Morocco is one of the countries that has made the most progress in terms of visa openness, gaining five places this year. This is indicated in the 2021 report of the African Visa Openness Index (AVOI).
Transport professionals (TIR) can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The lobbying of Moroccan exporters with the French authorities after their decision to restrict visas for truck drivers in particular seems to have paid off.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita , says that Morocco is about to tighten the conditions for granting visas to certain Egyptians. And for good reason.
The French and Moroccan authorities have discussed the visa restriction measures imposed by France, which penalize Moroccan drivers in international road transport (TIR). A solution has been found to end the visa crisis.
Before parliament, the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohamed Abdeljalil, stated that the issuance of French visas to Moroccan international road transport (TIR) drivers has only fallen by 10% compared to 2020.
The situation of Moroccan truckers who have been unable to obtain French visas without valid reason worries parliamentarians who have decided to question the government.
The visa restriction measures imposed by France are having a negative impact on Moroccan tomato and early produce exports, which are transported by Moroccan exporting companies and truckers. The latter see this decision as an economic war aimed at breaking the competition from national carriers.
The Serbian Embassy in Rabat has issued a formal denial of reports that it refused to issue visas to members of the sports high school club in Aïn Sebaa expected in Belgrade to participate in an international handball championship.
French and Moroccan authorities have stepped up exchanges in recent days on the visa restriction measure imposed by France. We are heading towards an agreement between the two parties.
The members of the Aïn Sebaa sports high school club who were to travel to Belgrade to participate in an international handball championship were unable to obtain their visas. The Serbian embassy in Morocco, fearing attempts at illegal immigration , simply refused to issue the visas.
Nearly two months after its decision to tighten the conditions for obtaining visas for Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian nationals, the French government notes that the measure is encountering "difficulties" in its implementation.
A month after France’s decision to tighten the conditions for granting visas to Moroccans , the two countries are multiplying discussions to find a solution to this crisis.