Morocco

All visitors to Morocco require a valid passport but visitors from the following countries do not need to obtain visas before arrival:Schengen member states, Argentina,Australia,Bahrain,Brazil,Canada,Chile,Côte d'Ivoire,Croatia,Republic of Congo,Guinea,Hong Kong,Indonesia,Ireland,Japan,Kuwait,Libya,Mali,Mexico,New Zealand,Niger,Oman,Peru,Philippines,Poland,Qatar,Russia,Saudi Arabia,Senegal,Singapore,South Korea,Tunisia,Turkey,United Arab Emirates,United Kingdom,United States,Venezuela

For tourists from countries that need a visa to enter Morocco, the Moroccan Embassy is usually the first port of call. They charge the equivalent of £17 for a single entry and £26 for double or multiple entries. Double or Multiple entries will be issued at embassy discretion. Visas are usually valid for 3 months and take around 5-6 working days to process. Visa requirements are completed application forms, four passport-size photos taken within the previous six months, Valid passport with at least one blank page, and with a photocopy of the relevant data pages; Fee, payable by postal order only, a photocopy of all flight bookings and a photocopy of hotel reservation.

Tourists can stay for up to 90 days and visa extensions can be a frustrating and time-consuming process. You may find it easier to duck into the Spanish-controlled Ceuta or Melilla and then re-enter Morocco for a new stamp. Anti-cholera vaccination certificates may be required of visitors coming from areas where this disease is prevalent and pets need a health certificate less than ten days old, and an anti-rabies certificate less than six months old.

By car

The only open border posts on land are the ones at the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. The frontier with Algeria has been closed for ten years. For the closest maritime connection you head for Algeciras or Tarifa in southern Spain. At Algeciras there are ferry services to Ceuta and Tangier that carry cars. Tarifa has a similar service to Tangier and this is the shortest and fastest route, just 35 minutes.

It's possible also to enter Mauritania by car from Dakhla. Most countries' citizens need a visa to get in Mauritania which is available at the Mauritanian embassy in Rabat visas are no longer issued at the border.

It might be hard to get into Morocco with a commercial vehicle. Campervans are acceptable but they must look like a camper van, but other commercial vehicles might get turned around and prevented from travelling onwards. If you want to take a commercial vehicle, and there is more than one person travelling, it may be worthwhile if a French-speaking person travels to any international border with Morocco of your choice and meets with the head of Customs before you bring in a commercial vehicle.