Morocco medical treatment visa

Only patients whose nationality is missing from the Foreign Ministry's list of visa-exempt countries. EU citizens and the other listed nationalities come for treatment on their passport and may remain up to 90 days without a residence card. Nationals of Mali, Congo (Brazzaville) and Guinea (Conakry) need an AEVM instead, unless aged 55 or over. A visa cannot be converted to another type inside Morocco, so choose the medical category from the start.

Besides the Accès Maroc form, two colour photos, proof of address and the passport with a copy, the ministry asks for a medical certificate, a health insurer's certificate or bank guarantee covering hospitalisation and any repatriation, and the admission agreement that the Moroccan hospital or clinic issues on the basis of that cover. Bring originals with copies.

No minimum balance is published; what matters is a guarantee that the hospital bill and a possible medical repatriation will be paid. Since the hospital bases its admission letter on that guarantee, arrange it first. Article 4 of Law No. 02-03 also lets border officers check your means, purpose and return guarantee.

The ordinary short-stay chancery fee applies: MAD 220 for one entry or MAD 330 for two, for a stay of less than three months. Consulates collect it in their local currency at the exchange rate displayed in the waiting room. Visa-exempt patients pay no visa fee.

Fill in the visa form on Accès Maroc, book a consular appointment through the portal and attend with the medical file. The consular post may contact you for more information. The consulate fixes the validity, from one day to three months, and the number of entries. No processing time is published, so apply well before the admission date.

Treatment beyond 90 days needs a carte d'immatriculation from the police foreigners' department where you stay, requested before day 90; the receipt stands in for the card meanwhile. Overstaying without force majeure is punishable under Article 42 of Law No. 02-03 by a fine of MAD 2,000 to 20,000 and/or one to six months' imprisonment.