Some people born abroad to one or two Moroccan parents discover in adulthood that their birth was never entered in the Moroccan civil registry.
As a result, the Moroccan consular services cannot issue them administrative documents such as the national identity card, a passport or even a birth certificate.
The consequences can be even more serious: in the event of an inheritance, heirs acting in bad faith may have a certificate of inheritance drawn up without mentioning heirs born abroad who are not registered in the Moroccan civil registry. The estate may then be divided unlawfully.
It is therefore important for Moroccans born abroad to have their birth registered if their parents have not already done so.
Where there is also a difficulty in proving the nationality of the applicant or of one of their parents, prior or parallel steps may be necessary. Our firm also assists people who wish to establish or prove their Moroccan nationality, particularly when they were born abroad or when their ancestors’ civil status records are incomplete.
This is a court procedure that requires the following documents (and other documents in certain cases):
- A full copy of the applicant’s birth certificate;
- A copy of the applicant’s national identity card;
- A full copy of the mother’s birth certificate;
- A copy of the mother’s national identity card;
- The applicant’s certificate of Moroccan nationality, where only the mother (and not the father) is Moroccan.