Marrying in Morocco

[KittyPollitt 284]

Looking for people's stories and opinions about marrying in Morocco, since we are now considering me moving there for a while and doing a DCF (that way he can be with his daughter while we wait, and I really have nothing tying me here right now).. It seems like there is a mountain of paperwork involved with a USC marrying a Moroccan.. How long should I tell his family it would take, and how long does it take to prepare documentation here? Does a (small and embarrassing) police record in the states hamper my ability to marry there, since they request a police record?

Thanks in advance for replying

Sarah

[mahboula 11]

Looking for people's stories and opinions about marrying in Morocco, since we are now considering me moving there for a while and doing a DCF (that way he can be with his daughter while we wait, and I really have nothing tying me here right now).. It seems like there is a mountain of paperwork involved with a USC marrying a Moroccan.. How long should I tell his family it would take, and how long does it take to prepare documentation here? Does a (small and embarrassing) police record in the states hamper my ability to marry there, since they request a police record?

Thanks in advance for replying

Sarah

I don't have personal experience with Morocco, however, a close friend of mine moved to Morocco and chose the DCF route. She is member R + F on VJ. If she doesn't come along with some answers, you could PM her. She's always happy to help.

[me_4_musa 1]

Looking for people's stories and opinions about marrying in Morocco, since we are now considering me moving there for a while and doing a DCF (that way he can be with his daughter while we wait, and I really have nothing tying me here right now).. It seems like there is a mountain of paperwork involved with a USC marrying a Moroccan.. How long should I tell his family it would take, and how long does it take to prepare documentation here? Does a (small and embarrassing) police record in the states hamper my ability to marry there, since they request a police record?

Thanks in advance for replying

Sarah

USC that are marrying someone outside the US requires a large amount of paperwork how much more paperwork does Morocco require than any other country??

[New Beginnings 32]

There is a lot of back and forth but it's not horrible. Especially if you're living there. It took us about 2 weeks to get married and it wasn't that bad.

[KittyPollitt 284]

USC that are marrying someone outside the US requires a large amount of paperwork how much more paperwork does Morocco require than any other country??

I don't know that it does.. this is the first time we've looked into it, because the more we thought about it, there's really no reason I shouldn't move there while we wait during the process, and it would allow him to experience the first year of his daughter's life.. I really have no clue about it, besides the pretty much standard form instructions on the consulate's website- that's why I asked

[New Beginnings 32]

The consulate's website is really up to date. You'll need everything on it. But I would also have your husband go to the local family court and ask what else you would need to bring. Some have requirements that aren't listed.

I brought:

Birth Certificate

Confirmation Certificate from church

Recent pay stubs

Recent account statement

Copies of passport

Copies of driver's license

You'll need to get a statement of nationality and eligibility to marry from the consulate and you'll need to head to Rabat for a stamp on some of the paperwork. Make sure you get everything translated into arabic. It's really not so bad

[MrsAmera 41]

The one thing that may cause a hiccup is that your daughter was born before you were married. To get the family book, your husband has to apply using your marriage certificate, then you can add your children. I am guessing that this will involve you going before a judge to overcome the fact that your child was born before your marriage - sort of to prove paternity. We registered our marriage after our son was born (he was born after we were married however). We then had to register his birth, but it was after he was 1 yr old. This is still a problem for us and we can't seem to get them to do it either here or in Morocco. I am guessing you will have an issue trying to register her into his family book.

[KittyPollitt 284]

The one thing that may cause a hiccup is that your daughter was born before you were married. To get the family book, your husband has to apply using your marriage certificate, then you can add your children. I am guessing that this will involve you going before a judge to overcome the fact that your child was born before your marriage - sort of to prove paternity. We registered our marriage after our son was born (he was born after we were married however). We then had to register his birth, but it was after he was 1 yr old. This is still a problem for us and we can't seem to get them to do it either here or in Morocco. I am guessing you will have an issue trying to register her into his family book.

Is it really going to be an issue, since we ultimately intend upon living in the US permanently, and here he is already on her birth certificate and has legally established paternity? What would the ramifications be of him not having legal paternity in Morocco, in relation to the I-130 petition?

[AlHayatZween 2]

Getting married for us in Morocco was a complete disaster, but my mister is from a small village and i had residency at the time, which only seemed to complicate things. It seems to me, if you go and get married while you are still "a tourist" in Morocco, it is easier. My residency screwed the whole thing up and it was weeks of interviews with the police... This, however, was only my experience. Others have had it way easier... and it only took a week or two to get all the documents together, do the runaround, and finally sign on the line...

Also, i didn't see on the list above: Bring with you a notarized letter from your local police department saying you have no criminal record... i needed one of those as well...

Good luck!

[Berber Mama 5]

It took two months to get approval for us to marry. It depends on how big the city is, the larger the city the quicker it is to get approval.

I remember how long it took to get all of our paperwork and all the different places that we had to go to and the people that we had to pay off, it was hell on earth.

It might be a problem with your child born out of wedlock also. I remember being interviewed by a judge and he was very concerned about our relationship and whether or not I was co-habitating with my then fiance and lots of other personal questions. Of course we lied and said that I wasn't.

If I had known then what I know now, I would have filed for the K-1 fiance visa.

[MrsAmera 41]

Is it really going to be an issue, since we ultimately intend upon living in the US permanently, and here he is already on her birth certificate and has legally established paternity? What would the ramifications be of him not having legal paternity in Morocco, in relation to the I-130 petition?

I really do think it will come up as an issue. I don't think you can't overcome it but it is something you need to be prepared to deal with. They (Morocco) don't really care whether you intended to live in the US or there. And even though he is on the birth certificate I think you will still end up going before a judge. Was the paternity established via DNA? If so I would bring that with and have it translated as proof. I don't think it will be an issue re: immigration to the US however it might be a hurdle in getting married in Morocco (which is what you wanted to do for DCF).

[Berber Mama 5]

The one thing that may cause a hiccup is that your daughter was born before you were married. To get the family book, your husband has to apply using your marriage certificate, then you can add your children. I am guessing that this will involve you going before a judge to overcome the fact that your child was born before your marriage - sort of to prove paternity. We registered our marriage after our son was born (he was born after we were married however). We then had to register his birth, but it was after he was 1 yr old. This is still a problem for us and we can't seem to get them to do it either here or in Morocco. I am guessing you will have an issue trying to register her into his family book.

You're having a problem with getting his birth registered in Morocco? We have our carnet de famille from Morocco but Mehdi is 14 months old and we still haven't registered his birth. I read that it wasn't a problem though, and that we would just have to wait for the courts in Morocco to process everything. How old was your son when you tried to register him?

My husband will kill me if it is a big hassle since I procrastinated and talked him into waiting.

[R and F 34]

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[New Beginnings 32]

Getting married for us in Morocco was a complete disaster, but my mister is from a small village and i had residency at the time, which only seemed to complicate things. It seems to me, if you go and get married while you are still "a tourist" in Morocco, it is easier. My residency screwed the whole thing up and it was weeks of interviews with the police... This, however, was only my experience. Others have had it way easier... and it only took a week or two to get all the documents together, do the runaround, and finally sign on the line...

Also, i didn't see on the list above: Bring with you a notarized letter from your local police department saying you have no criminal record... i needed one of those as well...

Good luck!

Yes! I knew I was forgetting something! The police record!

Thank you! It was driving me crazy!

[Kenza 1]

I agree that your case is more complicated than mine was, but when I got married in Morocco, we did it in 2 weeks with lots of contacts and bribing. The only thing I needed from the US was a police record and my birth certificate