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If they told you to wait, was this in writing? I would have him take a copy of the email stating that. Outside the medical exam you can do everything beforehand. You could set the medical appointment a day after his interview, if he goes to Dr Alain Guidon he gives you the results the same day. I know he requires the interview memo but your husband can call him and confirm in advance 0522267153.

Myloveadil just went through the same process, they asked for everything again. Get everything done besides the medical and unless the doctor allows the exam just schedule it for the day after.

Good luck

If any of your documents are expired I highly recommend you redo them, I know for a fact the physical is only good for 5 months and Moroccan issued court documents are only good for 90 days. After my husband's AP he was called in for a second interview and it was more extensive than the first one. He brought more pictures and the only ones the caught the CO's eye were the ones of me with his family (aunts, cousin, sister, mom) and ironically he was tickled that my husband's cat crawled in the bed to sleep with me.

All your answers were addressed by previous posts just tell him to be well prepared. It could not hurt to email the embassy an confirm if they need updated documents.

Good luck and God Bless,

For the connection tell him to check his modem to see how strong it is perhaps he has to replace it or move the location of where he places it especially if he is using the USB modems that are very common through Maroc Telecom. Most modems there work effectively for about a year. If PC is very slow tell him to defragment the hard drive. If this does not work tell him to uninstall / /install yahoo messenger or the program you are using (caution save all conversations before jr does this). The last resort is using the recovery disks and take the PC to original company setting. Most users in Morocco do not have the recovery disks as PCs don't there don't come with them but the repair shops there will take care of it.

We spoke to family today and our connection was decent.

Good luck.

Emails are evidence.....I am sincerely sorry for your situation calling ICE is your best option just to get their view on the situation.

Good luck,

Collectively everyone is just saying be careful not necessarily from violence but scams as well. In the end she is a grown woman and noone can make those decisions for her. We don't know the gentleman and we are speaking in general terms of the things that unfortunately do happen to Americans both Muslim and non-Muslim. We do wish her the best outcome and it's not us he will have the interview with that will be his battle to overcome with the consulate.

Side note not everyone from MENA countries are Muslim ultimately everyone has to be careful regardless of religion.

I am not a bad guy, if you look at my timeline I clearly posted how my visa case with my husband unfolded but in my responses I am refering to my ex-fiancé. Am I worried for her immediate safety? Potentially, yes it is clearly stated in the State Department post on the consulate link. Women in Morocco have to be very careful hence my advice enjoy your trip but do not compromise yourself. Ironically, I was on my second visit to my ex-fiancé when everything began to unravel and present itself. I enjoyed the rest of my trip at that time since I had my daughter with me i kept a cool head and we came home safely then I cut off all communication.

Not sure what you are referring to as threads but I make plenty of posts to vj members whenever i can assist. As someone that has been there done that I am telling her be careful and get home safely don't create too many waves. My ex did hit his sister and was aggressive with one of the American women that visited him before me. In my case, I am an Army vet my war stories alone scared him and kept him at bay. I am also married to a MENA man and he is in no shape, form, or fashion like my ex but that does not change the fact that scammers and green card seekers are common in Morocco.

Her inquiry really hit home for me because at the time it happened to I was heart-broken but yet I had to keep my head in the game and just get myself home safely.

You should be able to apply for the passport at the Moroccan embassy in NYC. There is a link on the website, i am almost 100 percent that US citizenship is not guaranteed.

I have to agree with the ladies investigate but don't put yourself in a compromising situation so far from home. Keep yourself safe, take in information, enjoy, but get yourself home safely then decide. A note my daughter just reminded me of his family treated us so kindly as we were the first American to visit them only to find out they treat the two previous American women the exact same way with so much kindness. As far as your fb being on private and he contacted you. I commonly get emails like that and fb is very easy to hack.

Proceed with caution, in the end hope you enjoy the rest of the trip and get home safely.

If it will get you the answers you need talk to his ex and ask to see his inboxes. It is perfect timing have him log into fb, yahoo etc. and give you free access. I am still friends with 3 of the women that visited my ex in Morocco. Look on the Casablanca website there is an entire post on scammers and people seeking a green card. I read that and the hair on my neck stood up. I still thank those ladies to this day for reaching out to me and my Network management experience helped me find out the truth. Ask him to take you to a cyber cafe and look around listen to the men talking to women all over the world there is a good reason why those places are always full until 4:00 a.m. Ask him how many of his friends have married Americans or foreigners good gage of what he knows.

If you ever need to talk feel free to contact me.

Are you married or just contemplating filing the K-1 visa? You timeline and profile do not match so not sure if I gave you and accurate reply earlier. If you are not married as hard as accepting bad news it maybe a blessing in disguise. Take care of yourself and do some research I have been in your position and wish you the best outcome just look at things rationally not emotionally to make the best decisions.

My thoughts are when filing for a K-1 visa both parties have to sign a intent to marry memorandum to send with the visa petition, a copy of his passport, the G325, his birth certificate. The memo clearly states that he is free to marry legally, that they met in the past two years, and that the visa is not submitted with any intent to commit fraud. Lastly that he agrees to marry her within 90 days of arrival in the US and provide two passport pics for the visa. How did all this happen and he did not know what "engaged" and "fiance" meant?

I am not trying to fuel doubt just explaining the process. You can petition him as you were not the one that petitioned him before. The rule is you have to wait 2 years before petitioning another person for immigration if you cancel one previously. That is still subject to the discretion of Homeland Security and USCIS my husband was issued a visa even though I had cancelled a previous visa petition within the 2 year timeframe. Ofcourse, my cancellation was for dissolution of the relationship. In my case as well, I provided information that implicated that gentlemen as a scammer. I did not have to say anything bad about him his emails worked against him. As previously stated Casa is a hard embassy under ideal circumstances much less if he has something noted against him.

Whether he was aware of the petition or not and what it entailed he better be ready to explain it at his interview. Now if you did not mention his previous petition on your petition that too can be viewed as withholding information or misrepresentation of information. First thing they will say is that he was caught lying to you. He is expected to know so much at the interview but how is it that his wife was not aware of a previous petition? I am sure what you are saying is accurate now getting the CO to believe him is a completely different story. He better be well versed in how to explain himself and you not knowing about it before you petitioned him for a visa.

The bad thing is that they do not allow you to attend the interview or they may ask that you both be interviewed separately to compare notes. This keeping it positive I had friends that were denied for less reasons. You need to explain the importance of the entire situation to your spouse and prepare him for what he can expect at the interview.

God bless and rooting for you both,

You will list your husband/wife and all children of your relative. He is not the father therefore unless your son is in Morocco and needs an immigration visa you would not list him. You have to list any children your spouse has that need a visa.

Keep in mind you are the petitioner so list your spouse and any children if applicable.

The education counselors on post are well versed on what credit universities will give you for prior education. Welcome to the US where the mighty dollar rules unless you attended an accredited university most universities do not like to give you credit. Bottom line up front it works better for their pocket book to deny transfer of credits.

Good luck and I do believe that the education center helps with tuition assistance as long as you have already chosen a degree plan.

It is Casablanca, it sounds good to me they did the same with my husband. If they have his passport it is always good. If it was a denial then they would have already told him believe me they are good at denying visas.

Only recommendation is keep your Congressman, Lawyer, Senator at bay this can potentially backfire they have some lead way on cases that are on AP up to 6 months. Sounds like they are doing there local checks when they are ready they will call him back for a second interview. Casablanca does not move any faster even if you send them elected officials.

I know it is hard to do the waiting game, we were there for over 2 months.

Good luck,

When anyone leaves Morocco you have to fill a white form stating where you stayed or lived and if you are carrying anything that has to be claimed (money, food, commercial goods) the first place past security they take the form and stamp it and your passport for exit out of the country. When he checks in his luggage any carry one items have to be tagged with a white tag letting security know that the police checked your bags at the check-in counter.

The form in the US serves the same purpose to let customs know if you want to claim anything and document his arrival that form is given to the person in customs. . Remind him to keep the brown envelope from the embassy with his carry-on bags.

To the regular traveler this is common knowledge but to someone who has never traveled these little things can cause serious delays.

Good luck,

Thanks could not remember the form number.

First let me say congrats to you both.

The flight I recreated everything he will go thru when he travels. To include the forms both in the airport in Morocco and the ones required at the POE arrival. If he has any layovers explain in detail how that works. I found that my husband understood once explained everything in detail. I gave him a checklist in the order everything will unfold he felt cimfortable. Always remind him about the information desks or all the airline employees which normally are very useful.

Arrival with family, yes personal time is a great idea. I have a tendency of getting so excited to be with family that I unintentionally ignore my kids, husband but I made it a point to explain this and also make an extra effort to give him more attention. The men in my family took my hubby fishing, to the movies, the horse track and made him feel welcomed.

I gave my husband spending money in private so he would not have to ask in front of family. He gave up two jobs and paid for some of the visa fees so I made him feel comfortable.

Even if he says "I am ok" just keep him near he will be missing his family. Give him extra love and attention..,

Good luck,

It should be fairly easy to get around once you land, just read the signs well and take the elevators. Not sure if you have to claim your luggage I had too because I had a 7 hour layover but I think if your layover is less than 4 hours they just move your luggage to the connecting flight. Good luck and safe travels...

I gave them only parts we spoke twice a day early morning and evening so I gave them only parts of the either morning or evening and staggered one conversation per week with that alone I had a binder full. They like to see when you met, when he professed his love (not too early) and when he proposed. Red flag goes up if these things happen too soon. No messages with arguements and especially about religion also red flags. I got that advice from friends who got denied for those reasons. Good luck,

I am in the same boat, I am a bit older than my husband and we were approved, however; I did visit him three times before our interview and all our pictures included the family both during the visits and the ones on cam through internet. We clearly proved that I had a relationship not just with him but with the entire family to include extended family (aunts, cousins). I think what did it for us was that his cat really took to me and he showed them pictures of the cat snuggling up to me when I was sleeping.

I actually had practice interviews with my husband and gave him every question I could find was asked on this forum and more. He had everything under the sun covered. We still went through a two month AP period.

Good luck,

I think you will be okay you just have to move fast, first finish up the correct affidavit of support (864 with sponsor's signature), attach a letter explaining the situation (signed and notarized by you) along with any documents you have from the IRS and the chart I provided. It is still proof from the organization of her exemption, proof of the policy/regulation that the sponsor is exempt and show proof of her earnings 1099 (SSA) and Retiree Account Statement. This is more than enough proof to show that she makes enough money to sponsor him as stated by the income guidelines for sponsorship.

Good luck and God bless don't stress out now act and fast, he needs the paperwork as soon as possible so if you can afford it use some type of express service do not recommend US postal service or FEDEX they only guarantee express service to the US border. I believe DHL guarantees door delivery, look at Silverberry1331's profile she used express service as well she can give you some insight.

Just keep pushing, relax once it is all over and he has the visa in hand.

I was reading through the IRS website and found the following link that covers Social Security Income, it maybe helpful in your case:

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040.pdf pg 8 has a chart that stipulates who has to file tax returns this along with the sponsor's 1099 form from SSA and a copy of the Retiree Account Statement should be enough to prove she is exempt from filing taxes. Now you will have to get your fiance to be able to understand all this and how it relates to his visa request. He will be the only one talking to the CO or you could send the embassy a detailed email with the chart and and supporting documents.

Chart A—For Most People and at the end of 2010

IF your filing status is At the end of 2010 you were Then file a return if your gross income was at least

Single under 65 $9,350

65 or older $10,750

Married filing jointly*** under 65 (both spouses) $18,700

65 or older (one spouse) $19,800

65 or older (both spouses) $20,900

Married filing separately any age $3,650

(see page 13)

Head of household under 65 $12,050

(see page 13) 65 or older $13,450

Qualifying widow(er)

with dependent child under 65 $15,050

*If you were born on January 1, 1946, you are considered to be age 65 at the end of 2010.

**Gross income means all income you received in the form of money, goods, property, and services that is not exempt from tax,

including any income from sources outside the United States or from the sale of your main home (even if you can exclude part or all of

it). Do not include any social security benefits unless (a) you are married filing a separate return and you lived with your spouse at any

time in 2010 or (b) one-half of your social security benefits plus your other gross income and any tax-exempt interest is more than

$25,000 ($32,000 if married filing jointly). If (a) or (b) applies, see the instructions for lines 20a and 20b to figure the taxable part of

social security benefits you must include in gross income.

***If you did not live with your spouse at the end of 2010 (or on the date your spouse died) and your gross income was at least

$3,650, you must file a return regardless of your age.

The taxable amount of the benefits can be figured on a worksheet in the Form 1040 Instructions or Form 1040A Instructions , or in Publication 915, Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits.

I hope this helps,

v/r,

Mimi

We had the exact same thing happen to us, our petition kept getting transferred between three processing centers. After 5 months I wanted to verify if the wait time started again after each transfer. USCIS assured me that it starts from the date you get your NOA1. I requested an inquiry shortly after the 5th month to try to find out why my petition kept getting moved and they sent me an letter pretty much telling me what I already knew, "keep waiting." We finally got the NOA2 after 7 months. Then after the interview we had to wait another 2 months on AP. Just be prepared to wait, if you are lucky and get processed beforehand then you are just blessed.

Good luck and try to be patient and not worry (I know it is very hard to do)....

It seems she does meet the poverty line guidelines for sponsorship.

The situation here is the tax returns, in most cases all pensions are taxable and so is social security if a person makes over $25,000 or more a year. In this case if the sponsor makes more than $25,000 a year between her pension and social security then up to 50% of the money she draws from social security is taxable. I am not sure the situation in the sponsor's case i.e. what is giving her the exemption to not file taxes. I am retired myself and my retirement income is taxable and I have to file taxes at the end of the year, now granted I get most of the money back because I have exemptions (family members) but I am still required to file taxes.

If the sponsor is exempt from filing taxes, I recommend providing some documentation from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) stating why she is exempt. If getting something in writing from said organizations is not feasable then maybe looking up the policies or regulations that stipulate the exemption is something else that your fiance can provide. They just want to see something that either shows the earnings and if she does not have tax returns then a letter attesting to why she is exempt is the best thing he can give them.

I hope this helps, I know this process is overwhelming and we wish everyone going through the process the best resolve.

God Bless,

It sounds like the CO is trying to work with your husband, keeping the passport is a good sign they did the same with my husband and he got the visa.

The entire purpose of the Affidavit of Support is to show that someone is taking responsibility for his immediate financial needs when he arrives and that your spouse does not become a financial charge to the state (medicaid, welfare, food stamps). Does the sponsor make enough to meet these needs according to the wages required to sponsor him? If she is solely basing it on social security I am not sure this qualifies as the amount she is entitled to can change as did my mothers if her situation changes (divorce, moving locations, change in medical conditions). Her social security can be viewed as an unstable income.

The only recommendation I can give is make sure whoever you use as a sponsor has a guaranteed income (pension, stable job). I know it is late in the process but it the financial threshold is not met the CO's hands are locked, they can only make a decision based on what they are provided by the petitioner.

Best of luck and hope the sponsor's social security income fits the bill.

God Bless,

Awesome news, enjoy the holidays and God Bless. I am so happy for you, I know the relief you feel when you finally get approved best wishes as he transitions to the US..