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Date Holiday Country
January 1 New Year’s Day American
January 14 Amazigh New Year Moroccan
January 19 Martin Luther King’s Birthday American
February 16 Presidents’ Day American
March 20* Aid Al Fitr (Celebration of end of Ramadan) Moroccan
May 1 Moroccan Labor Day Moroccan
May 25 Memorial Day American
May 27–28* Aid Al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) Moroccan
June 17* First Moharram Moroccan
June 19 Juneteenth American
July 3 American Independence Day American
July 30 Throne Day Moroccan
August 21 Youth Day Moroccan
August 26* Aid Mawlid An Nabbaoui (Birthday of the Prophet Mohammed) Moroccan
September 7 American Labor Day American
October 12 Columbus Day American
November 11 Veterans’ Day American
November 18 Independence Day Moroccan
November 26 Thanksgiving American
December 25 Christmas American
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Follow the instructions found at https://ma.usembassy.gov/boarding-foils/
Fee payments are valid for 12 months from the date of payment.
Third parties are generally not permitted to attend the nonimmigrant visa interview. However, you may be accompanied by an additional person if: you are a minor child under the age of 17, you are aged 70 years or older or require special assistance, you do not speak Moroccan Arabic, French, or English. In all cases, the accompanying party must present identification.
Interviews are conducted in French, Moroccan Arabic, and English. You are responsible for bringing an interpreter if you require assistance in another language.
Follow the instructions found at https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ma/en/nonimmigrant-visa#visa-steps
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