Morocco Updates Entry Requirements for Citizens and Foreign Residents Amid COVID-19

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, provided clarification on certain practical modalities for the implementation of the special process of entry into the national territory.

Thus, to enter the national territory, the following conditions must be met:

1. For countries, particularly African countries, where it is absolutely impossible to carry out PCR or serological tests, contacts are underway with the authorities of these friendly countries to find appropriate solutions as soon as possible.

2. For people who plan to come to Morocco by car, via the ports of Sète (France) and Genoa (Italy), and whose test validity is less than the road journey time, an additional PCR test will be carried out on board the ship.

3. Due to the exceptional nature of the current operation, compensation between airlines is made impossible by legal and practical considerations. Consequently, only tickets purchased from Royal Air Maroc and Air Arabia are valid.

4. The flight schedule will not only concern the countries traditionally served by direct lines from Morocco. It could also concern countries where there is a demand from Moroccans residing abroad or foreigners residing in Morocco.

5. Children under 11 years of age are exempt from the PCR test.

6. Moroccans residing abroad, foreigners residing or not residing in Morocco, and Moroccan students enrolled in universities abroad, will be able to leave the national territory by the same maritime and air routes.

For any additional information, interested persons can contact the Call Center (+212.537. 66.33.00) or the Crisis Cell (+212.666.89.11.05, +212.662.01.34.36, +212.537.67.6218), within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad.