Ten-Year Residence Card

MoroccoLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

This is the carte de residence, granted as of right under Art. 17 of Law 02-03 to specific categories of foreigners, subject to regularity of stay and entry (unless a derogation applies).

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GADEM guide, carte de residence / plein droit page, Art. 17 Law 02-03
L’article 17 de la loi n°02-03 1 dispose que sous réserve de la régularité du séjour et de celle de l’entrée au territoire marocain, et sauf dérogation, la carte de résidence est délivrée

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

A foreigner who proves at least 4 years of uninterrupted residence in Morocco in conformity with the laws and regulations may obtain a residence card. Separately, the residence card is issued as of right to a foreigner who proves by any means habitual residence in Morocco for more than 15 years, or since reaching at most age 10, or regular status for more than 10 years. The official source does not state when the 4-year period begins.

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Limits of the record

The sources do not state when the qualifying period begins to run.

https://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/profession_reglementee/Dahir_immigration_fr.pdf
Article 16 :Peut obtenir une carte dite carte de résidence, l'étranger qui justifie d'une résidence sur le territoire marocain, non interrompue, conforme aux lois et règlements en vigueur, d'au moins 4 années.
https://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/profession_reglementee/Dahir_immigration_fr.pdf
6- à l'étranger qui justifie par tous moyens avoir sa résidence habituelle au Maroc depuis plus de quinze ans ou depuis qu'il a atteint, au plus, l'âge de dix ans ou qu'il est en situation régulière depuis plus de dix ans.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The captured Law 02-03 Article 17(6) identifies three residence-history grounds: habitual residence in Morocco for more than 15 years; habitual residence since the applicant was at most ten years old; or more than ten years in regular status. It allows proof of the habitual-residence grounds “par tous moyens”. Article 17 opens with a condition of regular entry and stay, except where a derogation applies. Accordingly the 15-year ground cannot be stated unconditionally as counting irregular stay. The separate discretionary four-year residence-card ground in Article 16 requires uninterrupted residence compliant with law and regulations and is not a fourth Article 17(6) counting category.

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Limits of the record

The captured law does not allocate full, partial or excluded credit by student, work or other residence-card subtype. It also does not specify which derogations can displace the Article 17 opening regularity condition in this exact case. Current 2026 amendment status remains unconfirmed.

https://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/profession_reglementee/Dahir_immigration_fr.pdf
Article 17 : Sous réserve de la régularité du séjour et de celle de l'entrée au territoire marocain, et sauf dérogation,
https://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/profession_reglementee/Dahir_immigration_fr.pdf
6- à l'étranger qui justifie par tous moyens avoir sa résidence habituelle au Maroc depuis plus de quinze ans ou depuis qu'il a atteint, au plus, l'âge de dix ans ou qu'il est en situation régulière depuis plus de dix ans.
https://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/profession_reglementee/Dahir_immigration_fr.pdf
Article 16 :Peut obtenir une carte dite carte de résidence, l'étranger qui justifie d'une résidence sur le territoire marocain, non interrompue, conforme aux lois et règlements en vigueur, d'au moins 4 années.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The qualifying residence must be non-interrupted, lawful and of at least 4 years. The implementing decree treats the registration card of a foreigner who left Moroccan territory for more than six months as expired.

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Limits of the record

The law does not define what counts as an interruption; linking the six-month card-expiry rule to the 4-year count is not stated in the source.

https://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/profession_reglementee/Dahir_immigration_fr.pdf
Article 16 :Peut obtenir une carte dite carte de résidence, l'étranger qui justifie d'une résidence sur le territoire marocain, non interrompue, conforme aux lois et règlements en vigueur, d'au moins 4 années.
https://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/profession_reglementee/decretApplicationLoi02-03.pdf
ART. 19. - La carte d'immatriculation d'un étranger, qui a quitté le territoire marocain pendant une période de plus de six mois, est considérée périmée.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

The general fiscal-stamp scale applies: up to 1,000 dirhams for a 10-year carte d'immatriculation or a carte de residence (versus 100 dirhams for a 1-year carte d'immatriculation). The official source does not state the other conditions, application route or renewal, retention or loss rules.

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Limits of the record

No specific renewal interval or procedure for the carte de residence itself (as opposed to the conditions for obtaining it) was found in the sources read this pass.

GADEM guide, common-documents page
100 dirhams pour une carte d’immatriculation d’un an, et jusqu’à 1 000 dirhams pour une carte d’immatriculation de 10 ans ou la carte de résidence

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Ten-Year Residence Card

What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

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