Speaking on the occasion, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Maliki (main picture, right) said, “Both Morocco and India have shared values and a history that goes back over several centuries. Foreseeing growth and significance of the Indian tourism market to Morocco, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco has decided to outsource the visa application services and has entrusted CKGS to open visa application centres in India. The opening of the visa application centres in major cities in India is an important milestone which reflects the strength of the two countries’ relations as well as Morocco’s outreach to Indian travellers. We want to encourage more and more Indians to consider travelling to Morocco and at the same time provide a seamless experience in applying for visas.”

First phase centres include

• Delhi
• Mumbai
• Chennai
• Kolkatta

Second phase centres

• Ahmedabad
• Pune
• Goa
• Indore
• Bengaluru
• Chandigarh
• Jaipur

Commenting on the new mandate, Ms Venku Murthi, chief operating officer (main picture,left), CKGS said, “We are happy to be entrusted with the role of providing Visa Application Services by the Embassy of Morocco as this is an opportune time to tap the growing Indian outbound travel market, which is growing in double digits. Our offices across 11 centres in India will seamlessly facilitate visa processing, thereby increasing the number of Indians travelling to Morocco.’’

In order to obtain a visa, an applicant will have to download the form and submit it to the MVAIC, along with the required documents and collect them once it has been issued. All the centres are open from Monday to Friday between 08:00 – 17:00 hours.

For more information regarding the same, log on to http://www.ma.ckgs.in/.