French Embassy in Rabat

Moroccan citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to France. Whether the French embassy in Rabat takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

In 2025, France’s embassy in Rabat received 177,590 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 158,365. 19,180 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 10.8%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 11.2%. Applications rose by 4% compared with 2024 (170,837).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 10.8% (2025) to 12.9% (2023).

France issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Morocco; this office handled 60% of their 295,272 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Casablanca 8.7%, which makes Rabat the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Morocco, 19.2% of applications were refused in 2025; France’s rate worldwide was 14.2%. France received the largest number of applications of the 19 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 47.8% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Morocco.

Besides the French embassy in Rabat, France has 7 other missions in Morocco. Consulates: Tangier, Rabat, Marrakesh, Fes, Casablanca and Agadir. Morocco in turn has 13 missions in France, its embassy being in Paris.

About the French embassy in Rabat

It appears in official lists as Embassy of France in Rabat.

Address and contact

Address: 1 rue Ibn Hajar, Rabat. The record for the French embassy in Rabat includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

French citizens travelling to Morocco

French citizens can visit Morocco without a visa for up to 90 days.

When the French embassy in Rabat is closed

Expect the French embassy in Rabat to be shut on Independence Day (Eid Al Istiqulal) on Wednesday 18 November 2026 and New Year's Day (Ras l' âm) on Friday 1 January 2027, and often on Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in France.

Before visiting the French embassy in Rabat

Current procedures for the French embassy in Rabat, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the French embassy in Rabat

Within 1 km of the French embassy in Rabat there are 2 other foreign missions.