Morocco Visa for Nigerian Citizens: Are You Eligible?

Morocco eVisa requirements for Nigerian citizens

Summary: A Nigerian passport alone does not qualify for the Morocco eVisa. You are eligible only if you also hold an accepted multiple-entry visa (valid at least 90 days) or residence permit (valid at least 180 days) from a recognised country. The eVisa is a single-entry authorisation for tourism, business or family visits. If you hold neither document, a consular visa is the correct route.

Required documents

Processing time

• Standard: 1–3 business days
• Urgent (Express): 1 business day

Visa validity

• Single entry — one entry per eVisa
• Validity: up to 180 days from the issue date (the window to enter Morocco)
• Length of stay: up to 30 days per visit

Entry conditions

• A Nigerian passport alone does not qualify — you must also hold an accepted multiple-entry visa or residence permit
• Accepted multiple-entry visa: non-electronic, valid at least 90 days, from the Schengen Area, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Japan
• Accepted residence permit: valid at least 180 days, from the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Norway, Switzerland or the United Arab Emirates
• If you hold neither, apply for a consular visa at the Moroccan embassy or consulate

Important notes

• The supporting document must be genuine, currently valid and in your own name
• A single-entry visa does not qualify — the visa must be multiple-entry
• The eVisa is single-entry, and its 180-day validity is the deadline to enter, not the length of stay
• If you hold no qualifying document, a consular visa is the correct route

Eligibility hinges on a second document you already hold

A Nigerian passport does not open the eVisa by itself. What settles your case is a document you may already carry — an accepted multiple-entry visa or residence permit. Hold one and you apply online; hold none and a consular visa is the correct path.

The relationship reaches well beyond travel: in 2016, during King Mohammed VI's state visit to Abuja, the two countries launched the Nigeria–Morocco Atlantic gas pipeline — planned as the world's longest offshore line and the flagship of Morocco's push into West Africa.

Which documents make you eligible

Eligibility rests on a second document you already hold. Morocco accepts two kinds, and they are not interchangeable — one is a visa, the other a residence permit:

An accepted multiple-entry sticker visa. A valid multiple-entry visa issued by the Schengen Area, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan or Ireland. It must remain valid for at least 90 days from your arrival in Morocco. A single-entry visa does not qualify.

An accepted residence permit. A valid residence permit issued by any European Union country, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Norway, Switzerland or the United Arab Emirates. It must remain valid for at least 180 days from your arrival.

These two categories — and the exact validity each needs — are set out in the Morocco visa qualifying documents guide.

The document must be genuine, currently valid and in your own name. Because these conditions decide the whole trip, confirm yours with the eligibility check before you rely on it.

Where Nigerian applicants usually qualify

Large Nigerian communities in the United Kingdom and the United States mean many travellers already hold a UK or US multiple-entry visa, which is the most common way Nigerians meet the condition. A residence permit held while studying or working in the EU, the UK or the US qualifies in the same way. A frequent, well-stamped Nigerian passport with none of these documents still does not qualify.

If you hold none of these documents

Then the eVisa is not available to you, and you would apply for a consular visa at the Moroccan embassy or consulate responsible for Nigeria, which handles the application in person.

Check before you apply

Everything turns on your supporting document, so confirm it first. Run the eligibility check; if you qualify, our Morocco eVisa guide sets out the documents, fees and processing times.

Confirm your eligibility now → · the full Morocco eVisa guide →