The Consulate General of Morocco in Düsseldorf is an official consular representation of Morocco in Germany, providing consular services for Moroccan citizens in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Contact Details
| Address | Cecilienallee 14, 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 211 650 45 10 |
| Fax | +49 211 650 451 51 |
| cg.dusseldorf@maec.gov.ma | |
| Head of Mission | Boutaina Bouabid, Consul General |
| Consular district | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
Before your visit
The Moroccan Consulate General is at Cecilienallee 14, the avenue along the Rhine north of Düsseldorf’s old town.
- E-mail: cg.dusseldorf@maec.gov.ma.
About the Moroccan Consulate General in Düsseldorf
North Rhine-Westphalia is home to a large share of the Moroccans living in Germany, many of them descendants of workers recruited under the 1963 labour agreement between Germany and Morocco. The consulate general in Düsseldorf, headed by Consul General Boutaina Bouabid, serves this community for the whole state, from the Rhineland to the Ruhr and Westphalia.
Which Moroccan office is responsible for me?
| Office | Area covered |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Berlin | All other federal states (including Berlin, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein) |
| Consulate General, Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Consulate General, Frankfurt am Main | Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
Consular services
- Moroccan passports and the electronic national identity card (CNIE)
- Registration of births, marriages and deaths, and the family booklet (livret de famille)
- Consular registration of Moroccans resident in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Certification of signatures, copies and powers of attorney
- Transfer of remains to Morocco
Documents checklist
- Current CNIE or old passport
- German residence permit or proof of address
- Recent biometric photos for passport applications
- Full birth certificate (extrait d’acte de naissance) for civil status matters
Do I need an appointment?
Contact the consulate general by phone or e-mail to confirm the documents and the procedure before your visit.
Visa information
German citizens need no visa for tourist stays in Morocco but must travel with a passport – travellers with only an identity card are turned back. Dual German-Moroccan nationals need a valid German passport to leave the country. Moroccan citizens apply for Schengen visas at the German Embassy in Rabat, not at this consulate general.
Other consulates and embassies in Düsseldorf
41 other countries are represented in Düsseldorf, among them: Angola (honorary), Austria (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bulgaria (consulate general), Netherlands (consulate general), North Macedonia (honorary), Pakistan (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (consulate general), Senegal (honorary), Serbia (consulate general), Seychelles (honorary), Spain (consulate general), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), Tunisia (consulate general), Türkiye (consulate general), Ukraine (consulate general), United Kingdom (consulate general), United States (consulate general). The full list of all 42 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
Closing days
Closed on North Rhine-Westphalian public holidays and on Moroccan holidays, including Throne Day (30 July), the Green March (6 November), Independence Day (18 November) and the Islamic festivals, whose dates follow the lunar calendar.
Emergency assistance
Moroccan citizens in North Rhine-Westphalia who lose their documents or need urgent help should contact the consulate general. Germans in Morocco are helped by the German Embassy in Rabat and honorary consuls in Agadir, Casablanca and Tangier.
Moroccan missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Düsseldorf, the nearest other Moroccan office is the Consulate General in Frankfurt am Main (about 180 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Düsseldorf.
- Berlin (480 km) – Embassy of Morocco
- Düsseldorf – Consulate General (North Rhine-Westphalia) (this page)
- Frankfurt am Main (180 km) – Consulate General (Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
- Bremen (250 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- Tutzing (490 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bavaria)
Frequently asked questions about the Consulate General of Morocco in Düsseldorf
Which Moroccan consulate is responsible for Cologne and Dortmund?
The Consulate General in Düsseldorf, which covers all of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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