hassan_debbie

My advice. Walk around and find the ones you like, then show them to your fiance and disappear. He will get them at a much better price alone than if you are with him. We have done it this way since my first visit in 2003. They won't haggle as low with an American as with a native.

Debra

I am a white female from Georgia and my husband is from Morocco. He gets extremely dark during the summer. African Americans think he is one of them, Spanish people think he is one of them, and Indians from India think he is one of them. My family never had a problem with him and we never had a problem when we lived in my very small southern town. Don't worry too much once people get to know him they'll like him.

Debra

This is why your fiance is considered a Caucasian:

The term Caucasian race (also Caucasoid, Europid, or Europoid[1]) has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia.[2] Historically, the term has been used to describe the entire population of these regions, without regard necessarily to skin tone. In common use, specifically in American English, the term is sometimes restricted to Europeans and other lighter-skinned populations within these areas, and may be considered equivalent to the varying definitions of white people.

Debra

married 8 years and been here almost as long.

Deb

I believe these countries who are fighting for their freedom and escape from oppression are dooming themselves.

What they want and what they will get are not the same. They want freedom and democracy (they say) but I believe they

will get the same thing the Iranians got after their revolution.

Worse oppression than they've ever endured before, less freedom than they had before.

Christians in those countries will now be persecuted and killed as is already happening in Egypt.

I don't believe this is the end of the world, but I believe it is the begining of Revelation in the Bible.

Read Revelation and its like listening to the headlines on the news.

There is only One who can save us and his name is Jesus.

We won't escape the tribulation but we can end up in Heaven.

Deb

Hassan and I have been married 8 years. We met online, married, he moved here, got his american citizenship 2 years ago and

we are happy.

Debbie

WOW....I have Iranian friends and Iran is a beautiful country...but you couldn't pay me to go there right now.

You would need a visa to visit Iran and not sure how easy it would be to get one.

Yes she can. We did it. But in order for him to come to the USA she will have to file a k1 and then marry legally here in the usa.

Deb

Photos can be of you and his family or your family or friends. They don't have to show you on "dates".

But you must have photos and without them you most likely will have a very difficult time getting a k1 visa I know someone who tried it.

They are not asking you to date just have photos of when you were there proving you actually did meet in person.

Morocco

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When someone draws disability they're not usually allowed to work. I have a friend who gets disability due to being bi-polar. There are

some things she could do but she's not allowed to by the government. She can't hold down a full time job and she couldn't

live on a part time salary, so she gets disability. So I understand where you are coming from. But you must understand, anyone

who signs up as a co-sponser is taking a big risk. Not sure how your health insurance situation is but if you can't add your husband

to your policy then he won't have any health insurance. If God-forbid he got seriously sick and had to go in the hospital and couldn't pay the

bill, your co-sponser would be responsible for it. If he receives government aid then your co-sponser

would have to pay it back. Its a very serious legal obligation. I personally know someone who got to the states, didn't have any insurance yet and ended up with cancer and had to have treatments. This person's spouse didn't require a co-sponser but if they did then

that person would have had to pay those bills. And this responsibility lasts for 10 years or until the sponsered person works for a certain

amount of time, I'm not sure how long but you can look it up. Its very important that the person who agrees to be the co-sponser

understands just exactly what they are getting themselves into.

sorry

Deb

When I filed our paperwork back in 2003 I wrote a cover letter for my packet. In it I basically introduced myself and explained how we met and why

we were filing for him to come here to live instead of me going there. I also added a contents page that listed everything in the file in order. I know when we went in for the interview 2 years later for his green card that letter was still in the file and the lady who did our interview told us that our file was put together very professionally. I can't say if that is why

we had such an easy time going through the process but I think it helped. I researched the whole process like it was a job I wanted more than anything. Alot of people don't realize there are alot of silly things they want. Like using a certain kind of clip to hold all the paperwork

together, and only two holes punched at the top of the papers and divider tabs with tabs at the bottom of the papers. Its alot of work to

find out exactly what they want but I really think thats one thing that helped get ours through so easily.

Deb

My husband knew about the list in Morocco. There was a story a few years ago when alot of women in Islamic countries

began naming their kids with "nonIslamic" names, like American names. Several Islamic countries began refusing to allow

people to pick names that weren't considered Islamic. Other names considered ok are names of The Old Testament Bible like

Sarah or Mary (Meryem). Of course this is only a concern if you choose to live in your SO's home country or try to

register your child in that country.

Deb

I did not change the name on my passport or drivers license! Your name is on your license, you can include a copy and my name was also NOT changed on my social security card at stage of USCIS. NO problems!!!!!!!!!

In the state of Georgia its against the law not to have your legal name on your drivers license. And you only have 30 days in which to do it. There were a couple of cases here in Atlanta where a woman was stopped for speeding and arrested because the name on her license was not her legal name, which was her married name. If you change your name when you marry and have your social security card updated to that new name you have to change it on your drivers license. At least you do here.

Don't know about the passport. But I did send mine in for a name change and all they did was stamp it in the back that the name was legally changed to my married name. I still get bothered at airports and have to direct them to the back name change page. I'm so happy mine expires next year and it will be corrected on the picture page.

Deb

thanks to all for the information

that is my first time i inter to usa what i undestand that i should have atleast 2 to 3 hours

my husband book for my travel online what we should do its possible to cancel it ?

I live in Atlanta and use the airport often. When my husband arrived from Morocco in 2003 it took 2 hours to get through

immigration at the airport. They were very nice to him but had to go through all of his bags

its their protocol. The airport is big but the staff there are very nice, explain to them you don't know

what to do and someone will help you. I've never seen a short immigration line in Atlanta though, sorry.

If you can't change your ticket and miss your flight due to no fault of your own they will put you on another flight.

It happened to me in Paris several years ago. Actually I agree you need at least 2 or 3 hours to get through Paris airport. It's the hardest.

Good Luck

Deb

We bought one and sent it to my husbands family in Casablanca. When we were in Morocco last month I used it everyday to call

my kids back here in the states. The only requirement is high speed internet. It won't work with dial up.

Deb

Hey that is great, when did your sister in law come to the US and stay the 6 months?

thanks

she came in March 2008. She was given a 3 month visa by the consulate which was extended to 6 months when she arrived.

I've since been told this is common. She was here until September 2008.

Deb

So Mohammed has been here over a year now..all is well he has a good job in the hospital here and we've settled into a good routine...the only not so good thing is how much he misses his family. He talks to them online of course, but the reality of American life, 2 busy teenagers, the 2 of us working opposite shifts just life in general makes his time with them short. We have discussed the possibility of his mom coming to visit..she doesnt work there but she owns their home and there is a new grandbaby there who she watches while his younger brother and wife work. She would need his sister who is 33 and not married to accompany her. Anyone have any luck with this type of thing? It would be an awesome Christmas gift for him this year....

My husbands sister came for 6 months. She doesn't work, is not married and does not have any children and she didn't have a bank account. We just sent a letter of invitation, affidavit of support, and copies of our bank statements. She was granted a 3 month visa but when she arrived in Atlanta they extended it to 6 months when she went through immigration at the airport. So she stayed the full 6 months and then went home. There was no problem getting the visa it was granted the day of her interview.

Deb

Hi all,

Trying to finally fill out the Census form for my family. What did you all do about the "Race" Question? I know that technically people who are of North African and Middle Eastern descent are categorized as white, but my husband is clearly NOT white. He is of Moroccan Berber and some Touareg descent...

It seems to me that these racial categories are seriously limited...

Thanks for any ideas,

Carolyn

Technically they are caucasion but not white. I checked "other" and wrote next to it Arab.

Deb

I only visited my husband once and then came home and filed a fiance visa.

We didn't have any problems. As long as you have everything they ask for

and there are no red flags you should be fine.

Deb

hi everyone

my fiancee had visited me only once and we was plaining on the second before my interview but bcz she got a new job and she cant leave usa for now

is this a problme or it's normal ,, ,,

for ppl who havnt had thier medical exam ,,, i did it on 24 of this month and it cost about 1100 MAD

850 MAD for Doctor Khadija Zirari

200 MAD bleed test

40 MAD X-ray

5 MAD for passport copies and stuffs

My age is 21 !!

anther man who was 40s he paid only about 650 MAD for the Doctor !!

hope that will help someone even for just a lil

my sister-in-law doesn't speak any English just arabic and french and she didn't have any problems

in Atlanta. When she went home we did get a pass to go with her to her gate due to the language barrier.

deb

Its easy. My sister-in-law came two years ago and this is what we did.

We wrote a letter of invitation for her to come for a visit.

filled out an affidavit of support and attached a copy of our bank statement.

she took it to the consulate along with the visa paperwork and they gave her a 3 month tourist visa

that was extended to 6 months at the airport when she arrived here in Atlanta.

she stayed the full 6 months and then went home.

Deb

Its easy. My sister-in-law came two years ago and this is what we did.

We wrote a letter of invitation for her to come for a visit.

filled out an affidavit of support and attached a copy of our bank statement.

she took it to the consulate along with the visa paperwork and they gave her a 3 month tourist visa

that was extended to 6 months at the airport when she arrived here in Atlanta.

she stayed the full 6 months and then went home.

Deb

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences, this really does help.

I found out additional information from my BIL last night. The last time he was in Maroc he purchased the home they were renting, so they pay the mortgage even though it is in their son's name. I'm hoping this 'might' help a little if it is needed.

We're probably going to be ok and this is just my obsessing about the details...as always We have decided we are definitely going to file for both and provide what we have in addition to the invitation, financial support while they are visiting and their full itineraries. God-willing all will be fine.

I do have another question, my in-laws do not speak English, barely a few sentences, they speak Darija, Arabic and French. Did your family members who may not speak English have any difficulties in POE? My BIL thinks it's a good idea for him to accompany them on their entry if he can swing it. I'm saying it's not necessary, but figured I could find out other experiences.

Thank you again, I really appreciate it!

~kiyah~

we just used the air france website and got tickets cheaper than the cheap sites. We leave tomorrow.

Deb

In Atlanta it was very quick. We applied November 2008 and the interview and citizenship ceremony was in February 2009, so just 3 months.

He did the interview that morning and was made an American citizen that afternoon.

Deb

We did K1 visa and didn't have any problems at all. He was approved and here within 8 months. I know a couple of people who did K3, one had problems and it took over 2 years for her husband to get here. The other one didn't have any problems but it still took her husband longer to get here than mine. All in all I think it just depends on the consulate. Once it gets to them married or not they can hold you up if they think there is reason to.