My SO sent me this today and asked me to post this for everyone.

here s the latest news about casa:

remember the consulat closed in april 16th while there were people who
passt
there interviews and who were told to be back to there visa in monday
april
16th or to bring other papers and to comeback to get there visa.what s
happening now is that the consulat is calling that people and asking
them to
come and bring there passeports to have visa,at the same time they r
giving
the passseport with visa to people who left there passeport there
waiting
the consulat to print visa in it.i know to people who got there visa
yesterday and an other one who got it this afternoon,and he s the one
who
called the X to tell him this news.for X,they didn t
call
him yet but may be next days cause there was people who were asked to
come
in tuesday and others in wednesday.

Is there anyone on here who can confirm this?????

This was verified through a PM.

well what does that mean for us? (people who haven't even had an interview yet)...........

Nothing really. But it shows that they are starting to do something. At least it is a start.

not much but its better then us sitting here twidling our thumbs.
love natalie

So now I just read an e-mail that says the target date for re-opening is the 31st. There is now telling how truthful that is so we will have to wait and see. Just thought I would let you know what I have heard.

My husband told me the same thing this morning. His friend was called to the consulate to pick up his visa yesterday. Things are moving slowly but surely.

what e-mail you read that in? was it from the consulate ? I'm sorry I just wanna make sure cuz you know ppl like to talk.
and I prefer hearing bad news than hearing false good news.I don't like to have hope and then be dissapointed.so please make sure the information is true before posting.thx

We post to find out the truth in the different information we hear. No one said it was 100% sure. The point is to bounce information around and see who knows what. You can always not read the thread which will keep you from getting false hopes because no one here wants to be dissapointed anymore or mislead anyone.

That was kind of uncalled for. It appeared to me that the person who replied just wanted to verify if this was an official email from the embassy or just word of mouth.

It wasn't said with malice or spite. Like I said, none of us want to be misled or dissapointed. I really didn't mean for it to read in a negative manner.

nice dodge to his question, yet again. WHO said this in an email? some guy's cousin who has a sister who's married to a guy who works there? or was it an actual email from the consulate?

This relayed message doesn't have much relevance firstly because you're not really stating your source or if it's official, and seconly because it's for people who already had their interviews.

I don't see why you would want people to bounce information around.. too much speculation isn't a great thing. I know it's frustrating but I think these rumors are not the best thing to be posting and getting everyone's hopes up unless you know something 100%.

Peace.

I think all of us are getting a little stir crazy waiting for some answers from the consulate.

Wishing all of you the best.........stay strong, stay positive!

just got an answer for my email from the consulate :

Dear Sir:



Please check with your wife if she has paid the full IV fee to USCIS. Any additional fees must be paid at the US Consulate when we resume full operation.



The U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca is temporarily closed to the public. We do not yet know when we will resume operations.



Please refer to our website at http://casablanca.usconsulate.gov/submissi...lications2.html for additional information.



that means THEY ARE NOT RE-OPENING ON THE 31ST

Thank you, Tarik, for posting actual information about the consulate. But I'm sure someone will be around shortly to tell you that their husband's aunt who is in the gov't says that they will be opening.

I'm sure that will happen

I have to say- it made me laugh when I saw the original post. Yikes.

My fiance has a friend in CASA, and all I know is that he said the Consulate is open, and has been for 2 weeks.

By the by, what is SO?

Carol

SO is significant other

It has to remain a secret. If they say when they'll open, the terrorists win!

Oh boy... here we go again!

Thanks Carol for posting. I am sure that people waiting for Casa to re-open appreciate any information given. I know I would. My fiance was fortunate, he received his visa on Friday (the day before the bombing in Casa). Casa closed that following Monday. If he had not gotten it right then, I would be in the same position as some of the ladies who are waiting. I would want to know any rumor or he-say information that people offered on this topic.

Good luck to all those waiting.

They are working there, but they aren't having anyone come for appointments, so it's not open to the public.

just checking to see if the consulate has reopened for interviews. anyone heard anything?

chi

Yes,I've heard they're still closed

they are still closed but zakaria told me he was reading the paper a couple of days ago that condoleeza rice called and told him to open bc it has caused america to loose over a million dollars. but the ambassador came back to say that bc of the scare in rabat i think about 4 days ago on tuesday its not going to be easy to get a visa. it was on the paper zakaria was reading. so they said its going to be opening very soon. they have been saying that for how long? almost 2 months. well thats all i have.
love natalie

I would settle for a note, something along the lines of "We will definitely not be opening to the public (this week/this month/in the next 45 days/etc). We will still be closed indefinitely, perhaps even after that date has passed." Something so we're not going to the consulate website several times every day, and every few hours popping a few blood vessals trying to WILLLLL it to reopen. It doesn't have to be a reopening date, just something to stop us, just for a few days, from constantly thinking, "Maybe tomorrow....Maybe Monday....Maybe...." on and on and on.

For something that is supposed to be looking after American interests, they are not looking after mine. Life is on hold right now. I'm trying to keep going, but I am just not as productive right now as I would be if I had some idea what was happening, some idea that maybe this nightmare will end with Morocco-US relations intact. Shoot, I've even considered that the consulate paid those two to blow themselves up just so they would have an excuse to close. That's just one of the unfounded ideas I have come up with (a nightmare not based on any facts really, so please don't misunderstand). I've developed some unlikely worries over this. Things that have very little chance of actually happening, but which would significantly effect me and everyone else who is waiting. Gloom and doom, very far from being sunshine and kittens and butterflies and rainbows and smiles etc. More along the lines of root canals, Mt. Vesuvius, loud neigbors all night, and being in a plane wreck, name your personal hell.

So yeah. Anything at all. What we really want is to be told exactly what is happening, and we're not getting that any more than we will get the kind of notice I mentioned earlier. This sucks, but you knew that already. I suppose I'm just venting.



BT

I'm so with you on this. All I want to know is WHEN!! I did email the consulate Friday to ask them how they plan to contact those that had their interviews postponed due to the bombings. No reply yet, hopefully Monday.

Take care
Aminah

we have been living with hopefullys,please dear god,inchallah and freaking open already for what almost 2 months? hopefully now sounds like never and please dear god sounds like yeah right find another way to bring him here smugling sounds good and inchallah well God cant help the stupid ambassador.
love natalie

50 days exactly (if you count June 3 which has officially begun, as it is past midnight now). So not really two months yet. I know that is spliting hairs....but isn't 50 days better than 2 months (60 days?). 2 months is a solid 1/6th of a year extra away from our loved ones. Maybe it's one of those "character building experiences" we all love so much

It will open. Unless the world ends first.

Sometimes patiently,
Sometimes not,
I'm still looking at the clock.

BT

yeah that 1/6 of a year sounds sort of poopy but you know its been 1/3 since i have seen my sweetie. so thats even worse lol. well inchallah hopeful GOD please kick him in his bum and get him moving please please please.
love natalie

UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL REOPENS


The United States Embassy is pleased to announce that the Consulate General in Casablanca will resume normal operation on Monday June 4, 2007, after a temporary closure for security upgrades.


We remind the public that American Citizens Services hours at the Consular Section are 8:30A.M. to 9:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Monday through Thursday. Visa services are by appointment Monday through Thursday. The opening hours for Dar America are from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. Dar America’s Information Resource Center is open to the public from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.


Consular staff will contact Immigrant and Diversity ("lottery") Visa applicants who had appointments for the period that the Consulate was closed (April 16-June 1) to reschedule their appointments. Applicants who have not been contacted by June 11 should e-mail the Consular Section at ivcasablanca@state.gov to schedule a new appointment.


Previously scheduled appointments for tourist and business visa interviews have been cancelled and appointment letters printed prior to June 3, 2007 are no longer valid. All tourist and business visa applicants must schedule interviews via our online appointment system at the following address: http://casablanca.usconsulate.gov/general_information.html. Banque Marocaine de la Commerce et de l’Industrie (BMCI) receipts for payment of the $100 non-refundable, non-transferable visa processing fee are valid for one year from the date of payment.
Student, exchange visitor, and temporary work visa applicants do not need to make appointments. They may apply Monday through Thursday between 8:00AM and 10:00 AM, provided they have the required documentation. Individuals with urgent business travel needs and those seeking emergency medical travel to the U.S. should consult the Consulate website at http://casablanca.usconsulate.gov/tourist_business.html and follow the procedures for requesting an expedited appointment.


For security reasons and to minimize waiting time, visa applicants should not bring cell phones, backpack, or large handbags and must not arrive more than 15 minutes prior to their appointment times. Applicants must present their appointment letters in order to enter the Consulate and should bring only the documents necessary for their interview.

Woohoo! What great news for everyone!

In case anyone needs the link: http://casablanca.usconsulate.gov/press_releases.html

THAT'S WHAT I CALL HELPFUL INFORMATION.THANK YOU !!!

Do my eyes deceive me?

http://casablanca.usconsulate.gov/press_releases.html


Really Really?

!@#$%^&*^%$WEQ PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! let this be true! thanks for posting! you rock!

i wonder how they will contact us to reschedule. by mail like originally? phone? hmmmmm. if anyone is contacted please post what method you were contacted by. thanks!

i dont know you but i love you.
love natalie

ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Malarie

hello everybody this is Natalie's fiance i got a phone call this morning at 10h30am from the consulate telling me to come to the consulate in friday at 9am for my interview and the guy also told me to not bring with me a cellphone, a hand bag or anything else just my the papers i need for the interview so i wander where i would put my papers for the interview specialy the proof bc they are alot......
good luck everybody and my prayers are for you all.
Zakaria

I just tried the online appointment system for my mother-in-law and there is no availability in June or July, and August isn't open yet. Is there any other way she could get an appointment before say the end of the month? Or is the online system the best or only way?

Wow, that's crazy, they filled up fast. I made an appt for July 18th around 9am this morning.

Thanks Jenn. Exactly the kind of info I need.

So, at 0600 PDT they had a little less than half of July available, by 1200 when I had a chance to try it was fully booked.