Morocco Currency Limits 2026: New Travel and Study Allowances

The Office’s Director General, Driss Bencheikh, presented the 2025-2029 roadmap in Casablanca. This strategy places simplification at the heart of its priorities, aiming for “progressive and controlled” liberalization to support changes in the national economy and strengthen companies’ competitiveness.

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Since the beginning of this year, the allowance for business travel has doubled to reach one million dirhams, rising even to 1.5 million for classified operators. For individuals, although the basic allowance remains fixed, the overall ceiling can now reach 500 000 dirhams, offering unprecedented flexibility to Moroccan travelers.

The cost of living has also been taken into account for students abroad. Their authorized monthly living expenses are increasing from 12 000 to 15 000 dirhams. At the same time, a new digital platform, “OC E-Rendez-vous,” has been launched to streamline administrative procedures and reduce waiting times.

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This reform, welcomed by the business community, provides for continued regulatory easing through 2028. The Office is committed to expanding access to hedging instruments, enabling economic stakeholders to better absorb these new provisions while securing their international transactions within a modernized framework.