Taiwanese planning trips to Morocco should carefully assess their travel plans, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said today, following reports that a travel agency had suspended its visa authorization letter application service for people visiting the country.
Lion Travel yesterday said in a notice on its Web site that the Moroccan embassy in Japan had stopped accepting visa applications, prompting the company to suspend its visa authorization letter application service for people visiting Morocco.
Taiwanese are required to obtain an entry visa authorization letter before traveling to Morocco, the Bureau of Consular Affairs Web site says.
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Applications are submitted through the Moroccan Embassy in Japan, which forwards them to authorities in Morocco for review. Once approved, the authorization document is sent to applicants by fax, allowing them to obtain a visa upon arrival at a Moroccan airport, the Web site says.
MOFA said it has reached out to Moroccan authorities through overseas missions to clarify the situation, but has not yet received a response.
It would continue to monitor developments closely and provide updates when available, the ministry said.
Taiwanese planning business or leisure travel to Morocco are advised to carefully evaluate their itineraries and closely follow MOFA’s latest announcements, it added.
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