{"site":"Bab Lblad","language":"en","read_on":"2026-10-10","note":"Facts and English text behind the Services pages. Fields ending in _t are text; src is the page each figure was read on.","checked":"2026-10-10","study":[{"title_t":"Admission to selective public institutions","text_t":"Admission to selective public institutions runs on the national platform CursusSup. New baccalaureate holders were admitted through it for 2026-2027.","url":"https://www.cursussup.gov.ma/","src":"https://estbm.ac.ma/pdf/avis/avis-aux-nouveaux-bacheliers-admis-vialaplateforme-1788280405-6cc9b5872f.pdf"},{"title_t":"Applying with a foreign baccalaureate","text_t":"The application form on CursusSup asks for your type of baccalaureate. 'Baccalauréat étranger' (foreign baccalaureate) is one of the choices.","url":"https://www.cursussup.gov.ma/"},{"title_t":"Equivalence of foreign school certificates","text_t":"The Ministry of National Education has an online platform for the equivalence of foreign school certificates. You register, apply online, track your file and receive a copy of the decision.","url":"https://equivalence.men.gov.ma","src":"https://medias24.com/2023/11/21/digitalisation-de-la-gestion-de-lequivalence-des-diplomes-etrangers/","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Médias24"},{"title_t":"A foreign baccalaureate needs an equivalence certificate","text_t":"The higher-education equivalence platform asks holders of a foreign baccalaureate to upload an equivalence certificate issued by the National Education department.","url":"https://equivalence.men.gov.ma"},{"title_t":"Equivalence of foreign higher-education diplomas","text_t":"You apply on the Ministry of Higher Education's E-équivalence platform, then hand in a paper file in Rabat. The fee is generally around 200 dirhams. Processing takes 2 to 6 months.","url":"https://equivalence.enssup.gov.ma","src":"https://www.demarchesmaroc.com/equivalence-diplomes-etrangers-au-maroc/","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Démarches Maroc"},{"title_t":"Public-university degrees from five countries are recognised","text_t":"Orders published on 17 July 2025 recognise licence, master and doctorate degrees from public universities in Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany and France as equivalent to Moroccan ones.","url":"https://equivalence.enssup.gov.ma","src":"https://fr.hespress.com/434990-le-maroc-simplifie-la-reconnaissance-des-diplomes-etrangers-une-avancee-pour-la-diaspora.html","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Hespress"},{"title_t":"Conditions for this recognition, and engineering degrees","text_t":"It must be a state diploma obtained through regular studies, with proof that you lived in the country. Engineering diplomas qualify if the course lasts at least five years after the baccalaureate.","url":"https://equivalence.enssup.gov.ma","src":"https://fr.hespress.com/434990-le-maroc-simplifie-la-reconnaissance-des-diplomes-etrangers-une-avancee-pour-la-diaspora.html","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Hespress"},{"title_t":"Degrees from French public universities","text_t":"Under a decision of 3 April 2025, licence, master and doctorate degrees from French public universities are recognised automatically. The diploma must be signed or stamped by the French recteur d'académie.","url":"https://equivalence.enssup.gov.ma","src":"https://fr.hespress.com/429285-reconnaissance-des-diplomes-le-maroc-simplifie-les-equivalences-pour-les-diplomes-francais.html","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Hespress"},{"title_t":"No equivalence needed for international students in 2026-2027","text_t":"For 2026-2027, international students can apply to public universities with foreign diplomas without a Moroccan equivalence. If you hold Moroccan nationality, ask the university whether this applies to you.","url":"","src":"https://lematin.ma/enseignement/le-maroc-leve-lequivalence-des-diplomes-pour-les-etudiants-internationaux/368601","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Le Matin"},{"title_t":"Al Akhawayn University: Moroccan and international tuition rates","text_t":"From Fall 2026, undergraduate tuition is 2,226 dirhams per credit for Moroccan students and 3,392 for international students. An international applicant with one Moroccan parent pays the Moroccan rate.","url":"https://aui.ma/hubfs/PDFs/AUI_Financial_Information.pdf","src":"https://aui.ma/hubfs/PDFs/AUI_Financial_Information.pdf"},{"title_t":"Université Mohammed VI des Sciences et de la Santé: scholarships","text_t":"The excellence scholarship requires an excellent average in a baccalaureate obtained in Morocco, so a foreign baccalaureate may not qualify. Ask the university about its other scholarships and its fees.","url":"https://fm6ss.ma/fr/um6ss/bourses-et-aides-financieres","src":"https://fm6ss.ma/fr/um6ss/bourses-et-aides-financieres"}],"universities":[{"name":"Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P)","city":"Benguerir","kind":"","url":"https://um6p.ma/","note_t":""},{"name":"Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR)","city":"Rabat-Salé","kind":"","url":"https://www.uir.ac.ma/","note_t":""},{"name":"Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI)","city":"Ifrane","kind":"non-profit","url":"https://aui.ma/","note_t":"Describes itself as a public, autonomous, non-profit university created by royal decree. It charges tuition and publishes its fees."},{"name":"Université Mohammed VI des Sciences et de la Santé (UM6SS)","city":"Casablanca","kind":"","url":"https://fm6ss.ma/fr/um6ss","note_t":"Campuses also in Rabat, Dakhla, Agadir and Marrakech. The site has a page on scholarships."},{"name":"Université Euro Méditerranéenne de Fès (UEMF)","city":"Fès","kind":"non-profit","url":"https://ueuromed.org/","note_t":"Describes itself as a public-interest, non-profit institution recognised by the State. Ask the university for its fees."},{"name":"CursusSup","city":"","kind":"public","url":"https://www.cursussup.gov.ma/","note_t":"National online platform for admission to selective public institutions. It is the route for new baccalaureate holders."}],"schools":[{"network":"AEFE","url":"https://aefe.gouv.fr/fr/etablissements","note_t":"Official directory of French-curriculum schools abroad. Filter by country (Maroc) and by school status. A map view is also available."}],"programmes":[{"name":"Enseignement de la langue arabe et de la culture marocaine (ELACM)","organiser":"Fondation Hassan II pour les Marocains Résidant à l'Etranger","what_t":"Arabic language and Moroccan culture classes: preschool, classes inside school hours, classes outside school hours in public schools, and classes in associations and mosques.","who_t":"Moroccan children living abroad. The programme has 550 teachers and about 75,000 pupils a year.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/education-et-diversite-culturelle/lenseignement-de-la-langue-arabe-et-de-la-culture-marocaine-elacm/","src":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/education-et-diversite-culturelle/lenseignement-de-la-langue-arabe-et-de-la-culture-marocaine-elacm/"},{"name":"ELACM (année scolaire 2021/2022)","organiser":"Fondation Hassan II pour les Marocains Résidant à l'Etranger","what_t":"Teachers and pupils in the 2021-2022 school year: France 340 and 48,141; Spain 96 and 6,778; Belgium 58 and 7,850; Germany 6 and 466; Netherlands 2 and 384.","who_t":"Pupils in schools and associations in France, Spain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/education-et-diversite-culturelle/deroulement-du-programme-de-lenseignement-de-la-langue-arabe-et-de-la-culture-marocaine-a-letranger-lannee-scolaire-en-cours-2021-2022/","src":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/education-et-diversite-culturelle/deroulement-du-programme-de-lenseignement-de-la-langue-arabe-et-de-la-culture-marocaine-a-letranger-lannee-scolaire-en-cours-2021-2022/"},{"name":"e-Madrassa","organiser":"Fondation Hassan II pour les Marocains Résidant à l'Etranger","what_t":"Online platform for learning Arabic, with images, audio-visual sequences, songs, stories and games. It complements classroom teaching.","who_t":"Moroccan children and young people living abroad.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.e-madrassa.ma","src":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/education-et-diversite-culturelle/lenseignement-a-distance-2/"},{"name":"Séjour culturel","organiser":"Fondation Hassan II pour les Marocains Résidant à l'Etranger","what_t":"Summer stay in Morocco in four 10-day sessions of 240 children each. In 2026: 4 to 13 July, 16 to 25 July, 28 July to 6 August and 9 to 18 August.","who_t":"Children aged 9 to 13 living abroad; 960 places. In 2026 registration ran through April at the nearest Moroccan consulate. Contact: +212 7 62 80 96 29, education@fh2mre.ma.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/education-et-diversite-culturelle/avis-inscription-au-programme-sejour-culturel-ete-2026/","src":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/education-et-diversite-culturelle/avis-inscription-au-programme-sejour-culturel-ete-2026/"},{"name":"Séjour culturel 2025","organiser":"Fondation Hassan II pour les Marocains Résidant à l'Etranger","what_t":"The 2025 stay was held at the Foundation's socio-cultural centre in Kénitra, with workshops, sport, an educational farm and outings in Rabat.","who_t":"In 2025 the children came from France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and several African and Arab countries.","cost_t":"Participation was free in 2025.","url":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/education-et-diversite-culturelle/programme-du-26eme-sejour-culturel-2026/","src":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/fondation-a-la-une/communique-de-presse-sejour-culturel-2025/"},{"name":"Séjours culturels","organiser":"Département des Marocains Résidant à l'Étranger","what_t":"Cultural summer stays in Morocco for children, listed under the ministry's identity programme.","who_t":"Children of Moroccans abroad aged 9 to 13, from low-income families.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/programmes/renforcement-identitaire/activites/sejours-culturels","src":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/programmes/renforcement-identitaire/activites/sejours-culturels"},{"name":"Université d'été","organiser":"Département des Marocains Résidant à l'Étranger","what_t":"Nine days of workshops, debates and field visits. In 2026 it was held in Tangier from 4 to 12 July. Online registration closed on 19 April 2026.","who_t":"300 young Moroccans living abroad, aged 18 to 25 and enrolled in higher education.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/media-room/actualites/le-departement-des-marocains-residant-letranger-organise-la-17eme-edition-de","src":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/media-room/actualites/le-departement-des-marocains-residant-letranger-organise-la-17eme-edition-de"},{"name":"Bourses universitaires pour étudiants MRE","organiser":"Département des Marocains Résidant à l'Étranger","what_t":"University scholarships under the ministry's social support programme.","who_t":"Young students among Moroccans living abroad, from low-income families.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/programmes/accompagnement-social/activites/bourses-universitaires","src":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/programmes/accompagnement-social/activites/bourses-universitaires"},{"name":"Assistance juridique","organiser":"Fondation Hassan II pour les Marocains Résidant à l'Etranger","what_t":"Follows complaints and court cases with the justice authorities, liaises with lawyers and local authorities, and advises on procedures, family disputes, inheritance and detainees.","who_t":"Moroccans living abroad and their families in Morocco. Contact: +212 7 62 86 92 59, r.juridique@fh2mre.ma.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/assistance/assistance-juridique-2/","src":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/assistance/assistance-juridique-2/"},{"name":"Pôle Promotion économique","organiser":"Fondation Hassan II pour les Marocains Résidant à l'Etranger","what_t":"Help and assistance for Moroccans abroad who want to invest in Morocco. Foundation head office: 67, boulevard Ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, +212 537 27 46 50.","who_t":"Moroccans living abroad with an investment project.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/promotion-economique/presentation-promotion-economique/","src":"https://www.fh2mre.ma/fondation/promotion-economique/presentation-promotion-economique/"},{"name":"MeM by CGEM (Marocains Entrepreneurs du Monde)","organiser":"CGEM","what_t":"Network of the Moroccan employers' confederation built around mentoring, investment and business-ambassador actions, linked to its regions and federations. Phone: 05 22 99 70 00.","who_t":"Moroccan entrepreneurs living abroad.","cost_t":"","url":"https://cgem.ma/region/mem-by-cgem/","src":"https://fesmeknesinvest.ma/special-mre/","secondhand":true,"src_name":"CRI Fès-Meknès"},{"name":"Desk Marocains du Monde","organiser":"Agence Marocaine de Développement des Investissements et des Exportations (AMDIE)","what_t":"Contact point for diaspora investors at the national investment agency: diaspora@amdie.gov.ma, +212 661 550 523, Avenue Attine, Mahaj Riad Center, Rabat.","who_t":"Moroccans abroad with an investment project.","cost_t":"","url":"","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Charte%20de%20l'Investissement.pdf"},{"name":"Journée nationale des Marocains Résidant à l'Étranger","organiser":"Département des Marocains Résidant à l'Étranger","what_t":"National day held every 10 August since 2003, with events in the prefectures and provinces.","who_t":"All Moroccans living abroad who are in Morocco on that date.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/media-room/actualites/celebration-de-la-journee-nationale-des-marocains-residant-letranger-10-aout","src":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/media-room/actualites/celebration-de-la-journee-nationale-des-marocains-residant-letranger-10-aout"},{"name":"Semaine de l'investissement pour les Marocains du Monde","organiser":"Centres Régionaux d'Investissement","what_t":"Meetings at the twelve regional investment centres, held from 10 to 13 August in 2026. A Fast Track service gives you a single contact, priority handling and individual follow-up.","who_t":"Moroccans abroad with a business or investment project. Rabat centre: +212 6 64 000 770, mdm@rabatinvest.ma.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.rabatinvest.ma/emaine-de-linvestissement-pour-les-marocains-du-monde-du-10-au-13-aout/","src":"https://www.rabatinvest.ma/emaine-de-linvestissement-pour-les-marocains-du-monde-du-10-au-13-aout/"},{"name":"Permanence téléphonique","organiser":"Département des Marocains Résidant à l'Étranger","what_t":"Telephone line of the ministry department: +212 700 009 734, Monday to Friday 16:30 to 18:30, Saturdays and public holidays 09:00 to 13:00. An online contact form is also available.","who_t":"Moroccans living abroad.","cost_t":"","url":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/contactez-nous","src":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/contactez-nous"}],"dar":[{"city":"Montréal","cc":"CA","note_t":"Moroccan cultural centre.","url":"","src":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/departement/appel-a-candidatures"},{"city":"Amsterdam","cc":"NL","note_t":"Moroccan cultural centre. It held its first artistic and cultural event on 27 June 2026.","url":"","src":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/fr/media-room/actualites/premiere-activite-artistique-et-culturelle-au-centre-culturel-du-maroc-dar-al"}],"work":[{"title_t":"Auto-entrepreneur status: who can register","text_t":"The status is open to any natural person resident in Morocco who carries out an independent activity in their own name. If you still live abroad, you do not meet the residence condition.","url":"https://www.ae.gov.ma","src":"https://casainvest.ma/fr/d%C3%A9marches-de-cr%C3%A9ation"},{"title_t":"Auto-entrepreneur status: how to register","text_t":"Check that your activity is eligible, pre-register on rn.ae.gov.ma, prepare your file and hand it in at a counter of a partner bank of Poste Maroc. You follow it online, then receive your card.","url":"https://rn.ae.gov.ma","src":"https://casainvest.ma/fr/d%C3%A9marches-de-cr%C3%A9ation"},{"title_t":"Auto-entrepreneur status: turnover ceilings and the single-client rule","text_t":"Turnover ceiling: 500,000 dirhams a year for commerce, industry and crafts, 200,000 for services. For services above 80,000 dirhams a year with one client, the client withholds 30% tax on the excess.","url":"https://www.ae.gov.ma"},{"title_t":"Creating a company online","text_t":"DIRECT ENTREPRISE (www.directentreprise.ma) is the official online channel for all company-creation formalities.","url":"https://www.directentreprise.ma","src":"https://casainvest.ma/fr/d%C3%A9marches-de-cr%C3%A9ation"},{"title_t":"Company creation: reserving the name","text_t":"The first step is the negative certificate, which reserves the company name. You request it online. It costs about 233 dirhams and is valid three months.","url":"https://www.nc.directentreprise.ma","src":"https://www.rabatinvest.ma/appui-a-le-creation/"},{"title_t":"Company creation: registration fees","text_t":"Registering the articles of association is free; other deeds cost from 260 dirhams. Commercial register: 350 dirhams. Legal notice: 973 dirhams for a société anonyme, 423 for the other forms listed, 223 for a branch.","url":"https://www.rabatinvest.ma/appui-a-le-creation/","src":"https://www.rabatinvest.ma/appui-a-le-creation/"},{"title_t":"Regional investment centres: the CRI-Invest platform","text_t":"On this platform of the regional investment centres you launch an investment project online, follow its progress, read the procedures and incentives, and receive authorisations.","url":"https://www.cri-invest.ma/","src":"https://fesmeknesinvest.ma/service/cri-invest/"},{"title_t":"Investment charter: scheme for smaller companies","text_t":"For very small, small and medium companies: a project of 1 to 50 million dirhams, a stable-jobs ratio of at least 1.5 (1 for tourism) and at least 10% of the project financed by equity.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Kit%20de%20l%E2%80%99accompagnement%20de%20l%E2%80%99Entreprise-decembre-2025%20(3)_0.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Kit%20de%20l%E2%80%99accompagnement%20de%20l%E2%80%99Entreprise-decembre-2025%20(3)_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"Investment charter: ceiling on premiums","text_t":"Under the investment charter, the overall premium can reach 30% of the eligible investment, adding together the common, territorial and sector premiums.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Charte%20de%20l'Investissement.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Kit%20de%20l%E2%80%99accompagnement%20de%20l%E2%80%99Entreprise-decembre-2025%20(3)_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"MDM Invest: what it is","text_t":"State fund managed by Tamwilcom. It pays a non-repayable premium, once the project is completed, to companies created or extended in Morocco by Moroccans living abroad. Phone: 0537 71 68 68.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20INVEST_0.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20INVEST_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"MDM Invest: premium and project size","text_t":"The premium is 10% of the investment, capped at 5 million dirhams. The project must be a creation or an extension worth at least 1 million dirhams. Projects completed before the request are not eligible.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20INVEST_0.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20INVEST_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"MDM Invest: eligible sectors","text_t":"Industry and related services, education, transport and logistics, energy, green economy, digital, crafts, tourism and health.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20INVEST_0.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20INVEST_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"MDM Invest: your own contribution","text_t":"Your equity must be at least 20% of the project; the rest is bank credit or another contribution. Some official pages still show older terms (25% in foreign currency), so confirm with your bank.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20INVEST_0.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Kit%20de%20l%E2%80%99accompagnement%20de%20l%E2%80%99Entreprise-decembre-2025%20(3)_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"MDM Invest: who can apply and how","text_t":"Open to Moroccans living abroad who hold a residence permit, a foreign identity document or a consular card, and to those who returned for good less than a year before filing. You apply only through a bank.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20INVEST_0.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20INVEST_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"MDM Tamwil: co-financing loan","text_t":"Tamwilcom co-finances, with a bank, companies created or extended by Moroccans abroad. Its share is 1 to 5 million dirhams, up to 40% of the investment, for projects of at least 2.5 million dirhams.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20TAMWIL_0.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20TAMWIL_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"MDM Tamwil: rate and duration","text_t":"Tamwilcom's share costs 2.5% a year excluding tax, over 7 years at most, including up to 2 years before repayment of the principal starts. You apply through the bank.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20TAMWIL_0.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20TAMWIL_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"Loan guarantees for small businesses","text_t":"Intelaka: bank loans up to 1.2 million dirhams, guaranteed at 80% of the principal. Damane Express: 70% guarantee on loans and leases up to 1 million dirhams, 80% for companies led mainly by women.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Kit%20de%20l%E2%80%99accompagnement%20de%20l%E2%80%99Entreprise-decembre-2025%20(3)_0.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Kit%20de%20l%E2%80%99accompagnement%20de%20l%E2%80%99Entreprise-decembre-2025%20(3)_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"Grants for small projects","text_t":"The National Initiative for Human Development grants up to 100,000 dirhams per project, covering at most 90% of its cost.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Kit%20de%20l%E2%80%99accompagnement%20de%20l%E2%80%99Entreprise-decembre-2025%20(3)_0.pdf","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Kit%20de%20l%E2%80%99accompagnement%20de%20l%E2%80%99Entreprise-decembre-2025%20(3)_0.pdf"},{"title_t":"Foreign pension: allowance and 80% tax reduction","text_t":"If you settle in Morocco with a foreign pension, a flat allowance applies first: 70% up to 168,000 dirhams a year and 40% above. The tax due on the pension you transfer is then reduced by 80%.","url":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/sites/default/files/2026-07/Guide_MRE__FR_2026_4.pdf","src":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/sites/default/files/2026-07/Guide_MRE__FR_2026_4.pdf"},{"title_t":"Foreign pension: conditions and yearly return","text_t":"The reduction covers only amounts transferred for good in non-convertible dirhams. File your income return before 1 March each year, with certificates from the payer and your bank. Help line: 05 37 27 37 27.","url":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/sites/default/files/2026-07/Guide_MRE__FR_2026_4.pdf","src":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/sites/default/files/2026-07/Guide_MRE__FR_2026_4.pdf"}],"cri":[{"region":"Casablanca-Settat","name":"Centre Régional d'Investissement de Casablanca-Settat","url":"https://casainvest.ma/","phone":"+212 522 49 42 42"},{"region":"Rabat-Salé-Kénitra","name":"Centre Régional d'Investissement de la région de Rabat - Salé - Kénitra","url":"https://www.rabatinvest.ma/","phone":"+212 537 77 64 00"},{"region":"Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima","name":"CRI Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima","url":"https://www.investangier.com/","phone":"+212 539 34 23 03"},{"region":"Fès-Meknès","name":"Centre Régional d'Investissement Fès-Meknès","url":"https://fesmeknesinvest.ma/","phone":"+212 5 35 65 20 57"},{"region":"Marrakech-Safi","name":"Centre Régional d'Investissement Marrakech-Safi","url":"","phone":""},{"region":"Souss-Massa","name":"CRI AGADIR (Centre régional d'investissement de la région de Souss Massa)","url":"https://www.agadirinvest.com/","phone":"+212 5 28 23 08 77"},{"region":"Oriental","name":"Centre Régional d'Investissement de l'Oriental","url":"","phone":""},{"region":"Béni Mellal-Khénifra","name":"CRI Béni Mellal Khénifra","url":"https://coeurdumaroc.ma/","phone":"+212 5 23 48 23 13"},{"region":"Drâa-Tafilalet","name":"Centre Régional d'Investissement Drâa-Tafilalet","url":"","phone":""},{"region":"Guelmim-Oued Noun","name":"Centre Régional d'Investissement Guelmim-Oued Noun","url":"","phone":""},{"region":"Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra","name":"Centre Régional d’investissement LAAYOUNE SAKIA-HAMRA","url":"https://laayouneinvest.ma/","phone":"+212 528 891 179"},{"region":"Dakhla-Oued Eddahab","name":"CRI DAKHLA OUED EDDAHAB","url":"https://dakhlainvest.ma/","phone":""}],"shipping":[{"title_t":"Parcel between private persons: the 1,250 dirham threshold","text_t":"Customs circular no. 6346/210 of 1 July 2022: items worth no more than 1,250 dirhams, sent directly from one private person to another, stay exempt from duty. The parcel must have no commercial character.","src":"https://immib.org.tr/download/033e855d6a754cba842cb941b3f7b7e6/Fas İnternet Alışveriş Sirküler.pdf","secondhand":true,"src_name":"İMMİB"},{"title_t":"Online purchases: taxed from the first dirham","text_t":"Since 1 July 2022, any goods bought on e-commerce platforms pay customs duties and taxes, whatever their value. The 1,250 dirham exemption does not cover them.","src":"https://immib.org.tr/download/033e855d6a754cba842cb941b3f7b7e6/Fas İnternet Alışveriş Sirküler.pdf","secondhand":true,"src_name":"İMMİB"},{"title_t":"The decree behind the online-purchase rule","text_t":"Decree no. 2.22.438 excludes online purchases from the import duty exemption, whatever the value of the consignment.","src":"https://www.finances.gov.ma/Fr/Pages/detail-actualite.aspx?fiche=5939"},{"title_t":"A gift you buy online and post to family","text_t":"A Moroccan abroad who buys an item, even online, and sends it to family is not affected by the online-purchase rule. The 1,250 dirham exemption between private persons still applies.","src":"https://medias24.com/2022/06/17/les-explications-et-precisions-de-la-douane-sur-limposition-des-achats-electroniques-depuis-letranger/","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Médias24"},{"title_t":"What counts as a commercial parcel","text_t":"Books and newspapers pay nothing. Parcels up to 1,250 dirhams are exempt unless commercial, for example 200 pieces of the same product. Above 1,250 dirhams you pay duties to the carrier or to customs.","src":"https://telquel.ma/videos/la-douane-explique-comment-fonctionne-le-dedouanement-des-colis-postaux","secondhand":true,"src_name":"TelQuel"},{"title_t":"Goods you carry in person","text_t":"If you live and work abroad, the non-commercial items you bring with you are duty-free below 25,000 dirhams per calendar year, as long as they are not all of one type.","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Personal effects sent as unaccompanied baggage","text_t":"Personal effects such as jewellery, a laptop, light sports gear or toys can also arrive as unaccompanied baggage and must leave at the end of your stay. Furniture, appliances and televisions are excluded.","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Medicines","text_t":"Medicines for your personal use enter duty-free if you show a medical certificate or a prescription. Other medicines need an authorisation from the Moroccan medicines agency and pay duties.","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Moving home for good","text_t":"With a change-of-residence certificate, used furniture and personal effects enter duty-free, plus non-commercial items up to 40,000 dirhams. Goods must arrive within six months, in two shipments at most.","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Car brought for a stay","text_t":"A car registered abroad is admitted for 180 days per calendar year, in one stay or several, on presentation of your residence card and the vehicle's original documents. The period cannot be extended.","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Car imported for good: age limit","text_t":"Only vehicles less than five years old are accepted for customs clearance. Customs has an online duty simulator on its portal.","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Car imported for good: 90% allowance from age 60","text_t":"If you are 60 or older and have lived abroad at least 10 years, you get a 90% allowance on the vehicle's value when new, up to a maximum of 300,000 dirhams, for one vehicle in your lifetime.","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Carrier: EMS Chronopost International Maroc","text_t":"Express and parcel operator of the Poste Maroc and Geopost group. Customer service: +212 5 22 20 21 21. Its site has calculators for rates and delivery times.","src":"https://www.chronopost.ma/"},{"title_t":"Parcels sent from Morocco to the European Union","text_t":"Since 1 July 2026, new European Union customs rules apply to consignments worth less than 150 euros that arrive from outside the Union. This concerns parcels you send from Morocco to Europe.","src":"https://www.dhl.com/ma-fr/home.html","secondhand":true,"src_name":"DHL"}],"returning":[{"title_t":"Before you leave: the change-of-residence certificate","text_t":"Get a change-of-residence certificate from the town hall you are leaving or from the Moroccan consulate. Prepare a dated and signed inventory and proof of your residence and work abroad.","url":"https://www.douane.gov.ma","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Household goods at customs","text_t":"Used furniture, personal effects and one appliance of each kind enter duty-free, plus non-commercial items up to 40,000 dirhams and used work tools up to 150,000 dirhams. One move per family.","url":"https://www.douane.gov.ma","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Time limit for your goods","text_t":"Your goods must arrive in one shipment, or two at most, through the same customs office, within six months of the date the change-of-residence certificate was issued.","url":"https://www.douane.gov.ma","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Allowance raised in 2026","text_t":"The ceiling for non-commercial items on permanent return rose from 30,000 to 40,000 dirhams in 2026. Pages that still quote 30,000 dirhams are out of date.","url":"https://www.douane.gov.ma","src":"https://www.bladi.net/marhaba-change-douane-mre,121745.html","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Bladi.net"},{"title_t":"Your vehicle","text_t":"One vehicle gets an extra three-year ageing allowance on its taxable value, once in a lifetime. The certificate must be under six months old. From age 60 with ten years abroad, a 90% allowance applies instead.","url":"https://www.douane.gov.ma","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/Guide%20Douanes%20MDM%202026.pdf"},{"title_t":"Children's schooling","text_t":"Foreign school certificates are made equivalent on the National Education online platform. You register, apply and track the file online.","url":"https://equivalence.men.gov.ma","src":"https://medias24.com/2023/11/21/digitalisation-de-la-gestion-de-lequivalence-des-diplomes-etrangers/","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Médias24"},{"title_t":"Driving licence","text_t":"Exchange your foreign licence within 12 months of settling in Morocco, in person at a NARSA centre, with the licence, ID, two photos and a medical certificate under three months old. Fee: 700 dirhams.","url":"https://www.narsa.ma","src":"https://www.demarchesmaroc.com/echange-permis-etranger-conduire-au-maroc/","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Démarches Maroc"},{"title_t":"Your own diplomas","text_t":"Degrees from public universities in France, Spain, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom are recognised under orders published on 17 July 2025. Other diplomas go through the E-équivalence platform.","url":"https://equivalence.enssup.gov.ma","src":"https://fr.hespress.com/434990-le-maroc-simplifie-la-reconnaissance-des-diplomes-etrangers-une-avancee-pour-la-diaspora.html","secondhand":true,"src_name":"Hespress"},{"title_t":"Pension and tax","text_t":"Arrange payment of your pension to Morocco with your foreign pension fund. Declare it each year before 1 March. The tax on the part transferred for good in non-convertible dirhams is reduced by 80%.","url":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/sites/default/files/2026-07/Guide_MRE__FR_2026_4.pdf","src":"https://www.mre.gov.ma/sites/default/files/2026-07/Guide_MRE__FR_2026_4.pdf"},{"title_t":"Starting an activity","text_t":"Once resident, you can take the auto-entrepreneur status. If you returned less than a year ago, you can still apply for MDM Invest through a bank. Regional investment centres offer a Fast Track service.","url":"https://casainvest.ma/fr/marocains-du-monde","src":"https://casainvest.ma/sites/default/files/MDM%20INVEST_0.pdf"}],"tips_t":["A parcel posted to family in Morocco is duty-free only up to 1,250 dirhams. Non-commercial items you carry in person are duty-free below 25,000 dirhams per calendar year.","Anything bought on an e-commerce platform and shipped to Morocco pays customs duties and taxes from the first dirham.","MDM Invest pays a premium of 10% of the project, capped at 5 million dirhams, for projects of at least 1 million dirhams with at least 20% equity. You apply through a bank.","If you retire to Morocco, the income tax on your foreign pension is reduced by 80% on the amounts you transfer for good in non-convertible dirhams.","For a permanent return, your goods must arrive within six months of the date on the change-of-residence certificate, with up to 40,000 dirhams of non-commercial items duty-free.","A car registered abroad can stay in Morocco 180 days per calendar year. To import one for good, it must be less than five years old."]}