a portal allowing couples to apply online for permission to marry

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In full confinement, couples can now apply for authorization to marry online in Morocco. Indeed, the Ministry of Justice has launched an electronic portal to respond to online marriage authorization requests. This decision is part of the main advances adopted by the ministry in order to strengthen its strategy for modernizing the administration by dematerializing judicial procedures.

Country

Morocco

Institution

Ministry of Justice