuse naturalization even if all conditions are met.

Marriage to a Moroccan citizen does not automatically grant nationality, but it opens the right to a simplified naturalization procedure, provided that the applicant:

• Can prove real and continuous cohabitation with the Moroccan spouse

• Has legal residence in Morocco for a sufficient period

• Demonstrates integration into Moroccan society

A foreign national may apply for Moroccan nationality by naturalization if they meet a set of strict conditions laid down by Moroccan law.

Naturalization is a voluntary procedure granted on an exceptional basis by the Moroccan State after review of the application. It is never automatic, even if all conditions are met:

• Have habitual, legal, and continuous residence in Morocco for at least 5 years prior to submitting the application

• Be of legal age at the time of application

• Be physically and mentally fit

• Have good moral character and not have been convicted of:

  • A crime

  • A dishonorable offense

  • A terrorism-related offense

  • A violation of laws on legal residence

  • Or acts resulting in loss of commercial capacity

• Have sufficient knowledge of the Arabic language

• Have sufficient means of subsistence (stable income, employment, etc.)

• A handwritten application clearly expressing the wish to obtain Moroccan nationality

• Birth certificate (translated into Arabic and legalized)

• Criminal record from the country of origin (translated and legalized) and from Morocco (to be requested from the court)

• Certificate of residence in Morocco proving continuous presence for at least 5 years

• Medical certificate issued by a Moroccan doctor (physical and mental condition)

• Certificate or proof of sufficient means of subsistence (pay slips, employment contract, etc.)

• Moroccan marriage certificate if married to a Moroccan citizen (legalized)

• Nationality certificates of Moroccan family members

• Copies of obtained diplomas (school or university)

• Certificate of Arabic language proficiency

• Copy of the passport (identity pages, visas, and residence pages)

• Two recent passport photos