Morocco Considers Adding Marital Status to ID Cards Amid Hotel Controversy

This proposal, filed with the Chamber, aims to align Morocco with the practices of many countries where this information already appears on identity documents. The Haraki group justifies this approach by the difficulties encountered by citizens in the face of the requirement of certain hotel establishments that demand a marriage contract without legal basis.

The explanatory note of the Haraki group specifies that the addition of the mentions "spouse", "wife" or "widower/widow" on the national identity card would allow "to exempt hotel clients from having to present a marriage contract each time and to prove their relationship". The group also points out that the national identity card, as an official document, has sufficient probative force to prevent citizens from having to present their marriage contract, a document they do not always have in their possession.