police record or FBI record -morocco vs us

[nabil and rachel 1]

hello

I want to ask about some papers that must be brought by the u.s citizenship to marry a moroccan. Among these papers police record but some people said the tribunal ask about FBI record not police record. any information?

[nomadnoor 29]

Salaam alaikum/Hello!

So first who ever is the Moroccan citizen in the relationship should go to the local courts and get a list that they have of all the documents needed for a "mixed marriage."

I married my husband in Taza and the list my husband got was completely different from the list my friends husband in Ben Guerir got from the courts.

Your American Spouse to be will want to get the following documents -

State Police Background Check - *note that if the state police background check does NOT have the embossed seal that he/ or she should ask for a document or note explaining why it no longer has the embossed seal on the document

FBI Background Check -*same deal with the embossed seal - if it comes with a note bring that along and make sure that is translated into Arabic by the translator you choose from the list on the US Consulate in Casablanca's list online.

Original Birth Certificate or New Certified Copy

and more that I list and talk about the process I went through here at my blog - http://americanmuslimahsmusings.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/getting-married-in-morocco/

Make sure to read the information on the US Consulate in Casablanca about paperwork the US Citizen of the couple will need to have - http://morocco.usembassy.gov/service/professional-services/marriage-information.html

DO NOT FORGET to get everything certified in Rabat BEFORE getting documents brought from the US translated!

Go to - Annexe du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres ,Zankat Tetouan ,Hassan, Rabat to certify everything!

Any documents not in Arabic will need to be translated - make sure to use a translator from this list from the US Consulate - so when you start the IR/CRI visa process - you can get the letter of certification for all the translations and reuse them - so you don't pay again to retranslate the documents with the right translator later

http://morocco.usembassy.gov/service/professional-services/list-of-translators.html

InshaAllah everything goes smoothly and you both have a wonderful life together.

Wa alaikum salaam

Ally & Omar

[Crossed_fingers 128]

Most people I know who got married in Morocco, including me, just used a state police record and did not bother with the FBI record. It's an "either/or" requirement, not both. An online printout or something that looks similarly unofficial won't cut it, though.

That link for translators didn't work fit me, but I've never heard of any requirement to use a specific consulate-approved translator for the immigration documents. We didn't.

[Crossed_fingers 128]

Come to think of it, maybe we did get our translator's name from a consulate list. I just remember his English was subpar. Kauthar Idrissi or something like that....terrible....

[Happytobe 164]

I used the FBI record, as I have lived in several states. it was relatively easy to obtain. However, as nomadnoor stated, it's best for you to check with your local offices for a complete list needed for your area. It does differ from city to city. The length of time differs, as well. It took us 9 or 10 days, but I recently saw someone on here take almost a month.

Good luck