🇲🇦 Marrakech Police – Foreign Nationals Service
Residence permits, renewals, and official paperwork for expats & tourists
✓ Official DGSN service – E-Police portal
Address: Boulevard Abi Obayda Al Jarah (J2W6+RV3), Marrakech 40000, Morocco
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Phone: 05.24.43.00.89 / 05.24.43.19.87
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Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Appointment: Not mandatory but strongly recommended (arrive early)
Official portal: www.epolice.ma
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📑 First-time residence permit application
Common documents (everyone)
- 2 white + 2 yellow application forms (provided on site with your passport)
- 6 passport photos (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm)
- Certified copy of the first 6 passport pages + entry stamps
- Copy of your lease agreement (proof of address)
- Tax stamp: 100 Dirhams (approx. $10 USD / £8 / $15 AUD / $13 CAD)
- Police clearance certificate
- Medical certificate
⚠️ Important: All photocopies must be certified/legalized. Bring original documents when submitting your application.
👔 Employed / Salaried worker
- Employment contract stamped by the Ministry of Employment (3 copies)
🏢 Company manager / Partner
- Company bylaws
- Commercial register
- Recent Model J (less than 3 months old)
⚕️ Self-employed / Liberal profession
- Professional authorization from the General Secretariat of the Government
🎓 Student
- Enrollment certificate
- Scholarship certificate (if applicable)
- Accreditation certificate (for private schools)
🔄 Residence permit renewal
Renewals must be done annually until a 10‑year permit is granted.
- Moroccan police clearance certificate
- If born in Morocco: issued by the court of your birthplace
- If born abroad: issued by the National Criminal Records Service (Ministry of Justice)
📊 DGSN 2023 data
• 43,807 residence certificates issued to foreigners
• Document issuance center now operating in Marrakech
• E-Police portal for online procedures
• 43,807 residence certificates issued to foreigners
• Document issuance center now operating in Marrakech
• E-Police portal for online procedures
❓ Frequently asked questions
Two numbers: 05.24.43.00.89 and 05.24.43.19.87.
Not mandatory but recommended to avoid waiting. Arrive early in the morning.
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
100 Dirhams (approx. $10 USD / £8 / $15 AUD / $13 CAD).
Boulevard Abi Obayda Al Jarah (J2W6+RV3), Marrakech 40000, Morocco.
