CIN Recto/Verso PDF for Official Submissions
Most portals asking for your CIN want both sides combined into one PDF, not two separate image files — here's the fast way to get that right.
To submit your CIN (Moroccan national ID card) correctly, photograph both the front and back, then combine them into a single PDF — most administrative and concours portals expect one file showing both sides, not two separate image uploads, and a portal that says "upload your CIN" almost always means both sides in one document.
The fast way to do it
- Photograph the front (recto) and back (verso) separately, in good even light, flat on a surface so neither is tilted.
- Combine both photos into one PDF, front page then back page, using an image-to-PDF tool — it merges multiple images into a single ordered PDF automatically.
- If the result is over the portal's size limit (commonly around 500KB for a two-page ID scan), compress it down without losing legibility.
Why order matters
Most reviewers expect recto first, verso second — matching how you'd naturally hand someone a physical card, front up first. If your tool lets you reorder before merging, double-check the sequence before downloading; a swapped order isn't wrong exactly, but it looks careless on an official submission.
A common mistake
Photographing the CIN on a dark or textured surface (a wooden desk, a patterned tablecloth) makes the auto-processing in some tools struggle to detect the card's edges cleanly, and can leave visible background clutter in the final PDF. A plain, light, flat surface — a sheet of white paper works well — gives a cleaner result every time.
Two details that get submissions rejected
- Color, not black and white. Most Moroccan employment and administrative portals (CNSS declarations included) specifically require a color scan or photo, not a grayscale one — a black-and-white photocopy of your CIN is a common reason a submission bounces.
- Not expired. Sounds obvious, but portals do check the expiry date printed on the card, and an expired CIN gets an application rejected regardless of how well the PDF itself is prepared. Check the date before you even start photographing.
This runs entirely in your browser: your ID never gets uploaded anywhere during the merge or compression.