Every consular network has a handful of offices doing the everyday work, and for Moroccan nationals around Washington this is one of them: passports, civil records, and documents that have to carry weight back home.
Read on for the details, the usual remit, the appointment position, and a few things learned the hard way by people who got there and were turned away.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 3508 International DR NW, Washington
- Phone: (202) 462-7979
- Official website: https://us.diplomatie.ma
- Type of office: Embassy
🛂 What this office handles
The services below are typical rather than guaranteed. Networks move work between offices without much announcement:
- Civil status: registering births, marriages and deaths that happened in the United States so they exist in the Moroccan record.
- Documents: a diploma, a court order or a deed only works abroad once certified. This is where that chain begins or ends.
- Visas: where the destination still requires one. The online route has replaced the counter for short visits in most networks.
- Notarial acts: signatures and copies certified for use at home, with every signatory normally required in person.
- Passports: renewal and first issue of Moroccan passports, normally by appointment and with fingerprints taken in person.
📅 How appointments work here
Walking in without an appointment works at some posts and not at others. Where it does work, the queue tends to form well before the doors open.
The office publishes its own booking arrangements. Booking through official channels costs nothing; sites charging to secure or speed up a slot are intermediaries, and consulates regularly warn against them.
Check what the office takes as payment. Exact change, or a money order made out precisely as instructed, is a common requirement.
🤝 Practical notes for Moroccan nationals in Washington
Before anything else, confirm that this post covers where you live. It is the single most common reason a trip to Washington is wasted.
Bring more documentation than you think you need. Being sent home over one missing paper costs another appointment.
Fees move with the calendar year and, in some networks, with the exchange rate every quarter. Confirm before paying.
Questions people ask about this embassy
Is there a site with the current fees?
Yes: us.diplomatie.ma publishes the current tariff, which is usually revised annually.
Is it worth calling ahead?
Yes, and it saves wasted journeys. Call (202) 462-7979 and ask what they need and how they take payment — cards are the exception rather than the rule.
How do I know which office is mine?
By the consular district assigned to it, not by distance. It is the first thing worth asking on the phone.
What is the address in Washington?
It is 3508 International DR NW. Many posts share a building with unrelated offices, so find the specific door before you turn up.