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Morocco

Nationality · visas, permits and migration

Moved to OECD countries, 2023
205,653
Top destination, 2023
Spain
U.S. non-immigrant visas, FY2025
29,564
UK visas issued, 2025
24,731
Schengen visa refusal rate, 2024
19.1%
NationalityMAISO 3166
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Visa requirements for a short visit

Whether citizens of Morocco need a visa for a short tourist or business visit, according to the legal lists. Rules change; check the official source before travelling.

DestinationShort visitLegal basis
Schengen areaVisa requiredRegulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated 30.12.2025)
United KingdomVisa requiredImmigration Rules, Appendix Visitor / ETA National List
CanadaTemporary resident visa requiredIRPR s. 190, Schedule 1.1
Hong KongNo visa for visits of up to 30 daysImmigration Department (HKSAR), visit visa requirements, 31.12.2025
Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated 30 Dec 2025); UK Immigration Rules, Appendix Visitor and ETA National List; Canada IRPR s. 190 and Schedule 1.1; Immigration Department (HKSAR), visit visa requirements as at 31 Dec 2025Data as at Oct 2026

Where people from Morocco move

Inflows of foreign nationals by country of nationality, as recorded by each destination (OECD).

Inflows to OECD countries, 2023
  1. Spain123,468
  2. Italy20,928
  3. France17,703
  4. Germany14,841
  5. Canada6,410
  6. Belgium6,155
  7. United States5,810
  8. Türkiye3,310
  9. Netherlands2,218
  10. Portugal1,190
  11. Switzerland749
  12. Austria471
  13. Sweden439
  14. Luxembourg373
  15. South Korea369

Inflows to all OECD countries by year

103k206k200020032006200920122015201820212023
103k206k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200098,342
2001103,882
2002105,604
2003131,288
2004155,261
2005150,440
2006145,578
2007152,646
2008157,205
2009124,944
2010108,745
201196,472
201283,862
201382,850
201479,220
201584,088
201691,253
2017101,457
2018127,917
2019151,498
2020101,286
2021174,189
2022202,740
2023205,653
Share going to the top destination
60.0%
Destinations recording arrivals
15
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Living abroad

People born in Morocco who live in another country: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA). Where a destination records citizenship rather than country of birth, its foreign citizens are counted.

Largest destinations, 2024
  1. Spain1,088,408
  2. France1,066,129
  3. Italy472,734
  4. Belgium246,575
  5. Israel190,607
  6. Netherlands176,423
  7. Germany156,555
  8. Canada94,694
  9. Türkiye27,080
  10. Switzerland21,949
  11. Sweden13,437
  12. United Arab Emirates8,368

Living abroad by year

1.81M3.63M19901995200020052010201520202024
1.81M3.63M19902000201020202024
Data table
19901,297,857
19951,506,124
20001,756,024
20052,291,145
20102,733,747
20152,907,733
20203,293,170
20243,627,829
Living abroad, 2024
3,627,829
Change since 2000
+106.6%
Share living in the largest destination, 2024
30.0%
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

United States

Visas issued to citizens of Morocco by U.S. consulates (fiscal years, October–September) and certified PERM labor certifications.

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B225,708
  2. C1/D1,049
  3. F1572
  4. A2569
  5. J1448
  6. K1399
  7. G2124
  8. I96
  9. B281
  10. H1B77

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

17k35k201720182019202020212022202320242025
17k35k20172019202120232025
Data table
20179,047
201813,579
201917,977
202010,506
20217,463
202218,918
202329,039
202434,985
202529,564
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. DV1,305
  2. IR1806
  3. IR5499
  4. CR1347
  5. F4202
  6. F2A138
  7. IR295
  8. FX47
Immigrant visas, FY2025
3,605
Certified PERM labor certifications, FY2024 (latest year with citizenship)
38
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, monthly visa issuances (public domain); U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data (public domain)Data as at FY2025

Green cards and U.S. citizenship

People born in Morocco who became U.S. lawful permanent residents (green cards) or U.S. citizens, and admissions of citizens of Morocco with an I-94 record (DHS, fiscal years).

Green cards by fiscal year

3,0856,1702015201620172018201920202021202220232024
3,0856,170201520172019202120232024
Data table
20153,710
20164,590
20174,230
20183,080
20193,720
20202,870
20213,820
20224,760
20236,170
20245,630
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens2,940
  2. Diversity visa lottery2,280
  3. Family-sponsored preferences250
  4. Employment-based preferences150
  5. Refugees and asylees20
  6. Other classes10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Specialty occupations (H-1B)370
  2. Intracompany transferees (L-1)210
  3. Spouses and children200
  4. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)80
  5. Other temporary workers70
  6. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)40
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Morocco)
5,630
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Morocco)
3,280
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
46,840
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at FY2024

United Kingdom

Entry clearance visas issued to nationals of Morocco (Home Office) and students with a permanent address in Morocco (HESA).

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor22,344
  2. Study904
  3. Family795
  4. Work554
  5. Other134

Visas issued by year

12k25k201020122014201620182020202220242025
12k25k201020132016201920222025
Data table
201010,493
201112,066
201213,215
201314,514
201414,722
201516,262
201616,496
201717,275
201817,947
201921,865
20208,543
20217,007
202219,770
202323,024
202423,492
202524,731
Students at UK universities, 2024/25
1,715
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 2025

Canada

Permits and invitations for citizens of Morocco, by year the permit took effect (IRCC).

YearTFWP workIMP workStudyPermanent residentsExpress Entry invitations
20251,6855,2305,2606,9351,985
20242,94510,2556,2657,6351,860
20233,6305,4807,1956,4051,605
20228803,0654,7056,380760
20215603,3954,4302,955605
20203302,3402,6102,985725
20192351,9053,1653,015865
2018601,1602,2152,775515
2017109501,8152,265230
2016258501,5702,11045
2015307901,5152,71040
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (rounded to the nearest 5). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Australia

Temporary skilled visas (subclass 457 to 2018, then 482) granted to primary applicants who are citizens of Morocco, by financial year ending 30 June (Home Affairs).

Primary visas granted by financial year

7142005–062007–082010–112012–132014–152016–172018–192020–212022–232024–252025–26
7142005–062010–112014–152018–192022–232025–26
Data table
2005–066
2006–076
2007–084
2008–094
2010–115
2011–128
2012–133
2013–142
2014–154
2015–163
2016–175
2017–184
2018–195
2019–203
2020–215
2021–221
2022–2311
2023–2414
2024–2513
2025–269
By stream, 2025–26
  1. Core Skills5
  2. Specialist Skills4
Granted, 2025–26
9
Share of all Australian grants, 2025–26
0.0%
Source: Department of Home Affairs (Australia), BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 2025–26

Japan

Citizens of Morocco living in Japan at the end of each December, by status of residence (Immigration Services Agency of Japan). 2020 and 2021 were published only as database tables.

Foreign residents in Japan

4138262012201420162018202220242025
4138262012201420162018202220242025
Data table
2012390
2013391
2014390
2015422
2016495
2017555
2018610
2019654
2022694
2023747
2024782
2025826
By status of residence, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident255
  2. Spouse or Child of Japanese National234
  3. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services113
  4. Student79
  5. Designated Activities43
  6. Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident29
  7. Dependent24
  8. Long-Term Resident21
  9. Highly Skilled Professional8
  10. Professor7
Residents, December 2025
826
In work-related statuses
140
Share in work-related statuses
16.9%
Students
79
Source: Immigration Services Agency of Japan, Statistics on Foreign Residents (在留外国人統計), Table 1, end of December (e-Stat; Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use 2.0)Data as at Dec 2025

Schengen visas in Morocco

Short-stay (C) visa applications at Schengen consulates located in Morocco, 2024. Applicants are mostly, but not only, its citizens.

Schengen stateApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
France282,153246,80031,43511.1%
Spain216,985142,14847,49521.9%
Netherlands38,46125,32812,39832.2%
Belgium16,92510,4046,24936.9%
Germany14,20510,4043,72926.3%
Italy10,4787,3863,04929.1%
Switzerland6,0284,4421,53725.5%
Portugal5,3083,0652,13040.1%
Malta3,6547962,69473.7%
Sweden3,2021,8661,35242.2%
Austria2,6331,5321,08441.2%
Greece1,38380953038.3%
Croatia1,11025383975.6%
Bulgaria1,10154119317.5%
Poland80661718523.0%

Applications by year

353k705k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
353k705k200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009270,478
2010330,218
2011359,657
2012373,823
2013401,096
2014434,652
2015493,642
2016555,142
2017614,432
2018662,585
2019705,293
2020180,443
2021157,100
2022423,201
2023591,401
2024606,800
Refusal rate, 2024
19.1%
Refusal rate, 2019
20.5%
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Europe

First residence permits issued to citizens of Morocco in EU and EFTA countries, 2025 (Eurostat).

First permits by reason
  1. Family97,225
  2. Work42,420
  3. Education42,240
  4. Other reasons21,088
First permits by country
  1. Spain88,407
  2. Italy45,712
  3. France35,585
  4. Germany12,082
  5. Belgium6,135
  6. Portugal5,669
  7. Netherlands2,538
  8. Romania1,407
  9. Switzerland763
  10. Lithuania741
  11. Poland688
  12. Sweden563
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. EU Blue Card599
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)586
  3. Researchers492
  4. Other paid activities40,743
EU Blue Cards granted, 2024
1,263
Citizenships acquired in the EU, 2024
97,381
Students in EU/EFTA tertiary education, 2024
57,606
Refused entry at EU external borders, 2025
1,825
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,240,025
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
66,150
Changed status into work, 2025
30,827
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
39
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
76,579
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2024–2025

National statistics in Europe

Citizens of Morocco in the figures of national statistics offices: residence permits granted in Denmark, immigrations by grounds for settlement in Sweden and immigrants with a non-EU/EFTA nationality by migration motive in the Netherlands; Finland and Austria publish immigration and emigration by citizenship only.

CountryYearAllWorkStudyFamilyProtectionOther or unknown
Denmark2025130462644014
Sweden202535931162661135
Netherlands20252,0651051001,7604555
CountryYearImmigrationEmigrationNet migration
Finland202517628148
Austria2025496271225
Work-related, latest year
  1. Denmark46
  2. Sweden31
  3. Netherlands105
Source: Danmarks Statistik, Statistikbanken VAN66 and VAN77M (CC BY 4.0); SCB (Statistics Sweden), Statistikdatabasen TAB1614 and TAB6670 (CC0); CBS (Statistics Netherlands), StatLine 84809NED (CC BY 4.0); Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), StatFin 11a8 (CC BY 4.0); Statistik Austria, OGD_bevwan020_AUSSENWAND_100 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Germany

Citizens of Morocco living in Germany on 31 December 2025, by residence status in the Central Register of Foreigners (Destatis).

By residence status, 31 Dec 2025
  1. Permanent residence title29,535
  2. Family reasons16,650
  3. Application for a residence title pending14,215
  4. Education and training14,160
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted11,380
  6. EU free movement8,295
  7. Employment6,670
  8. Special residence rights and national visas2,915
  9. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,385
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)2,165
  11. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure580

Residents in Germany (31 Dec)

55k109k201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
55k109k2014201620182020202220242025
Data table
201467,891
201572,129
201675,855
201775,620
201876,200
201978,250
202079,725
202185,805
202295,095
202399,110
2024102,925
2025109,105
Residents in Germany, 31 Dec 2025
109,105
With a residence title for employment
6,670
Permanent residence title
29,535
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), Central Register of Foreigners, 31 December 2025 (reproduction permitted with source)Data as at 31 Dec 2025

Italy

New residence permits issued in Italy to citizens of Morocco, by year and reason, and permits valid on 1 January 2026 (Istat).

New permits by year

22k45k2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
22k45k201620182020202220242025
Data table
201617,493
201718,609
201820,396
201916,033
202010,266
202123,460
202224,259
202325,134
202425,776
202544,549
New permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family23,467
  2. Work10,575
  3. Asylum and protection8,191
  4. Study1,183
  5. Other reasons1,133
New permits, 2025
44,549
Valid permits, 1 Jan 2026
408,311
EU long-term residents, 1 Jan 2026
212,060
Source: Istat, residence permits of non-EU citizens: permits issued in the year and valid permits on 1 January (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Foreign embassies and consulates in Morocco

Countries with an embassy or consulate in Morocco, as recorded in Wikidata.

CountryEmbassiesConsulates-generalConsulates
Algeria1——
Argentina1——
Australia1——
Austria1——
Azerbaijan1——
Bahrain1——
Bangladesh1——
Belgium1——
Brazil1——
Bulgaria1——
Burkina Faso1——
Canada1——
Chad1——
Chile1——
China1——
Colombia1——
Comoros1——
Croatia1——
Czechia1——
Côte d’Ivoire1——
Egypt1——
Eswatini1——
Finland1——
France161
Germany1——
Ghana1——
Greece1——
Guatemala1——
Guinea1——
Haiti1——
Hungary1——
India1——
Indonesia1——
Iraq1——
Italy1——
Japan1——
Madagascar1——
Malaysia1——
Mexico1——
Netherlands1——
Norway1——
Palestine1——
Panama1——
Paraguay1——
Peru1——
Philippines1——
Poland1——
Portugal1——
Romania1——
Russia1——
Saudi Arabia1——
Serbia1——
South Africa1——
South Korea1——
Spain17—
Suriname1——
Sweden1——
Switzerland1——
Syria1——
Tunisia1——
Türkiye1——
Ukraine1——
United Arab Emirates1——
United Kingdom1——
United States—1—
Countries
65
Missions
79
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Remittances

Money that migrants send home: personal remittances received by Morocco, in current US dollars (World Bank).

Remittances received by year, US$ million

6,82914k2000200320062009201220152018202120242025
6,82914k200020052010201520202025
Data table
20002,161
20013,261
20022,877
20033,614
20044,221
20054,589
20065,451
20076,730
20086,894
20096,269
20106,423
20117,256
20126,508
20136,882
20147,789
20156,904
20166,383
20176,823
20186,919
20196,963
20207,414
202110,906
202211,170
202311,750
202412,509
202513,657
Remittances received, 2025
US$13,657 million
Share of GDP, 2025
7.5%
Average cost of sending US$200 to Morocco, 2023
4.2%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

All corridors from Morocco

Destinations with a dedicated page for citizens of this country.

  • Morocco → Spain
  • Morocco → France
  • Morocco → Italy
  • Morocco → Germany
  • Morocco → Netherlands
  • Morocco → Canada
  • Morocco → Belgium
  • Morocco → United States
  • Morocco → Türkiye
  • Morocco → Switzerland
  • Morocco → Portugal
  • Morocco → Sweden
  • Morocco → Poland
  • Morocco → Lithuania
  • Morocco → Romania
  • Morocco → United Kingdom
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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