Morocco : Registration of Marriage Contract at Moroccan Consulates Abroad

Name of the Organization : Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Type of Facility : Registration of Marriage Contract at Moroccan Consulates Abroad
Country : Morocco

Website : service-public.ma/en/web/…Procedure=5901

Registration of Marriage Contract at Moroccan Abroad :

Moroccan nationals abroad may contract marriage according to the administrative procedures of the host country provided: consensus between spouses, legal capacity; presence of two Muslim witnesses, freedom from legal impediments.

Related : Mixed Marriage Permission Morocco : www.statusin.org/6427.html

The marriage certificate must be registered at the Moroccan consulate having jurisdiction over the place in which the contract was drawn up, within a limit period not extending three months starting from the date of contract establishment. The documents required for this procedure are as follows:

Applicant:
Le fiancé ou la fiancée.

Required documents:
** Consular registration card of one or of the two spouses;
** Residence title or an equivalent document stating place of residence of one or of the two spouses within the consular district;
** Full copy of civil marriage contract in four duplicates with certified translation, where necessary;
** Extract of birth certificate for both spouses;
** National identity card or passport of spouses;

Fees:
Fees of consulate, contracts, and formalities

Place of submission:
Consulate of Morocco in country of residence
Place of issue:
Consulate of Morocco in host country

Validity period:
According to procedure
Sources of information (home department):
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Non-remarriage certificate :
This certificate is evidence that the applicant is not married. Such certificate is often required for administrative procedures abroad.
Applicant – Moroccan nationals abroad

Required documents :
** Registration card at consular district
** Divorce deed or spouse death certificate
** Sworn statement

Place of submission : Consular district having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the applicant
Place of issue : Consular district having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the applicant

Ways of claims : Al-Wassit institution (mediator)
Contact : Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Sources of information (home department) : Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Divorce certificate :
This certificate attests that the applicant and the person whose name is stated in the document are divorced. Such certificate is often required for administrative procedures abroad.
Applicant – Moroccan nationals abroad

Required documents :
** Registration card
** Original marriage contract
** Original divorce deed

Place of submission : Consulate having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the applicant
Place of issue : Consulate having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the applicant

Ways of claims : Al-Wassit institution (mediator)
Contact : Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Sources of information (home department) : Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

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