Do we need to get marriage certificate stamped????

[Tahlisha 28]

Hello all....

Just when we feel like a step has been completed another comes up. Someone has told us now that we are married we have to take our marriage certificate to Rabat to get some sort of stamp and then take it to the consulate once it has been translated to have it stamped there.... The sheet of instructions we received from the consulate says nothing about this... In fact the instructions state we would not have to return to the consulate once we got the fdfirst 2 documents needed from them... Can anyond advise on this matter... I only have 2 weeks left for my visit and my husband works crazy hours so I would rather not spend what free time he has running around getting papers stamped... Thanks in advance for any info anyone can proide...

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

my marriage certificate was retuned to Rabat by the court where i married. and my husband had to get copies with offical stamps from them. i have needed several copies so make sure you have 1 for NVC, 1 for immigration, and at least 1 for yourself. you do not return to embassy with papers, you get them translated and certified for everything here in the US. Don't forget you will be applying later for citizenship, to add to bank account, etc and will need offical copies for everyone.

hope this helps

married 14 months ago in Moroc and still waiting for interview.

Jeanne

Hello all....

Just when we feel like a step has been completed another comes up. Someone has told us now that we are married we have to take our marriage certificate to Rabat to get some sort of stamp and then take it to the consulate once it has been translated to have it stamped there.... The sheet of instructions we received from the consulate says nothing about this... In fact the instructions state we would not have to return to the consulate once we got the fdfirst 2 documents needed from them... Can anyond advise on this matter... I only have 2 weeks left for my visit and my husband works crazy hours so I would rather not spend what free time he has running around getting papers stamped... Thanks in advance for any info anyone can proide...

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

and yes the stamp is very important. on one of my papers NVC could not feel a reaised stamp and I had to ask husband to overnight new copies to my lawyer

Hello all....

Just when we feel like a step has been completed another comes up. Someone has told us now that we are married we have to take our marriage certificate to Rabat to get some sort of stamp and then take it to the consulate once it has been translated to have it stamped there.... The sheet of instructions we received from the consulate says nothing about this... In fact the instructions state we would not have to return to the consulate once we got the fdfirst 2 documents needed from them... Can anyond advise on this matter... I only have 2 weeks left for my visit and my husband works crazy hours so I would rather not spend what free time he has running around getting papers stamped... Thanks in advance for any info anyone can proide...

[Tahlisha 28]

and yes the stamp is very important. on one of my papers NVC could not feel a reaised stamp and I had to ask husband to overnight new copies to my lawyer

Ok... So what you are both saying is that when we pick up our marriage certificate monday or tuesday there will be no seal or anything on it and to get that we have to go to Rabat????

The guide here on VJ only say I will send a copy of the original Doesn't say that they need and original or certified copy

[Tahlisha 28]

As I found when getting married in Morocco, they will add to the process whatever they see fit on whatever day they want based on how hard they want to make it for you and if they like you or are too busy to deal with you on a particular day. The fees seem to change also for the same reasons and on some days you may or may not wind up buying them coffee and pastries at the local coffee shop if they decide they want you to do that. LOL. Getting married there was the biggest, longest most corrupt and disorganized government process I ever went through in my whole life.....haha. (Then as an added bonus, you get to start the US immigration process again after that!)

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I know right... Abdul was shocked when I told him it really only takes about a half an hour to get married in the states lol... I mean if you just do it at the courts... Or Las Vegas... LOL....

And what is kinda frustratiing now is that I have asked a few people about this now and have not reveiced a clear answer... LOL... I am ready to just scream...