K1 Visa

[JeanneAdil 6,196]

1 hour ago, Samcoun101 said:

I’m sorry I think you misunderstood.

 

what I meant to say was that I could not

 visit her before we got engaged. 

 

So I only saw her met her once for 2

weeks and we had two

engagement parties. 

 

I got a lawyer and he said we should be fine and he filed the petition for K1 on our behalf. 

 

Now reading on here many people are saying you should meet more than once before you file the K1 petition.

 

so what should I do? We have no red flags... same religion... same age.. no kids... both never been married.

 

should I proceed with the petition or cancel it and file later after we meet again in November and December.

 

 

Lawyer is wrong

you need several trips (if they are short like 2 weeks) or you need a longer time/  immigration demands this in Morocco

I would get my documents together and marry in Morocco (needed documents and steps to marry are on the following site

 

https://ma.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/marriage-information/

 

I sincerely hope you did not hire that lawyer

 

allah yekbel

[JeanneAdil 6,196]

10 minutes ago, missileman said:

Your thought, @JeanneAdil ?

I wonder as he had 2 (usually marriage celebration has 1 to 5) so it will look like a marriage celebration

 

To the OP,  Did you sign any document for marriage at the court house Or county clerk?

That is the marriage document as Morocco has no marriage ceremony

but he would have had to have birth certificate,   any divorce or former spouse death notice,  ad police certificate,  passport photos,  and a dr exam

and it takes well over 3 weeks to do the travel to the US embassy for document of eligibility to marry 

and then to Rabat to the Office of foreign Minister 

and then get all these documents translated into Arabic

and then to the spouse's home village to do dr appt

and see the judge and police and have all 6 copies of everything in Arabice and English sent to Rabat and wait for an approval

 

probably not enough time if OP was there only 2 weeks

[Samcoun101 2]

6 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

I wonder as he had 2 (usually marriage celebration has 1 to 5) so it will look like a marriage celebration

 

To the OP,  Did you sign any document for marriage at the court house Or county clerk?

That is the marriage document as Morocco has no marriage ceremony

but he would have had to have birth certificate,   any divorce or former spouse death notice,  ad police certificate,  passport photos,  and a dr exam

and it takes well over 3 weeks to do the travel to the US embassy for document of eligibility to marry 

and then to Rabat to the Office of foreign Minister 

and then get all these documents translated into Arabic

and then to the spouse's home village to do dr appt

and see the judge and police and have all 6 copies of everything in Arabice and English sent to Rabat and wait for an approval

 

probably not enough time if OP was there only 2 weeks

I did not get married. 

 

It was engagement.

 

There were two parties because one was in a casablanca with her friends and the other was in el jadida with her family. 

[JeanneAdil 6,196]

48 minutes ago, Samcoun101 said:

I did not get married. 

 

It was engagement.

 

There were two parties because one was in a casablanca with her friends and the other was in el jadida with her family. 

You need (in a very polite way) to explain to her dad that the casa embassy needs to see more visits

there is no reason for you to be alone with her during these trips

Adil and i were never alone / we traveled to many cities and also had some of his family with us 

offer to have a caperone from the family with you all the time

[JeanneAdil 6,196]

No need to cancel this K1 as you intend to make another trip

as you say "no red flags"  you may get an approval with just more visits

but,  again,  Casa embassy likes to see quality facetime and 1 week is looked at as only a vacation / not what they want to see

they want to know you have met,  are completely committed to each other,  and know enough about the other to make this a real relationship that will last the long immigration process and prosper in the years to come as a loving devoted family

Edited October 3, 2019 by JeanneAdil

[Nitas_man 3,100]

8 hours ago, Samcoun101 said:

I feel Iike this lawyer(whom I paid 3500) gave me the wrong advice. He said our case will be easy but from what I’m reading it’s not easy in Casablanca. 

 

So so I wonder if I should cancel it. Go back in November and December then file it 🤷‍♂️

Any one of us will tell you anything you want to hear for half of that.

Casa is no joke.  Your petition will be fine, but you need to run up some face to face time before the interview and bring documentation of every minute spent together.

[SalishSea 16,770]

OP, you're focusing on the petition.  Most petitions are approved.  Your bigger hurdle will be the consulate interview.  

[Samcoun101 2]

Just now, Jorgedig said:

OP, you're focusing on the petition.  Most petitions are approved.  Your bigger hurdle will be the consulate interview.  

Yes but I was told they usually make a decision even before the interview. 

 

The interview appears to be a formality. 

[Boiler 43,433]

4 minutes ago, Samcoun101 said:

Yes but I was told they usually make a decision even before the interview. 

 

The interview appears to be a formality. 

In which case how do you think your petition will be viewed?

[Just Paul 4,591]

6 minutes ago, Samcoun101 said:

Yes but I was told they usually make a decision even before the interview. 

They why is Casa notoriously hard?

[Samcoun101 2]

Just now, Boiler said:

In which case how do you think your petition will be viewed?

I think it will be viewed as such:

 

we are the same age: both 25

same religion: Muslim 

same language: English

Never been married.

No children. 

No criminal history. 

 

The only two things I can’t think off is only meeting once (2 weeks) and she did try to get a tourist visa(she is a flight attendant for Royal Air Maroc) and they said no because she is too young (25). 

[Samcoun101 2]

If anyone wants to know what we look like. 

[SalishSea 16,770]

Just now, Samcoun101 said:

If anyone wants to know what we look like. 

Cuties!  

[Samcoun101 2]

This is from the engagement 

[davidvs 320]

Very nice photos, and I wish you much happiness.

 

As someone with no experience with the Casa embassy, but only hearing stories about "too married for K-1", the last two photos in traditional attire concern me a bit if they were included in the package... Hopefully someone with real life experience will disagree and say I'm wrong.