Morocco

Policies and Institutions

The main migration policy instruments in Morocco:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents in the area of migration:

• 1956/1971: ratification of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 1993: Ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families of 1990.
• 2003: Law No. 02-03 of 11 November 2003 on the entry and residence of foreigners in the Kingdom of Morocco, irregular emigration and immigration.
  2011: ratification of the 2000 Protocols on Trafficking in Human Beings and Smuggling of Migrants Protocol.
• 2013: the New Immigration and Asylum Policy (NPIA).
• 2014: the Framework Agreement on the Partnership between the Office for Vocational Training and Promotion of Labor (OFPPT) and the Deputy Minister in charge of Moroccans Residing Abroad and Migration Affairs.
• 2016: Law No. 27-14 of 25 August 2016 on combating trafficking in human beings.
• 2016: National Strategic Plan on Health and Immigration (PSNSI) 2018-2021.
• 2018: the Penal Code, consolidated version of 5 July 2018 (provisions on combating trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants).

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs in Morocco:

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI): is the focal point for international cooperation on migration and refugee issues (the Moroccan Refugee and Stateless Office is under the supervision of the MAECI)

• MAECI Deputy Ministry for Moroccans residing abroad and Migration Affairs: is in charge of relations with the Moroccan diaspora and accompanying the return of Moroccans from abroad.

• Ministry of the Interior: is in charge of border management, immigration / emigration and assisted voluntary return of migrants.

• Ministry of Justice: is in charge of the procedures for the acquisition of Moroccan nationality.

Sources:

• ILO (2018): NATLEX. Législation nationale du Maroc - Dispositions générales.
• OIM (2016): Bilan 2016. OIM Maroc.
• Royaume du Maroc (2017): Rapport national. Examen périodique universel, 20 février 2017.
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators.

Last updated: December 2018