Establishment of an act of marriage ADOULAIRE(betrothed) with the consular services
Documents required
Marriage between two persons having Moroccan nationality only:
- Attestation of consular registration of one of the betrothed;
- Request for the authorisation of the family judge to draw up the marriage certificate by the ADOULS;
- he betrothed CNIE (original + photocopy);
- Birth certificate of each betrothed;
- Administrative certificate for marriage (for each betrothed);
- Medical certificate for each betrothed;
- Original divorce certificate, in case of divorce (final judgment);
- Original death certificate, in case of widowhood;
- Presence of two male Muslim witnesses;
- Presence of the marital guardian (the WALI), if any;
Family Justice Marriage Certificate also required in the following cases:
- Marriage below the age of ability;
- Polygamy, when its conditions are met taking into account the legislation of the country of residence;
- Marriage of the mentally disabled;
- Marriage of converts to Islam
Marriage between a person of Moroccan nationality and a foreign person (if neither of them has the nationality of the host country):
- Certificate of consular registration of the Moroccan part;
- Request for authorisation of the family judge to have the marriage certificate drawn up by the Adouls (betrothed);
- CNIE of the Moroccan part and passport of the foreign party (original + photocopy);
- Birth certificate of each betrothed
- Administrative certificate for the marriage for the Moroccan part;
- Certificate of suitability for marriage or any document taking place for the foreign party;
- Medical certificate for each betrothed
- Original divorce certificate in case of divorce;
- original death certificate in case of widowhood;
- Presence of two Muslim witnesses;
- Presence of the matrimonial guardian (the WALI), if any ;
The family judge's marriage authorisation is also required in the following cases:
- Marriage below the age of ability;
- Polygamy, when its conditions are met taking into account the legislation of the country of residence;
- Marriage of the mentally ill;
- Marriage of converts to Islam and non-Moroccan foreigners.
Chancery fees
Observations
In case of fraud tactics to obtain the authorisation or the certificate of aptitude or to avoid these formalities, legal measures will be applied against its author and his accomplices in accordance with the provisions of article 366 of the criminal law, at the request of the injured party.
The spouse who is the victim of fraud tactics has the right to demand the termination of the marriage and to claim compensation for the damage suffered.
Mixed marriage: one or both Moroccan parties have dual nationality (Moroccan nationality and nationality of the host country).
This marriage must be celebrated in advance in the presence of the competent authorities of the country of residence in accordance with local legislation. The concerned parties must subsequently register their civil marriage at the Moroccan consular services at the place of establishment of the marriage certificate or the place of residence of the spouses.
