Do Italian citizens need a visa for Morocco?

No visa is required for Italian citizens visiting Morocco for tourism — you can stay up to 90 days on your passport alone. There’s genuinely no paperwork hurdle: no e-visa, no advance application, no fee on arrival. I tell Italian guests to think of it like flying to another part of the Mediterranean. You show up with a valid passport and you’re waved through.

The one thing worth checking is passport validity. Morocco asks that your passport be valid for the duration of your stay; in practice I always suggest at least three to six months of validity beyond your travel dates, because airlines and border officers occasionally apply the stricter standard and you don’t want a surprise at check-in. If your Italian passport is near expiry, renew it before you travel and save yourself the worry.

On the flight — or at the land or sea border if you arrive via Spain — you’ll get a short arrival card asking for your name, passport details and where you’re staying. Write in your first night’s riad or hotel; if you’ve booked through us, we send you exactly what to put. The officer stamps you in, and that stamp is your permission to stay, so keep an eye on the date and don’t accidentally overrun the 90 days.

If you ever wanted to stay beyond 90 days you’d apply for an extension at a local police prefecture, but for an ordinary one- or two-week holiday this never comes up. For a normal trip, the honest answer is simply: bring your passport, nothing else.