Hiring foreign employees: work permit and residence
In force
- Effective date
- Per the official text
- Verification date
- 2026-09-24
- Source
- Official primary source (see link below)
- Work permit: article 516 of law 65-99 (Labour Code) — hiring a foreign employee requires an authorisation and a visaed foreign employment contract (CTE), filed through the official TAECHIR platform.
- Labour market verification: proof of no equally qualified local candidate (ANAPEC) is generally required; exemptions follow the official list.
- Residence: law 02-03 (dahir 1-03-196) — beyond 90 days a residence card is required, with the first application filed before the 90-day deadline.
- Social security: foreign employees must also be affiliated to the CNSS and declared monthly (Damancom).
- To confirm: publication/verification durations and residence-card fees have no uniform official value; confirm in writing with the local authority.
Official sources
Facts in this record rely on an official primary source; texts may be amended, so refer to the official text and the latest Bulletin Officiel.
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