Do GCC citizens (UAE, Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman) need a visa for Morocco?

For the great majority of Gulf travellers, Morocco is visa-free, and that's a big part of why it's such a popular destination from the region. Emirati passport holders and citizens of several other GCC states can enter for tourism and stay up to 90 days without arranging a visa in advance — you arrive, present your passport, and you're in.

I want to be precise rather than sweeping, though, because this is the kind of detail where 'mostly' isn't good enough at the immigration desk. The exemptions and their exact length can differ between Saudi, Emirati, Qatari, Kuwaiti, Bahraini and Omani passports, and Morocco does revise these arrangements from time to time. So my standing advice to every Gulf client is the same: check your own nationality on the official Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (or consular) channel within a few weeks of travel, and don't rely on a friend's experience with a different passport.

A common point of confusion: residence versus citizenship. If you live in Dubai or Riyadh on a residence visa but hold a passport from elsewhere — say India, Pakistan, the Philippines, the UK — then it is that passport's nationality, not your Gulf residence, that decides whether you need a Moroccan visa. Some of those nationalities are visa-free, others need a visa or the Moroccan e-visa, so check the passport you'll actually travel on.

Whatever your status, the universal requirements still apply: a passport valid for at least six months beyond entry, proof of onward travel, and an address for your stay. Keep your entry stamp and arrival card for departure. And as always, the 90 days is for tourism — longer stays, work or study go through a different process arranged with a Moroccan consulate.