Do Australian passport holders need a visa to visit Morocco?

Good news for Australians: Morocco is visa-free for you. Holders of an ordinary Australian passport can enter for tourism and stay up to 90 days without applying for anything in advance. You don't fill in an online form, you don't pay an e-visa fee, and there's no visa-on-arrival counter to queue at — you simply present your passport at immigration and get a stamp.

The one rule worth taking seriously is passport validity. Morocco expects your passport to be valid for at least six months beyond your date of entry, and airlines on the Gulf or European legs will often check this before they let you board. I've seen travellers nearly miss a connection in Doha or Dubai over a passport that was inside the six-month window, so check the expiry date the moment you start planning, not the week before you fly.

At immigration you may be asked for the basics that apply to any visitor — proof of onward or return travel, and an address for your first night (your riad or hotel booking is fine). It's quick and routine. Keep the little arrival/departure card and your entry stamp; you'll want them when you leave. If you happened to arrive by ferry or a less common route the same 90-day rule applies.

Two honest caveats. First, the 90 days is for tourism — if you're planning to work, study or stay longer, that's a different category and you'd arrange it through a Moroccan consulate. Second, visa rules can change, so I always tell clients to do a final check on the official Moroccan government or your own government's travel advisory (Smartraveller, for Australians) a few weeks out. But as the rules stand, the vast majority of Aussie holidaymakers walk straight in with nothing to arrange.