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🇲🇦 Morocco

Morocco Work Visa: requirements and how to apply

1 to 3-year residence permit allowing foreign professionals to live and work in Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, and Tangier.

Official Morocco work visa page

Moroccan Work Residence Permit (Carte de Séjour Salarié)

1 to 3-year residence permit allowing foreign professionals to live and work in Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, and Tangier.

Typical duration
1 year initially, renewable for up to 3 to 10 years
Path to permanent residency
10-year Permanent Residence Card (Carte de Résidence Permanente) after 5 continuous years

Main requirements

  • Approved CTE contract
  • Legalized lease agreement
  • DGSN biometric registration

Official page

Documents usually needed for Morocco

  • Approved Employment Contract (Contrat de Travail d’Étranger - CTE) certified by the Ministry of Labor / ANAPEC
  • Clean criminal record certificate and medical fitness certificate from a Moroccan doctor
  • Registered residential lease contract (Bail de location légalisé) in Morocco
  • Passport valid for at least 6 months and a compliant photo (make yours here)

Application steps

  1. 1

    Ministry of Labor CTE Visa Clearance

    Employer obtains visa stamp on employment contract from the Ministry of Labor in Rabat.

    3 - 6 weeks

  2. 2

    Consular Entry Visa (Type D Travail)

    Collect long-stay entry visa at the Moroccan Consulate in country of origin.

    2 - 4 weeks

  3. 3

    Préfecture de Police Carte de Séjour

    Submit dossier at the Service des Étrangers of the local police headquarters (DGSN) to collect biometric Carte de Séjour.

    1 - 2 months

More about moving to Morocco

Find a licensed adviser

For advice on your own case, use a licensed immigration lawyer or adviser. Always check they are registered before you pay anyone. Imiatlas does not refer or review cases.

Look for a lawyer registered with the national bar association or law society in Morocco. The official immigration website explains any rules on who may represent applicants.

Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale (DGSN) & Ministère de l’Inclusion Économique (ANAPEC)

General information to help you research, not legal advice. Rules change often: always confirm with Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale (DGSN) & Ministère de l’Inclusion Économique (ANAPEC) on the official website before applying.