Procuration Consulat Maroc [better] -

Her father was in Marrakech. He had finally bought the riad he’d dreamed of for thirty years, but the seller was threatening to back out. The signing was in 48 hours. Yasmine couldn’t fly down; she had a presentation. So, she needed the consulate to authenticate a power of attorney allowing her cousin in Casablanca to sign the deed in her father’s name.

Yasmine looked at Mme. Leila, who for the first time that day, smiled slightly. procuration consulat maroc

“ Procuration ,” she said, the word feeling heavy in her mouth. Her father was in Marrakech

Omar chuckled. “You young people. You think we old ones don’t know the internet. Since COVID, the Moroccan administration created a video verification system for procurations for those who cannot travel. If the consulate here has the equipment, your father can appear via secure video link from a registered notary’s office in Marrakech. He signs on a tablet. The notary prints. The consulate here witnesses.” Yasmine couldn’t fly down; she had a presentation

Yasmine blinked. “The what?”

Yasmine checked her phone for the tenth time. She had taken a day off from her marketing job in La Défense to be here. Behind the thick glass doors of the consulate, the line snaked forward like a tired serpent. She clutched a green folder containing her father’s passport, her own ID, and the procuration forms.