Passports

Passport Services

Note: Effective February 1, 2008, passport applicants who are U.S. citizen minors under the age of 16 must appear personally with their parents and provide proof of identity, proof of citizenship and proof of relationship.

All Americans residing in Morocco should hold valid U.S. passports. No single document is more important to an American citizen residing overseas. We urge you not to let your passport expire nor delay in making application for renewal of a passport.

Lost/stolen passports can be replaced within days of when an applicant comes to the U.S. Consulate General to report the loss, provided the case is a bona fide emergency and telecommunications with Washington are up and running.  In order to process an application for a replacement passport, regular or emergency, you will need to obtain a declaration de perte (declaration of loss) from the police station in the city where the loss occured.   

Routine requests for the renewal of a passport are made at the U.S. Consulate General but the passports are issued in the U.S.  The process takes approximately 10 days.  Passport application forms are available at http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/passport.asp.

All applicants must appear in person at the American Citizen Services (ACS) unit at the U.S. Consulate General and provide the following:

• Evidence of identity and citizenship (i.e., copy of previous passport, U.S. birth certificate or naturalization certificate).
• Two recent full front face photographs (2x2 inches or 5x5 cm against a light background).
• A completed application form (available at the ACS unit or at http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/passport.asp).
• Fees: All fees may be paid in U.S. dollars (via cash or credit card) or Moroccan Dirham equivalent (cash only).           

  Renewals for adults eligible to use DS-82	USD $75
  First-time and lost/stolen passports for adults:	USD $100
  Minors under 16:	USD $85

• Applicants who are U.S. citizen minors under the age of 16 must appear personally with their parents to establish identity, proof of citizenship and proof of relationship (a birth certificate or adoption papers). For parental application permission, both parents must appear together and sign or one parent may appear to sign and submit the parents notarized statement, or one parent may appear, sign and submit primary evidence of sole authority. Minors 16 and 17 may apply in person with their own identification, but for security reasons, parental consent may be required.
• In addition, for renewals for minors, parents should provide photos of the child at each year of age to facilitate the consular officer's identification of the child from infancy.  The Consular Officer may request this information of older applicants as well.
• Extra pages can be added to a passport within days of an application is made at no charge. 

Per the U.S. Department of State's Media Note on September 26, 2005, Amendments to U.S. passports are only allowed in rare circumstances.

Passport services are provided on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 3 p.m., excluding U.S. and Moroccan holidays.