Consular Registration

N.B: due to a high volume of calls our phone lines may be busy, please email CONSULAR.AUS@maec.gov.ma first for enquiries  

Any Moroccan national born abroad, independently of her/his sex, age or marital status must be registered in the Moroccan consular service where he/she resides. This operation of inscription is known as “Consular Registration”.
The registration act will enable the consular services to communicate useful information, as well as assisting and establishing close relationship with the registrant for any eventual emergency.
Only registered people may benefit from the consular services, such as the establishment of the National Identification Electronic Card, the Biometric Passport (BP), etc…
A certificate of registration will be issued upon the consular registration.

Required documents:

  • Passport (scanned copy) + ID or receipt of the ID (scanned copy) for adults over 18 years and minors 12 years or older. The minors, who are not in possession of ID or the receipt of ID, must provide a copy of the Moroccan family record book or a birth certificate.
  • The minors of less than 18 years must be accompanied or authorized by his/her legal representative;
  • Proof of legal residence (Permanent Residence Visa, Study Visa, Work permit, foreign identity card or foreign passport), or any official document with current address on it.
  • If the document presented does not state the current address, a proof of residence must be provided (certificate of residence, contract of Lease/rent, water & electricity bill, or landline telephone invoice or proof of accommodation contract legalized by the Consular Services or local authorities). The minors who are not in possession of a document to prove their residency, must provide a copy of the identity card of her/his guardian (father, mother or legal guardian) as proof of residence;
  • Two photos in colour on a white background or blue screen (4 X 3 cm);
  • The registration of the newcomers or similar cases, whose situation of stay is in the course of regularization, is subjected to the appreciation of the Consular Officer.
  • To fill and sign the form of registration;
  • Fees*

Please note that any important modification occurring in the personal, family or professional situation as of the address must be communicated to the appropriate Consular Service. The change of this data is free of charge.

There is an automatic cancellation of the registration with a consular service in case of death, change of residence outside the consular district, or following a definitive return to Morocco. 

*Please refer to fees section. (N.B: We will call you to arrange the payment of your fees via bank card, once your application is received and ready to be processed)