Embassies and consulates in Morocco

Outside Rabat, missions are found in Casablanca (17), Tangier (5), Marrakesh (5), Agadir (5), Fes (2), Oujda (1), Tétouan (1) and Nador (1), among other towns; most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 70 can enter visa-free, 8 need an ETA, 7 need an e-Visa and 113 need a visa from an embassy or consulate for Morocco.

Schengen consulates in Morocco received 619,827 short-stay visa applications in 2025, the 5th highest number of any country, and issued 480,354 visas. 19.2% of applications were refused (worldwide: 14.6%). In 2024 the rate was much the same, 20.1%. The number of applications was almost unchanged (606,800 in 2024).

Most applications went to France (295,272), Spain (208,421), the Netherlands (42,398) and Belgium (17,042).

Among the states with at least 500 applications, the lowest refusal rate was France’s (10.0%) and the highest Malta’s (79.1%). The sharpest rise since 2024 was at the consulates of Portugal (+20 points), the largest fall at those of Bulgaria (−8.4 points).

Bulgaria and Romania began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so their 2024 figures cover part of the year. The numbers include every nationality applying in Morocco.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 29,564 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Morocco, the 46th highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Visitor visas (B1/B2) made up 87%, transit and crew visas 4% and diplomatic and official visas 3%. That is 15% fewer than in fiscal year 2024 (34,985).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Morocco received 18,111, 48% more than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 26.9% for citizens of Morocco in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 14.5%).

Morocco itself has 133 missions abroad, in 77 countries. Its largest networks are in France (13), Spain (7), Belgium (6), Italy (6) and Germany (5).

Where the embassies are

Most embassies, 56 of 57, are in the capital, Rabat. Spain has the most missions in Morocco, 9, followed by France (8), Germany (5), Italy (5) and Switzerland (4).

Travel advice for Morocco

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Morocco: the US State Department rates Morocco at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 3 September 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Morocco (updated 19 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Morocco (updated 2 November 2026). Each ministry writes for its own citizens.