Mixed Marriage Certificate Established In Morocco


To establish a Moroccan marriage certificate in Morocco, you will find hereafter, as an indication, a list of the principal necessary documents.

Request documents :
1- Request for marriage written in language Arab and intended for the Judge of the family court (Court of the city where the marriage certificate will be established);
2- Four (04) color photographs ;
3- Certificate of birth with complete filiation (names and first names of the parents) ;
4- Statement of criminal record (or lack thereof) issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ;
5- Certificate of nationality delivered by the Embassy of Canada in Rabat - Morocco ;
6- Medical certificate attesting the absence of any transmissible disease ;
7- Certificate of conversion to Islam delivered by an approved imam (Moslem preacher) of a mosque, or a proof of Moslem confession ;
8- For the non Moslem women, the proof of their Jewish or Christian confession ;
9- Certificate of employment and wages ;
10- Act of divorce in the event of former marriage, duly legalized by the Canadian ministry of the Foreign Affairs in Ottawa ;
11- Certificate of death of the ex-husband for the widowers ;
12- Passport + copy of the page mentioning the date of entry in Morocco (proof of presence in Morocco) ;
13- Certificate of capacity of marriage, delivered by the Embassy of Canada in Rabat (certificate specifying your marital status...).
14- Statement of criminal record issued by the Morrocan Ministry of Justice in Rabat - Morocco ;
-*- Other documents are required by the Embassy of Canada in Morocco. They are listed in the following web-link : Marriage overseas.

Notes :
- It is recommended to come into contact with your engaged couple in order to coordinate your steps near the Adouls (agents in charge of the establishment of the marriage certificate) and to inform themselves on all other documents possibly required.
- It is to be also announced that all the documents will have to be translated into Arab language by a sworn in translator.

Visa for Canada : As regards the entry of your engaged couple in Canada, this concerns the Embassy of Canada in Morocco and not the Embassy of Morocco in Canada. We invite you to visit the site of the embassy of Canada www.rabat.gc.ca in Rabat, or the site of the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Canada www.cic.gc.ca.

Address of the Embassy of Canada in Rabat :
Address : 13 Bis, rue Jaâfar As-Sadik, Agdal, Rabat, Maroc
Post Address : Ambassade du Canada au Maroc, C.P. 709, Agdal, Rabat, Maroc
Tel : (011-212-37) 68-74-00
Fax : (011-212-37) 68-74-30
e-mail : rabat@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Site Internet : www.rabat.gc.ca


Last update July,21 2008.