Many Moroccans have entered Ceuta with a visa since the reopening of the borders. Their number has tripled in one year, confirm the authorities and hotel establishments of the autonomous city, who note a strong increase during this summer period.
Morocco and Israel would be in discussion with a view to signing a visa exemption agreement. The two states continue to strengthen their ties after Israel’s recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara.
Moroccans continue to be subject to the law of intermediaries in the process of making appointments for Schengen visa applications.
Saudi Arabia has decided to ease the administrative procedure for obtaining its visa granted to Moroccans and holders of passports from 11 other countries. This visa will become a QR code that its holder can present on their phone or on a separate printed document.
Israelis have received more than half of the "eVisa" electronic visas issued by Morocco. This emerges from the data published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad.
The vice-president of the Bni Makada district in Tangier has just fallen victim to the Schengen visa fraud case that hit the Spanish consulate in Tangier.
The suspension by France of the management platform for Schengen visa applications at the end of the month could complicate the processing of files submitted by Moroccans. Raising questions.
Russia is preparing to exempt citizens of Arab countries from visas, in order to boost tourism and strengthen economic cooperation with these countries.
An increase in visa fees to travel to the United States is planned for Moroccans. The US Embassy in Morocco has indeed recently announced that the US State Department has decided to apply an increase in non-immigrant visa (NIV) fees starting May 30, 2023.
Morocco is one of the countries whose nationals benefit from an increase in long-stay visas (D visas) in Belgium since 2020, according to the annual report "Migration in Figures and in Law in 2023" of the Belgian Federal Migration Center. The trend is such that the number of visas issued is even higher than before the Covid-19 health crisis.
Data provided by the U.S. State Department indicates that Morocco is among the three Arab countries that received the most visas for its citizens in 2022.
France ended its visa policy for Moroccans at the end of December. An authorized source within the Quai d’Orsay assures that "the situation is totally back to normal."