National identity card (Morocco) explained
| Document Name: | Moroccan national identity card
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| Using Jurisdiction: |
Sûreté Nationale |
| Valid Jurisdictions: |
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| Document Type: | Electronic identification card |
| Expiration: | 10 years |
| Date First Issued: | 15 February 1977 (law signed)
2020 (new-generation electronic cards) |
| Eligibility: | Moroccan nationals (mandatory at age 16, optional for minors) |
| Cost: | 75 dirham (for adults and minors over age 12)
50 dirham (for minors under age 12)
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The Moroccan national identity card (French: carte nationale d’identité; CNI) is the biometric identity document for Moroccan citizens consisting of an electronic ID-1 smart card with identifying information.[1] An immatriculation card (French: carte d'immatriculation), a variant of the CNI, is issued for foreigners in Morocco for visitors, students, workers, family reunification, and long-term healthcare.[2] [3] [4] It is issued by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and is compulsory after the age of 16 while being valid for a period of 10 years, but can be obtained at any age.[5] [6]
The CNI enjoys a unique position in Moroccan society, and is used in nearly every aspect of transactional life in the country. The CNI has various usages and essentially replaces various documents; birth certificate, certificate of residence, proof of life, and certification of nationality. The DGSN procedurally coordinates with other government departments for proof of identity and confirmation of fingerprints among other uses, such as law enforcement and passports.[7] The CNI can be used for border and migration control and as a valid travel document in the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta (for residents of Tétouan) and Melilla (for residents of Nador).[8] [9]
The new-generation electronic identification (CNIe) is a contactless (NFC) card compliant with the ICAO DOC9303 standard and is used alongside the Mon Identité Numérique digital identity application developed by the Agency for Digital Development (ADD) for electronic identification and trust services, and was first introduced in 2020.[10] [11] About 20 million active CNI cards have been issued covering 85% of the Moroccan population, about 5,2 million of which are under the new-generation CNIe system.[12]
Requirements
The following requirements are needed for issuing a national identity card:[13]
- CNIe pre-application form (if filled out);
- Four recent passport-size photographs, no more than 6 months old, conforming to biometric standards;
- A fee (stamp duty) of 75 dirham for applicants over age 12 and 50 dirham for applicants under age 12;
- Copy of the page of the family booklet regarding the applicant or;
- A full copy of the civil registry regarding the applicant or;
- A birth certificate for the applicant (the last two documents must be valid for no more than three months, and must be written in Arabic and Latin);
- Court order, royal decree, certificate of nationality, or certified copy of the act granting Moroccan nationality (for foreigners or when the applicant's Moroccan nationality appears doubtful);
- Certificate of residence issued by:
- Police services in urban areas or;
- The Royal Gendarmerie for rural areas;
- A certificate of consular registration for Moroccans living abroad;
- To obtain the optional entry "wife" or "widow(er)" on the CNI card:
- a certified copy of the marriage certificate;
- birth certificate of spouse;
- spouse's death certificate;
- For minor applicants, the minor's presence is mandatory alongside their legal guardian, who must present a copy of their CNI and proof of their status;
History
A national identity program existed in Morocco since the late 1970s, the Moroccan national identity card was instituted as n° 1-73-560 and signed by King Hassan II on 15 February 1977 following a meeting with the Council of Ministers on 13 March 1975.[14] [15] A semi-electronic identity system was introduced in 1996 with a paper fingerprint system.
In 2008, a fully-electronic identification system (CNIe) was introduced with an automated fingerprint system in a partnership between the DGSN and the French Thales Group. The CNIe was a smart card with a barcode and RFID support. In 2020, a new CNIe system was implemented in a partnership between the DGSN, the ADD and IDEMIA.[16]
Technology
The National Identity Registry is a foundational national identity system implemented alongside the card and is one of the only registries in the country which implements biometrics, making it one of the most robust in the country. It should not be confused with the World Bank financed Registre National des Populations intended for social benefits management and which covered 10 million users in 2023.[17]
The system delivered by IDEMIA implements the OSIA standard for interoperability and iDAKTO's IDCluster platform for digital ID.[18] [19]
The registry registers fingerprints using a non-standard method, with 4 fingers captured flat on live scan for verifying duplicates and for quick checks, while 10 fingers captured rolled with ink then scanned for offline validation, all fingerprints are then registered on an automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS). It is unclear why the unorthodox method was chosen, but the World Bank suggests that a 10 fingers rolled printed format were requested by judicial authorities.
Structure of the National Identity Number
Source:!positions!length!chars!meaning| 1-3 | 1-3 | alpha | Region code where the card was first issued |
| 4-10 | 6 | num | Sequential serial number |
| 11-12 | 2 | num | Luhn control number | |
Region code in the National Identity Number
Source:[20] [21] !code!region| A, AA, AC, AJ | Rabat |
| AB, AE, AY, AS | Salé |
| AD | Témara |
| B, BA, BB, BE, BH, BJ, BK, BL, BM, BF, BV, BW | Casablanca |
| BX, DF, PK, PP, PS | Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) |
| C, CC, CD | Fez |
| CB | Sefrou |
| CN | Boulemane |
| D, DN | Meknes |
| DA | Azrou |
| DB | Ifrane |
| DC | Moulay Idriss Zerhoun |
| DJ | Ain Taoujdate |
| DN | El Hajeb |
| DO | Ouislane |
| E, EE | Marrakesh |
| EA | Ben Guerir |
| F | Oujda |
| FA | Berkane |
| FB | Taourirt |
| FC | El Aioun Sidi Mellouk |
| FD | Ain Bni Mathar |
| FE | Saïdia |
| FG | Figuig |
| FH | Jerada |
| FJ | Ahfir |
| FK | Touissit |
| FL | Bouarfa |
| G | Kenitra, Sidi Yahya El Gharb |
| GA | Sidi Slimane, Sidi Yahya El Gharb |
| GB | Souk El Arbaa |
| GK | Sidi Kacem |
| GM | Ouazzane |
| GN | Mechra Bel Ksiri |
| GJ | Jorf El Melha |
| H, HH | Safi |
| HA | Youssoufia |
| I | Beni Mellal |
| IA | Kasba Tadla |
| IB | Fquih Ben Saleh |
| IC | Azilal |
| ID | Souk Sebt Ould Nemma |
| IE | Demnate |
| J, JK | Agadir |
| JA | Guelmim |
| JB | Inezgane, Dcheira El Jihadia |
| JC | Taroudant |
| JD | Sidi Ifni |
| JE | Tiznit |
| JF | Tan-Tan |
| JH | Chtouka Aït Baha |
| JM | Aït Melloul, Temsia, Lqliâa, Oulad Dahou |
| JT | Oulad Teima |
| JY | Tata |
| JZ | Assa-Zag |
| K, KB | Tangier |
| KA | Asilah |
| L | Tétouan |
| LA | Larache |
| LB | Ksar el-Kebir |
| LC | Chefchaouen |
| LE | Martil |
| LF | Fnideq |
| LG | M'diq |
| M | El Jadida |
| MA | Azemmour |
| MC | Sidi Bennour |
| MD | Zemamra |
| N | Essaouira |
| O, OD | Dakhla |
| P | Ouarzazate |
| PA | Tinghir |
| PB | Zagora |
| Q | Khouribga |
| QA | Oued Zem |
| R | Al Hoceima |
| RB | Imzouren |
| RC | Targuist |
| RX | Bni Bouayach |
| S, SA | Nador |
| SH | Laayoune |
| SJ | Smara |
| SK | Tarfaya |
| SL | Boujdour |
| T | Mohammedia |
| TA, TK | Benslimane |
| U | Errachida |
| UA | Goulmima |
| UB | Er-Rich |
| UC | Erfoud |
| UD | Rissani |
| V | Khenifra |
| VA | Midelt, Itzer |
| VM | M'rirt |
| W | Settat |
| WA | Berrechid |
| WB | Ben Ahmed |
| X | Khemisset |
| XA | Tifelt |
| Y | Kalaat Sraghna |
| Z | Taza |
| ZG | Guercif |
| ZH | Karia Ba Mohamed |
| ZT | Taounate | |
Notes and References
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- Web site: 2020-10-30 . DGSN: Les titres de séjour des étrangers de plus en plus sécurisés . 2023-10-15 . Aujourd'hui le Maroc . fr-FR.
- Web site: La DGSN lance une nouvelle génération des titres de séjour des étrangers résidant au Maroc . 2023-10-15 . Challenge.ma.
- Web site: 2018-04-12 . Guide pratique pour faciliter votre intégration au Maroc . 2023-10-16 . Le Ministère délégué chargé des Marocains Résidant à l'Étranger . fr-FR.
- Web site: Délivrance de la CNIE pour la première fois . 2023-07-12 . Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et de la Coopération Internationale du Royaume du Maroc . fr.
- Web site: F.A.Q . CNIe.ma . Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale.
- Web site: Morocco issues biometric ID cards . 2023-10-15 . CNET . en.
- Web site: Review of National Identity Programs in Developing Countries . 2023-10-15 . Evans School of Public Policy and Governance . en.
- Web site: González . Miguel . Peregil . Francisco . 2021-06-10 . España baraja pedir visado a todos los marroquíes para entrar en Ceuta y Melilla . 2023-10-15 . El País . es.
- Web site: Identité numérique au Maroc: mode d'emploi . 2023-07-12 . Le Matin . 7 December 2022 . fr.
- Web site: The Kingdom of Morocco introduces a national digital ID program, a case study . Idemia.
- Web site: 2021-12-20 . Plus de 5,2 millions de CNIE nouvelle génération en 2021 Pari réussi pour la DGSN. . 2023-10-15 . Aujourd'hui le Maroc . fr-FR.
- Web site: Procédures . CNIe.ma . Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale.
- Web site: Atick . Joseph J. . Palacios . Robert J. . Angel-Urdinola . Diego . Chen . Dorothée . El Kadiri El Yamani . Fatima . Pino . Ariel . 2014-07-01 . Identification for Development (ID4D) country diagnostic : Morocco . 2023-10-02 . . en.
- 1977-04-05 . Dahir portant loi n° 1-73-560 du 25 safar 1397 (15 février 1977) instituant la carte d'identité nationale . Bulletin Officiel du Royaume du Maroc . 3362 . 3–4.
- Web site: 2022-05-19 . Identité numérique au Royaume du Maroc . 2023-10-15 . IDEMIA . fr.
- Web site: RNP-RSU : l'innovation en marche pour un système de protection sociale universel, efficace et inclusif MapNews . 2024-04-11 . www.mapnews.ma.
- Web site: 2022-03-22 . ID systems for a unique foundational ID . 2024-04-11 . IDEMIA . en.
- Web site: Case studies . 2024-04-11 . iDAKTO . en-US.
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