In Morocco, various municipalities in the region of Souss-Massa have established Migration Reception and Orientation Offices  for returning Moroccans in order to support them with the administrative procedures related to their social rights acquired during their stays abroad, for example to gain access to their pensions.

Established in 11 municipalities, BAOMs are a municipal service responsible for supporting Moroccans who have returned to their home territories, with the aim of informing and supporting them through administrative procedures related to their social rights acquired during their stays abroad, which are often complex and difficult to access. They also aim to support and direct the possible investments of returnees towards productive sectors, in order to enhance territorial development.

The local establishment of these offices helps increase their effectiveness because the local actors responsible for their operation have a more detailed understanding of migrants’ needs, given their knowledge of the specific context of their territory and their general experience in providing social services. The integration of BAOM services into the web of municipal services also fosters the coordination of their operation with national and regional guidelines on development and migration, ensuring coherence between the different levels of government and the mainstreaming of migration into local policies.