Do Moroccan passport holders need a visa for Georgia?

By Vinayak Gupta · Travel Writer, Tripmojo · Updated August 31, 2026 · Reviewed by Simran Raheja

Yes. Moroccan passport holders need a visa for Georgia. Morocco does not appear anywhere on Ordinance No. 255, the Georgian government decree that lists the countries whose citizens may enter without one. That decree does cover all six Gulf states, Lebanon and Türkiye, which is why advice picked up from Arab travellers so often does not survive contact with a Moroccan passport.

Quick facts

Visa required

Visa required: Yes
Legal basis: Ordinance No. 255, the visa-free country list
Morocco on that list: No, and neither is any Maghreb state
Gulf states on it: Yes, all six
Online route: Check eligibility on the official portal first
Visa-free stay if you qualified: One year, but Morocco does not

Entry requirements

A Georgian visa obtained before travel, since Morocco is not on the visa-free list. Confirm which route is open to a Moroccan passport before paying anything.
A passport valid for the whole trip, with validity comfortably beyond your intended departure date.
Evidence of the trip itself: where you will stay, how it is funded and when you leave. Georgian consular practice asks for this whichever route you use.
Any documents required by the specific route you are granted, which differ between an online application and a consular one.

Finding the route that is actually open to you

Start from the decree rather than from a travel article. Ordinance No. 255 is published by the Legislative Herald of Georgia and lists 93 countries and places by their formal names, so the entry for Spain reads "Kingdom of Spain" and the one for Portugal reads "Portuguese Republic". Scanning it for the short name you expect is a good way to misread it. Morocco is not present under any form.

Because Morocco is outside the decree, a visa has to be arranged in advance. Georgia runs an online application portal alongside its consulates, but the online route is not open to every nationality, so treat eligibility as something to confirm on the official portal rather than something to assume from a country-list article.

Allow for the application to have more than one stage. Georgian online applications have been known to continue after payment, so do not treat a payment confirmation as an approved visa, and keep watching the email address you applied with.

Good to know

The Arab world is split down the middle on this decree, and Morocco is on the wrong side of it. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman are all named on Ordinance No. 255, as are Lebanon and Türkiye. Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Mauritania are named nowhere on it. Georgia is a popular and inexpensive destination across the Gulf precisely because those passports need nothing in advance, and that reputation travels further than the rule behind it.
Read the decree in its own vocabulary before concluding anything from it. It lists countries in formal legal form, so a search for "Spain" or "Portugal" finds nothing while "Kingdom of Spain" and "Portuguese Republic" are both plainly there. The safe test is whether the country name appears at all in any form, which for Morocco it does not, across all 93 entries.
A visa is permission to travel, not a guarantee of admission, and the length of stay is a separate decision from the visa itself. Countries that do qualify under the decree get a full year, which is unusually generous and is quoted around constantly. None of that generosity reaches a passport that is not on the list, so do not plan a Moroccan trip around the twelve-month figure.

Frequently asked questions

Do Moroccan citizens need a visa for Georgia?

Yes. Morocco does not appear on Ordinance No. 255, the decree listing countries whose citizens may enter Georgia without a visa, so a visa must be arranged before travelling.

Why do Gulf travellers go to Georgia without a visa when Moroccans cannot?

Because the decree names all six Gulf Cooperation Council states and does not name any Maghreb state. It is a country-by-country list rather than a regional or Arab League arrangement.

Can a Moroccan apply for a Georgian visa online?

Georgia operates an online application portal alongside its consulates, but it is not open to every nationality. Confirm on the official portal whether a Moroccan passport is eligible before starting or paying for an application.

How long can I stay in Georgia?

The one-year stay widely quoted for Georgia applies to nationalities on the visa-free decree. A Moroccan traveller is admitted according to the visa granted, so read the conditions on the visa itself.

Is Morocco listed under a different name on the decree?

No. The decree uses formal country names, but the word Morocco does not appear anywhere across its 93 entries in any form.

Other destinations for Morocco passport holders

Morocco passport holders visiting United Kingdom

Sources

Every fact on this page was checked against the official sources below on 31 August 2026.

Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge), Government of Georgia Ordinance No. 255, "On Approval of the List of Countries Whose Citizens May Enter Georgia without a Visa". The list runs to 93 numbered entries in formal country-name form. The string "Morocco" does not occur anywhere in the document. Read 2026-08-31. https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/2867361
Same ordinance: the six Gulf Cooperation Council states appear as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman, alongside the Lebanese Republic and the Republic of Türkiye. Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Mauritania do not appear. Read 2026-08-31. https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/2867361
Same ordinance, naming convention: entries are given in formal legal form, for example "Kingdom of Spain" and "Portuguese Republic", so a search on a short country name can wrongly suggest absence. Read 2026-08-31. https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/2867361

Entry rules change without notice and the official source is always the authority. Confirm with the embassy or immigration portal before you book.

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