{"id":9649,"date":"2026-04-14T11:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=9649"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:11:58","slug":"requirements-to-register-a-ma-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/requirements-to-register-a-ma-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements to register a .MA domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1\"><span class=\"citation-75\">This article provides the full list of requirements and documents needed to register or verify a .ma domain, which is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Morocco<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5\"><span class=\"citation-74\">Use this guide to ensure your Moroccan domain registration complies with the regulations set by the Agence Nationale de R&eacute;glementation des T&eacute;l&eacute;communications (ANRT)<\/span><\/span><\/p><h1 id=\"h-what-is-a-ma-domain\"><b>What is a .MA domain?<\/b><\/h1><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.MA is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Morocco, regulated by ANRT (Agence Nationale de R&eacute;glementation des T&eacute;l&eacute;communications). It is open to individuals and organizations worldwide and is commonly used by businesses and individuals with a presence in Morocco.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Required Documents by Registrant Type<\/b><\/h3><p id=\"p-rc_2c8f4192a994b0b4-21\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"><span data-path-to-node=\"7,1\"><span class=\"citation-71\">To register a .ma domain, you must submit specific supporting documents based on your status<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"7,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"7,5\"><span class=\"citation-70\">The verification process typically takes <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"7,5\" data-index-in-node=\"41\"><span class=\"citation-70\">1&ndash;3 business days<\/span><\/b><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"7,7\">.<\/span><\/p><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Registrant Type<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Required Document<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Individual (Morocco)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Identity Card (CIN)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Company (Morocco)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Commercial Register (RC &ndash; Model 7, issued within the last 3 months)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Foreign holder<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Passport or Certificate of Incorporation<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><h3 data-path-to-node=\"9\">Provide administrative contact and purpose<\/h3><p id=\"p-rc_2c8f4192a994b0b4-25\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"><span data-path-to-node=\"10,1\"><span class=\"citation-66\">The Moroccan domain authority requires specific contact details and usage information for every registration<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"10,3\">:<\/span><\/p><ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2c8f4192a994b0b4-26\" data-path-to-node=\"11,0,1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"11,0,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,0,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-65\">Assign a local contact:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-65\"> You must provide an administrative contact who is a natural person located in Morocco<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"11,0,1,2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2c8f4192a994b0b4-27\" data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-64\">Describe the domain use:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-64\"> Provide a short explanation of how you intend to use the domain name<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2c8f4192a994b0b4-28\" data-path-to-node=\"11,2,1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-63\">Submit for verification:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-63\"> Upload your documents and the description of purpose to <a href=\"https:\/\/auth.hostinger.com\/documents?_ga=GA1.1.176182148.1760948899&amp;_gl=1%2A1nynwi%2A_ga%2AMTc2MTgyMTQ4LjE3NjA5NDg4OTk.%2A_ga_73N1QWLEMH%2AczE3NzYzMzgxMjQkbzQkZzEkdDE3NzYzMzgyNjUkajYwJGwwJGg1MzM2NTA1NjAkZGItcDQxbXJCZDRDVExobTZxeDA2UU5vZWdsMFR3R3VQQUE.%2A_fplc%2AcU1hcU5pNmR2U2JFM0k4MU1tRmdnR3FkcGFycVFzM3VoJTJGTiUyQkdUZENWVHRMeVBadW9lUnludWpIRFRwVGdqOFdadUZqdlo4S3hwYk5sMGE5a2JMNlg2bXEzQVFnRG9Qc1d0TWFpSWpxaUFZMiUyQks1SzJUMmV2bjNFcmhHdXJ3JTNEJTNE%2A_gcl_aw%2AR0NMLjE3NzQ5MzAwMTIuQ2p3S0NBand2cWpPQmhBR0Vpd0FuZ2VRbmVLdko4QS1yWUNlQVlIVGJYN0ZaM2NyNXptcjVHMXBCSGZjUE9UVUV1LWpndmgzMHJWX1Rob0NWQXNRQXZEX0J3RQ..%2A_gcl_au%2AMjgyODQ2NzcuMTc2ODc5NzI3MS4xMzU4NzkzNTI5LjE3NzYwODg2MTcuMTc3NjA4ODYyNA..%2AFPAU%2AMjgyODQ2NzcuMTc2ODc5NzI3MQ..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this verification form.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contact our support: <\/strong>Let us know the <span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,0\"><span class=\"citation-64\">intended use of the domain name and our team will help forward the documents to the registry.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><b>Additional Notes<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please note that WHOIS privacy protection is <\/span><b>not available<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for .MA domains &ndash; registrant contact details are publicly visible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><h1 id=\"h-what-happens-after-registration\"><b>What happens after registration?<\/b><\/h1><p><span data-path-to-node=\"13,1\"><span class=\"citation-62\">After completing the initial registration, your domain may show a <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"13,1\" data-index-in-node=\"66\"><span class=\"citation-62\">pendingCreate<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-62\"> or <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"13,1\" data-index-in-node=\"83\"><span class=\"citation-62\">serverHold<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-62\"> status in <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"13,1\" data-index-in-node=\"104\"><span class=\"citation-62\">WHOIS<\/span><\/b><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"13,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"13,5\"><span class=\"citation-61\">This indicates the domain is inactive and awaiting document verification<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"13,7\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"13,9\"><span class=\"citation-60\">The domain will be activated once the <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"13,9\" data-index-in-node=\"38\"><span class=\"citation-60\">Hostinger<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-60\"> verification team confirms your documents meet the ANRT requirements<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"13,11\">.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04-300x141.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04-1024x481.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04-1536x722.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04.png 1622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08-300x142.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08-1536x727.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08.png 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/p><div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">NOTES<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"15\">\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2c8f4192a994b0b4-30\" data-path-to-node=\"15,0,1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"15,0,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,0,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-59\">WHOIS<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-59\"> privacy protection is not available for .ma domains; registrant contact details are publicly visible<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"15,0,1,2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2c8f4192a994b0b4-31\" data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"><span data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0,1\"><span class=\"citation-58\">Documents must be clear and valid to avoid delays or suspension<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0,3\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2c8f4192a994b0b4-32\" data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upload your documents as soon as possible to avoid delays in activation <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/auth.hostinger.com\/documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and once done, contact <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583780-how-to-contact-hostinger-support\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">our support team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to help with the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides the full list of requirements and documents needed to register or verify a .ma domain, which is the country code top-level domain&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":597,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"hreflangs":[],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/597"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9649"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9764,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9649\/revisions\/9764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}