Moroccan activists have launched a petition to demand the imposition of visas on European tourists, particularly French, visiting Morocco, among whom are many criminals who come to take refuge in the kingdom.
Increasingly insistent calls are being made in Morocco to reintroduce the mandatory visa for Algerian citizens. This measure had been lifted in 2004, after a decade of application.
Since September 18, 2024, applicants for French visas in Morocco can make an appointment by video call at the visa center in Rabat, TLScontact has announced. A measure aimed at combating fraud.
The Spanish consulate in Tangier has filed a complaint with the competent prosecutor’s office against ten individuals accused of falsifying official documents for the purpose of obtaining Schengen visas.
Maria Agustí, a teacher in Llria in Valencia, is eight months pregnant. Her Moroccan partner, Rachid Dahdahi, unfortunately will not be able to attend the birth in Spain because he has failed to get a visa appointment at the Spanish consulate in Casablanca where he resides.
France has just launched a new visa for self-employed workers, including Moroccans, offering them the opportunity to settle and work in the country. This visa, initially valid for one year, can be renewed annually up to a maximum of five years.
Many Moroccans continue to suffer from the law of Schengen visa appointment intermediaries. Exasperated, they demonstrate in front of the Spanish consulate in Casablanca.
While they had validated their ticket, Moroccan students were unable to participate in the 65th edition of the International Mathematical Olympiad held in Bath, United Kingdom, from July 11 to 22, due to a lack of visa. Concerned, parliamentarian Khalid Sati of the National Union of Labor is questioning the Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa.
The Moroccan passport is among the most powerful in the world, according to the Henley Passport Index ranking.
Moroccan activists have denounced the random stamping of passports at the country’s airports, calling for a "rationalization" of passport pages.
France has introduced a new system to simplify visa applications for Moroccan alumni of French higher education.
Morocco accuses Spain of humiliating and discriminating against its nationals in the issuance of visas. Relations between the two countries are tense again.