Second Pass

Reacquiring Lost Citizenship in Morocco

The Verdict: Clear Path

You almost certainly still hold Moroccan nationality, so you need new Moroccan papers, not reacquisition. Ask the Moroccan consulate covering where you live to renew your passport and national ID card (CNIE).

Under Article 19 of the Nationality Code, a Moroccan who takes another nationality loses Moroccan nationality only if a decree authorising them to give it up is published. Becoming a citizen elsewhere does not do it on its own.

Bring your Moroccan birth record or old Moroccan ID, and your foreign naturalisation certificate if your name changed. If you were never entered in the Moroccan civil register, register your birth first.

If you have children, they are very likely Moroccan too, because either parent passes it on wherever the child is born; register their births at the same consulate. Morocco allows dual nationality.

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