Do I Need a Visa to Visit Morocco?

The short answer for US travelers

US passport holders can enter Morocco visa-free for tourism, with a maximum stay of 90 days per Morocco's own National Tourist Office. Unlike the Schengen countries covered elsewhere in this series, Morocco's own guidance doesn't describe this as a rolling 90-out-of-180-day allowance — it's simply stated as a maximum trip duration, so don't assume the Schengen-style day-counting rules apply here.

What you actually need at the border

Morocco's own tourism office says your passport needs to cover at least the duration of your stay, while the US State Department recommends the more conservative standard of six months of validity beyond your entry date. The two don't quite agree, so we'd suggest following the safer, more conservative option — six months — rather than cutting it closer based on Morocco's minimum.

We didn't find a Moroccan government source confirming a mandatory arrival card or proof-of-onward-travel requirement, though these are commonly mentioned on independent travel sites. In practice, airlines and immigration officers sometimes ask about onward travel, so it's worth having a return or onward ticket accessible even though it isn't clearly documented as a formal legal requirement.

Extending your stay beyond 90 days

Morocco's tourist office confirms you can request an extension of an additional 90 days at your nearest police station. The exact process (typically at a Bureau des Étrangers in cities, roughly two weeks before your current stay expires) is described consistently across independent sources but isn't spelled out in detail on an official government page we could verify — plan to ask directly at a local police station if you need this, rather than relying on a fixed online process. The US State Department notes that overstaying without requesting an extension can require appearing before a judge before you're allowed to leave the country, so don't let this lapse if you're staying longer.

Before you go

Carry more passport validity than the bare Moroccan minimum, plan on 90 days as a flat cap rather than a Schengen-style rolling window, and if you're staying longer, start the extension process at a local police station before your initial 90 days runs out rather than after.