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well, if he's of a certain age, he can file with USCIS after August 30th.
Good Luck !

Above posts is correct...however, my fiancé paid the visa fee, as I had paid for all the other fees. He also paid for his medical and all translations needed. So if you want to help her out financially, you may suggest this nice offer to help.

WOW!!!! First I want to say thank you to everyone on here who has prayed for Imad and I and for anyone else who has helped us out. I was skeptical tonight about checking my e-mail because I never saw that one e-mail I wanted to see... you know?? The one that says... USCIS on it in the heading LOL I had just called USCIS yesterday and the guy said wait and call back end of August. I thought he was crazy and I was right cause guess what was sitting in my email this evening??? That's right, you guessed it :thumbs: :thumbs:
*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***
The last processing action taken on your case
Receipt Number: *************
Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)
Your Case Status: Post Decision Activity
On July 26, 2012, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283 .
For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.
If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results
listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current
processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283 .
*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Check Processing Times.
*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.
Sincerely,
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Thank you soooooooooo much and thank you to god for putting up with my ranting and raving and now here comes the hard part

My husband is from Tunisia and we were able to do all of our immigration paperwork ourselves. A lawyer is not required but may help in complex cases or to ease your mind

You don't need an immigration lawyer to do the process. I am an American woman married to a Moroccan man for two years and we have done all the paperwork ourselves. Good luck.

Divorce and move on. You've got a green card. Your spouse can't take that away from you.
When your divorce is finalized you can apply to have the conditions removed.
*Moved from Adjustment of Status-Work, Student, Tourist forum to Effects of Major Changes forum*

Okay this is he second post I have responded to about your camper, did you happen to even read what we all said to you including myself in detail about this asset and camper issue in your June posts? Look back under my contents on your profile page.
I used 99.9% in assets and a part time job with only one pay stub to show for his interview and the affidavit. I had two cars and a camper paid off, but i couldnt just say oh its worth what i paid for them years ago. I had to get both cars appraised on letterhead, took my camper to dealership and got written appraisal which ended up being thousands of dollars way less than I paid for it, as campers lose the value as cars do once you take it off the dealership lot.
Is this a pop up camper, a class A recreational vehicle, a fifth wheel camper, a pull behind camper???? Any of these sound like your moms camper? Was it new when purchased or did she buy it used? You said its worth 8000.00 so assuming its one of the above listed for sure. Your mother will need to have an appraisal done on the camper and on company letterhead. The consulate of morocco will not be satisfied with any handwritten letter from any family member, or just a guess of what you think it is worth. If you are having your mother use assets then you better make sure it's documented truthfully and show where every dollar comes from. I had to also send two years of bank transcripts showing deposits and transfers and anything else in between. Since I used assets, I thoroughly read all the requirements and asked many questions to some long time members here who were very helpful.
Remember one thing and one thing only, YOU CANNOT just throw in a number when using assets to make your income bigger, you need actual proof of all numbers for assets and bank letterhead wih a mangers signature and a business card attached.
Good luck..

You will not DO the I134 okay.... You will certainly 100% need to get your co sponsor to do the I864 and they will submit all income requirements and documents needed. I also read somewhere you wrote asking if the co sponsor is required to help out when your fiancé gets here. Your co sponsor is not your POCKETBOOK or BANK to provide for the two of you, that is your responsibility as the USC. How do you plan to bring him here with no job and money to support him, car, home, food, clothes, AOS fees of $1080.00 after You marry and file. He cannot help you as he cannot even work when he gets here until he gets his EAD work authorization and it took my husband over a year now to find work after waiting so long for his EAD card.
If I were you, I would have a job before his interview as Casablanca may feel you can not fully support him once he gets here and will deny his visa.
Hopefully others who have been through CASABLANCA.will chime in on your situation. It's great that you have a co sponsor, but you do need a job should he get approved as its not the responsibility of the co sponsor to help you financially.

Upon entering he was interviewed by a Moroccan man. He checked the files that he was suppose to bring. He asked was either you or your wife married before? Who is ______(my fathers name)?. Have you been outside Morocco?
Then he waited for his second interview in a closed room with a nice Asian women. She asked
1) How did you meet your wife? (followed by numerous interruptions of questions that were related to the main question however the interviewer would include wrong information in these questions and it was up to the beneficiary to correct this mistakes that she was including in the follow up questions).
2)While looking at photo album, asking how many people attended the wedding ceremony.
3)How many times did she visit you.
4) What you are planning to do when you are in America.
The interview lasted 20 minutes but he was in there for a total of 4 hours. He answered every question with a monologue answer and in addition to answering each question he provided even additional information that was not asked for. It is important not to just answer with a yes or a single sentence speak until they tell you another question. Remember they don’t want to give you a visa so it is your job to fight for it. The interviewer was summarizing information that he said but has giving wrong information, if this happens CORRECT HER IMMEDIATELY.
Notes about the interview. One of the most influential factors that will help in the interview is practice before the interview. Mock interviews and studying the questions that have been previously posted on visa journey are a must for a successful interview. The inteviewee must appear confident and collected. In addition the beneficiary must bring a lot of evidence and put it in front of him /her in every interview ( in our case they only asked for a couple of photos) but just the allusion is impressive to the interviewers. The evidencescan be copies that they already have, or messages/call histories and even just random unrelated papers in a file. Also praying fjar and istikhara will only help and ask for your parents to pray for you.
Facts about the case:
The beneficiary was living outside Morocco for three years and met the Petitioner when she was living in Morocco.

Congrats wohoo

Just wanted to say that Visajourney has been a big help with the whole process from start to finish of answering questions from K-1 forms to Citizenship. We are now done with the whole process except for the Oath Ceremony. So I want to wish everyone well in their journey of being together with the ones you love for a lifetime. Thanks VJ members for all your help. Good luck to all who are in the early process of filing. Take care. The end of our visajourney on here has ended.

Why would a stranger agree to a contract with the US government concerning a person they did not know? Would you sign a contract with the government to sponsor my spouse and be liable if she collected any sort of government assistance?
Most of us here (myself included) on VJ "imported" a spouse through K or CR/IR visas. Just using a term, not making accusations.

Insha'Allah!! Thank you so much :) You're wonderful!

Why dont you blame BUSH

Hey guys just want to encourage the people looking for jobs, Yes market is tough and even tougher for immigrants... work ethics are quite different from many other countries comparatively!
One of my previous jobs was to hire a large number of people for seasonal employment. Just an fyi there are many skilled people unemployed at the moment many whom are over qualified. Best thing to land a job is tailor your resume to mirror the job requirements... no one cookie cutter application will not work for various jobs!
I could go on with this forever... anyways I think someone mentioned this earlier... it is true who you know makes a big impact 70% of jobs are being landed by reference right now. So make connections and use them!
Feel free to PM me if anyone wants some advice, or assistance in looking over a resume.

Whatever you both decide doing I know God will bless you both!!!
I know you are such good people

Very well said :thumbs:

Thank you ma'am! Yeah, that's what I was saying earlier. I don't want to spend my happiest moments thinking what "looks good" or as you said, just doing it for a photo op! lol. I want it just to be natural, mutually agreed upon, and for our personal benefit. If we have a party we'd do it in a typical ceremony except it would be at his house but it would be the usual gathering with all his family and my parents there celebrating with us. We rather have a well thought out and genuine event rather then something just for the sake of immigration, like you said. This is something for us and only us, regardless of what it will (or won't) do for the results of our process. As for the visits, yes you are totally right. We enjoy them for the sake of being around each other while learning and loving more about each other! I really appreciate your response and I can't thank you enough (and the others) for replying because it gives me a lot of insight and help! Thank you!!!

Echoing what others have said, you should make the decision on whether or not to have the party based on your emotional and financial needs as a couple and not on how it will look to immigration. Weddings and engagement parties are special and you'll remember them forever! I do remember someone posted a WikiLeaks article from Casa some time ago that suggested that the consulate had seen a fraud pattern including wedding or engagement celebrations that looked more like photo ops to the CO's than like culturally appropriate large parties typically seen in Moroccan-Moroccan relationships, so I guess that's something to be aware of. On the other hand, we've seen plenty of couples on VJ who provided evidence of engagement parties who were successful whether because of or in spite of that evidence. I especially agree with what Sandinista and Foreverwaiting said. I don't think you two are starting off with the demographic that causes the most suspicion to begin with, and I think taking things slow and having lots of visits is beneficial both for immigration and IMHO even more important for the natural development of the relationship.
Congratulations, by the way!

we did not have an engagement party for two reasons:
1. we were in Paris, my family was in the US and his was in Tunisia. It was too complicated to deal with all of that.
2. we were poor and wanted to save money for moving to Tunisia and for the visa.
When we got married in Tunisia a few months later, I didn't allow his family to have a big party because I knew it would bankrupt them. They were not happy about it, but I knew that it was the right decision since I could not afford to have a party as well as do the visa paperwork. To this day, Anis's mom still wants us to have a party in Tunisia. Sigh.

~Did you have an engagement party?
yes, because Imad's mom wanted me to experience one and she knew I was sad because we had planned to get married but because I didn't bring the correct divorce papers the judge said no So she had a party for us anyway
~What was it like? [foods, # of guests, etc] (feel free to add as many details as you want)
It was amazing! There were maybe 20 to 25 people. Different kinds of cookies and cake and tea of course, lol. Wonderful music and dancing. His family was dancing all around me, lol. Oh I also had 3 different dresses that his cousin brought for me to wear. They were beautiful, first one was red, second one was green and last but most beautiful was white
~Where did you have it?
It was all done in Imad's apartment.
~Which family members attended?
his sister, mom, grandmother, aunts, cousins, uncles, his brother, nephews and some family friends
~Do you think it's mandatory to have an engagement party? Did you include basic evidence of the party in your packet? [photos, receipts, etc]
I don't think it is necessary, but it is nice to experience it. I really felt accepted by everyone and they were all so kind and loving
~How much was spent on your party?
I did not spend anything. Imad's mom and sister arranged everything. I didn't even know until the day before, it was a surprise, lol After the party we went out for kofta and tea with his cousin and his wife , it was a perfect night.
I hope this helps you to make your decision, I feel that it would be great for you to experience it. Good luck in whatever you choose :)

Hey you guys!!!
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I am super excited and its in December we dont plan to have an official wedding until 2014 just to be sure of the visa and save our money.. but the engagement ceremony will be so nice and my family is very excited to come. I say do what you want and what makes you happy def dont think about the visa process and what they might think just be yourself

@Moh&Tamz Yeah, we are thinking about it and throwing ideas out there. I think you make a great point of "you only do this once in your life". We began to think about the engagement party because we don't want to leave any of our family members out especially since Ahmed's mother won't be able to come to the U.S for our wedding so I thought it could be nice to plan an engagement so that everyone can be there and see us together in one place at least once! We'll probably have a Moroccan style wedding in Morocco later in life when we can afford it but we don't know yet, like I said in previous posts it seems to be out of our financial capabilities. We are just getting all excited now and sharing ideas lol
@SarahandAnis Yes girly, I know where you are coming from with this. There is a line between what you want, what you need, and what is financially possible. Sometimes you have to sacrifice some things to be able to achieve the big stuff. Insha'Allah you will have a Tunisian party one day! Like I said before, we are just seeing what others did and taking it as it comes! If it happens, great. But if we have to prioritize other things, then that is just how it is!!!
@Nicky&Imad That sounds WONDERFUL! I'm so glad that you had such a wonderful time! Yeah, if we do it, it will just be for our enjoyment and memories not solely for the process. We were just curious if it played any part in the process especially since these parties are really integrated in Moroccan culture, but again it will be for our own benefit. We already promised each other to not do things just because a long process awaits us and we need proof but to do things because we have a life to live and enjoy with each other and we deserve to do these things without the k-1 process looming over every decision we make! Of course we think very seriously about how decisions will effect our process but we told each other we won't base our happiest moments around it.
@Dmiles I read your website and it's so nice! Your guests will have such a wonderful time attending and seeing all the sites. Did you make that site yourself? I hope your ceremony goes beautifully and like I said I wish I would be in Morocco at the time so I could maybe see you briefly and atleast give you my well wishes!

okay i would do it!!! we had a very small wedding party because his family was still in mourning due to a death in the family and it was second marriage for us both!
now back to your situation just do it!! especially if his mom move's from there. it can be in moderation have one for family in morrocco and a second when he comes to the states. you can never repeat this time again so do it for yourselves celebrate your love and future lives together insha'Allah

Thank you for your response and help! We were just throwing the idea out there since we didn't really know when we were going to have it (summer or winter) and seeing what the feedback would be. I was actually thinking about the January engagement party, hopefully all our family members will be able to attend so we can have it then. His mother might be going to live with his sister in Mozambique so we'll see what happens! Thank you for your feedback though, it made me reevaluate what we should do... and not do! Helpful as always thank you again.
@John and Camie That sounds like a lot of fun! Too bad me and my fiance don't drink lol but all that matters is that you are in great company and spirit!
@sandinista! You're so right! The prices are out of the roof. If we have one, we'll probably go with what Darlene [foreverwaiting] suggested and wait until January when we have more time to plan and decide what we want to do. The only downside is that our plans might not go as we wish because family members might not be in the country. We'll see what Allah and time determines and we'll decide then!