Address Registration in Morocco
Morocco has no separate town registration for students. Your address is recorded when you get your residence card from the police (the card that lets you stay in Morocco for more than 90 days). If you move, you tell the police.
How Morocco records your address
Your address goes on file with the police when you ask for your residence card (in French: carte d'immatriculation). You do not go to the town hall.
Ask for your residence card before your first 90 days in Morocco end. Tell the police when you change your address.
Police foreigners' office
The foreigners' office of the police in your city (in French: Bureau des Etrangers) records your address on your residence card file. In villages, go to the Gendarmerie (rural police).
Your university
Keep your address up to date with your university's student office.
Your address, step by step
What to do when you arrive and when you move.
Get a rental contract
Students who rent privately need a rental contract to get the residence card.
Apply for your residence card
Go to the police foreigners' office in your city before your first 90 days end. Your address is part of the file.
Tell the police if you move
By law, a foreigner must report a change of address to the authorities.
Good to know
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Address questions
Short answers for students from India and Pakistan.
Frequently Asked Questions
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