In 2014 and 2017, Morocco implemented two regularization campaigns, which benefitted, among others, migrants with serious illnesses, women and their children, and unaccompanied children.

From 1 January 2014 to 31 January 2014 Morocco implemented the first regularization of migrants on an exceptional basis. The categories of migrants in an irregular situation who could benefit from the regularization were the following:

a) spouses of Moroccan nationals who have been married for two years;
b) spouses of other foreigners in a regular situation after four years of marriage;
c) children from the two categories mentioned above;
d) foreigners with at least two years of regular employment contracts;
e) foreigners with five years of continuous residence in Morocco;
f) foreigners with serious illnesses who can apply for regularization after one year of presence in Morocco.

 A second exceptional regularization of migrants in an irregular situation took place from 15 December 2016 to 31 December 2017.nIn this second regularization, the criteria were made more flexible and included:

a) women and their children;
b) unaccompanied children;
c) spouses of Moroccan nationals or foreigners in a regular situation, regardless of the length of their marriage;
d) foreigners who can prove a professional activity, but who do not have an employment contract;
e) foreigners who have not been able to prove five years of residence in Morocco but who have a college education or an equivalent.