We would recommend, however, that travellers carry a certificate if they have been in an
infected country during the previous month to avoid any possible difficulties with immigration.
There is always the possibility that a traveller without a legally required, up-to-date certificate
will be vaccinated and detained in isolation at the port of arrival for up to 10 days, or possibly
repatriated.
You may need to prove you’ve been vaccinated against cholera if you are arriving from an
afflicted zone.
See Click here for information on immunisations.VISAS FOR NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
Embassies for the following countries are in Rabat (see the boxed text, Click here ).
Algeria
» » The Morocco–Algeria border is closed.
» » Visas are required by everyone except nationals of Arab League countries.
» » Algeria prefers applicants to apply in their country of residence.
» » For more information check out www.sahara-overland.com and Lonely Planet’s Africa, which covers Algeria.
Mauritania
» » Everyone, except nationals of Arab League countries, needs a visa to enter Mauritania.
» » At the time of writing, Mauritanian visas were not being issued at the border.
» » The Mauritanian embassy in Rabat issues 30-day and 90-day visas (Dh340/680).
» » From Monday to Thursday, apply in the morning and pick up that afternoon or the following day. Get there before the
embassy opens at 9am.
» » You need two passport photos and a photocopy of your passport.
» » Prepare to wax lyrical in French about how you’ve always dreamed of visiting Mauritanian spots such as Chinguetti and
Parc National du Banc d’Arguin.
» » For more info see www.sahara-overland.com and Lonely Planet’s West Africa, which covers Mauritania.
Spain
» » Spain is in the European Union and the Schengen Area.
» » The Schengen Area covers 30 European countries, including Spain and all other EU-member countries apart from the UK
and the Republic of Ireland.
» » Ceuta and Melilla, the two Spanish enclaves in Morocco, have the same visa requirements as mainland Spain.
» » Nationals of EU-member countries do not need a visa to enter Spain.
» » Nationals of countries including Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and the USA do not need a Schengen visa
to cross a Schengen border.
» » Your passport will be stamped upon arrival in the zone, and you can then stay for up to 90 days (straight or cumulative)
within 180 days. This means, for example, that when you leave the zone at the end of a three-month stay, you are not
permitted to re-enter for three months.
» » For more info see Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (www.maec.es/en) and Lonely Planet guides
including Mediterranean Europe, which has chapters on Spain and Morocco.Volunteering
There are many international and local organisations that arrange voluntary work on regional
development projects in Morocco.
They generally pay nothing, sometimes not even providing lodging, and are aimed at young
people looking for something different to do for a few weeks over the summer.
Some of these organisations are really summer camps and international exchange programs.