Many people born abroad to Moroccan parents discover in adulthood that their birth (abroad) is not recorded in Moroccan civil status registers.
As a result, Moroccan consular services will not be able to grant these people administrative documents such as a Moroccan national identity card, passport or even a birth certificate.
Other, more serious consequences may arise: in the event of inheritance, heirs acting in bad faith may draw up a deed of inheritance without mentioning heirs born abroad and not registered in the Moroccan civil register. The estate may then be divided up illegally.
It is therefore important for Moroccans born abroad to register their birth (if their parents have not already done so).
This is a legal procedure that requires the following documents (as well as others in certain cases):
- A full copy of the applicant's birth certificate;
- A copy of the applicant's national identity card;
- Full copy of mother's birth certificate ;
- A copy of the mother's national identity card;
- The applicant's certificate of Moroccan nationality if only the mother (and not the father) has Moroccan nationality.
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