{"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":"2026-11-09T04:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T04:57:26","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>The .MA extension is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Morocco, regulated by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT). It is open to individuals and organizations worldwide who wish to establish a digital presence in Morocco. To register a .ma domain at Hostinger, enter accurate registrant details, assign an administrative contact who resides in Morocco, and submit the required documents within 14 days of registration. Document verification typically takes 2&ndash;4 weeks before the domain activates.<\/p><h3>Before you start<\/h3><ul>\n<li>Ensure that you use valid registrant information that can be officially proven via documentation.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the correct contact type during registration. If the registrant is a business, enter the official organization name in the Company name field instead of the First name and Last name fields. If the registrant is an individual, leave the company name field completely empty.<\/li>\n<li>Double-check all details before submitting. If incorrect information or the wrong contact type is submitted, the registry requires a paid domain trade to update the contact details later.<\/li>\n<li>Once your registrant details and documents are ready, <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-register-a-domain\" href=\"\/tld\/ma-domain\">register a domain<\/a> with the .ma extension at Hostinger.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h-required-documents-by-registrant-type\"><b>Required documents by registrant type<\/b><\/h2><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 <strong>2-4 weeks on business days<\/strong><\/span><\/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><h2 id=\"h-complete-the-administrative-requirements\">Complete the administrative requirements<\/h2><p>The Moroccan domain authority requires specific contact details and usage info for every application. Follow these steps to submit your information:<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Assign a local contact<\/strong> &ndash; Provide an administrative contact who is a natural person residing in Morocco.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Describe the domain use<\/strong> &ndash; Prepare a short explanation outlining how you intend to use the domain name.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Submit for verification<\/strong> &ndash; Upload your documents and the purpose description through the official verification form.<\/li>\n<li data-kodee=\"hide\"><strong>Notify support<\/strong> &ndash; Contact the Hostinger Customer Success team with your intended domain use details so they can forward the files to the registry.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>After submitting your documents, your domain status may display as <strong>pendingCreate<\/strong> or <strong>serverHold<\/strong> in WHOIS lookup tools. This means the domain is currently inactive and waiting for validation. The domain will automatically activate as soon as the verification team confirms your files meet the ANRT guidelines.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9651\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04.png\/w=300,h=141,fit=scale-down\" alt=\"Domain information for domain.ma, with name servers highlighted as suspended2.genious.net and suspended1.genious.net\" width=\"662\" height=\"311\" data-media-id=\"9651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04.png\/w=1536,fit=scale-down 1536w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-04.png\/w=1622,fit=scale-down 1622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9650\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08.png\/w=300,h=142,fit=scale-down\" alt=\"Domain information for domain.ma with status serverHold and highlighted nameservers\" width=\"653\" height=\"309\" data-media-id=\"9650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08.png\/w=1536,fit=scale-down 1536w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14_18-08.png\/w=1632,fit=scale-down 1632w\" sizes=\"(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>WHOIS privacy protection is not available for .MA domains. Registrant contact details are publicly visible in the registry database.<\/li>\n<li>Submit your identification documents as soon as possible to avoid activation delays. If documents are not submitted within 14 days of registration, the domain will be suspended. If files remain unverified after this period, the registry may release or permanently delete the domain name.<\/li>\n<li>Suspension can only be lifted if the required documents are submitted before the registry releases the domain.<\/li>\n<li>.MA domains follow <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-the-standard-cctld-refund-policy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/9088216-what-is-hostinger-refund-policy\/\">the standard ccTLD refund policy<\/a>. If the registry deletes a domain for failing to provide documentation, the purchase is not eligible for a refund.<\/li>\n<li>For requirements that apply to all domains, see <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-domain-registration-requirements-at-hostinger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6086871-what-are-the-requirements-for-registering-a-new-domain-at-hostinger\/\">Domain registration requirements at Hostinger<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Register a .ma domain at Hostinger with a Moroccan administrative contact and required documents submitted within 14 days. Verification takes 2\u20134 weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":597,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_content_updated_date":"","include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-specific-tlds-registration-requirements"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/requirements-to-register-a-ma-domain","default":1}],"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":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24896,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9649\/revisions\/24896"}],"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}]}}