Ismael&Blair

You could have your husband go to a local travel agent to see if he can get a better price there. That is what my husband did and the price was better than anything I could find online.

Same as what Mithra said. My husband also went to a local travel agent and he got a reasonable price for a one way ticket with Royal Air Maroc.

He flew right after the summer (Sept. 10) and less than 30 days so it was like $1100 for his one way ticket.

Everything will work out. Best wishes!

Hi,

I saw someone posting a question for Northern California. I thought I would try to post something for Southern California specifically the Los Angeles area.

Basically, I want to see if there are any couples/people like myself and my Moroccan hubby who's been here now for 2 months and 2 days. We are in the downtown Los Angeles area. There are not too many couples like us. And I am curious to know how you guys are doing.

So far we are doing good despite not finding too many Moroccan people in the area, no Moroccan community or any Moroccan markets. Somehow, I am not too knowledgeable. But my dear husband is acclimating fine. I think I am the one who needs some reassurance here.

So if there are anyone who wants to share their experiences on how they got their husband adjusted here with the new life in America. I would appreciate it greatly! Thanks!

As I read your reply and what you posted, I am having a difficult time myself understanding what you are trying to say.

When you said "short conversation" & "just friends", that means that you did not talk to her for a long time and/or that you didn't know her well enough. Perhaps that is why they were unsure that you two really can communicate with each other?

But now, the important thing is that your wife should be the one who should be working together with you. Hopefully, both of you are reading up on how the interview process works and reviewing other people's Consulate Reviews so you know what to expect.

Anyways, good luck!

Good luck for a successful interview Inshallah

Just for your information...the consulate will test you to see if you can handle their questions. It happened to my husband too. They will ask you tricky questions and it's up to you to answer them calmly and truthfully. This is part of the interview.

For example, during my husband's interview. The person that questioned my husband tried to trick him too. They asked him to confirm "if his wife's son name was John". Of course, I (being the wife) don't have any children. And John is actually my father's name. My husband corrected the interviewer and told him the truth that it was my father's name.

Like the other people said, just be prepared and know everything about your wife's background and you will do fine. Don't take things personally and all questions they ask are not stupid. They want to know if you really know each other. It's part of the interview process. Good luck and keep us posted.

They keep track and know because they can just type the person's name and passport number in their government system to see if one is doing any traveling or not.

Everyone is monitored when you enter and exit the country.

Whenever he gets his visa and before he leave the country you must pay the fee $165.00 for him to receive the green card. He will not get green card unless you pay the fee.

Please make sure you double check at the consulate when he picks up his VISA after the approved interview. I just asked my husband to confirmed that he was told that the immigrant fee HAD TO BE PAID online BEFORE leaving the country. His approval was back in August 8, 2013. He arrived here September 10, 2013. So we waited the latest possible time to pay the $165 fee, just a few days before his flight departure. So he had a printed receipt of the payment to show at POE.

The consulate person who gave him the VISA and his passport back told him that the POE will check in the system to see if that fee is paid or not.

If we didn't have to, that would have been a better situation for us too. I know how a plane ticket and another fee adds up!

So good luck and keep us posted! Let's see what the other recent approved Moroccan folks were told and did too. I'm curious to know!

I believe he can go through the US Citizen/Permanent Resident Line. It's the same line.

Congrats!

I have sent important papers to Morocco using the US Postal's International Global Express several times. It got to Kenitra in 5 days. It's a more cost effective versus FedEx because it costs almost twice the amount and it was only 2 days faster via FedEx (3 days).

I agree with everyone who said age difference is NOT a factor. When two people are in love, there are no age limits. I was very sensitive about my age difference in the beginning and I was concerned when I read stuff on Visa Journey about people saying it is a red flag.

Well, I am fine to say that I am 18 years older than my husband and it was never a factor ever. The important thing is that we are compatible and we love each other so very much.

So just concentrate about the positives of your relationship.

Good luck and best wishes! BTW, it is my hubby's 4th day here in Cali with me! We're heading to Venice Beach today!

wow...somehow you posted this 9 times!

Who knows- she naturalized as a minor; her parents might still have it. I hope so at least.

That's a good start. Good luck and keep up posted

If the checklist asks for a birth certificate, then I believe that your wife needs to provide a birth certificate.

How was she able to get a passport and be naturalized if she didn't have a birth certificate to start the process?

Good luck!

Give it 10 business days.

Sorry for being off topic...totally unrelated but I just have to say to Moroccogirlny that I totally love your "little green girl" at the bottom of your posting. Whenever I see it, it just brings me a smile.

If I see a boy version, it will totally remind me of my husband saying that when he finally has his green card in his hands! hahaha

We didn't print out any Facebook chat to bring to the meeting. We did include Facebook photos that we posted on each other Facebook's wall with our ongoing comments with each other with the initial I130 petition package to show that we had an on-going relationship.

I am a true believer of front-loading and providing all that evidence during the I130 petition. Then if you have recent conversation that is worthwhile then include it during the NVC stage.

By the time, my husband went to his interview, he just brought recent photos from our summer trip together and what they requested on the interview email. Follow ALL THEY ASK and that email gives you specific details on what they want.

Good luck and best wishes for next month's interview!

Yes

note that we married in 4 days just because my cusin work in the court and other work with the police....otherwise it takes from a week to 15 days.

I was going to say...WOW 4 DAYS!?

That is quite an incredible result to get it all approved and returned. Even if one prepares everything ahead of time, realistically t would not take 4 days for normal people.

I remembered it took 4 days just for the court to make their decision to stamp the paperwork lol

Congratulations on your marriage in Morocco

Congratulations...always happy to read that someone especially from Morocco getting approved and finally got the visa in hand!

Best wishes!

sarayoubliss thank you

alhamdolilah i'm in good health,and have no health issue, just anxious , when i think about any vaccin i feel already scared and not sure how i'll have 3 vaccins in my both arms plus blood test , i liked to know what are the names of th vaccins, if there is any link to read more about ths 3 required vaccins in casablanca consulat . may be i dont need to know excatly what they are i just need them

the medical like i see to protect the applicant and the US citizens , but if the us citizen is infected with contagious disease !! what will protect the applicant/ foreign spouse ?, no medical exam for US citizens too ?

Well, the US Citizens are already vaccinated since they are children (they cannot enroll in school without these vaccines). As for naturalized US Citizens, they would also gotten these already too. The US is very health conscious with those vaccinations. As for any contagious diseases, that is why there is this medical exam so you and your spouse will know.

As for the the number of vaccinations you will be getting, it should depend on what your record of vaccinations says. So bring your vaccination card that lists what you have gotten since you were a kid.

My husband got 3 vaccinations at his medical examination.

Not to make you nervous or anything...and for your information, the vaccinations are not all on your arms. He got one on the left arm and one was on the right arm and the third one on his thigh or butt (I forgot)! My brave hubby!

I say this because he got his blood drawn and all the vaccinations done during Ramadan fasting! I call him my Super Hubby! <3

He survived and now waiting for September to arrive so he will fly over to me! YAY!

Looks very organized.

FYI...I never included a cover letter and it was still ok

Best wishes and good luck!

Maybe the info on the Visa Journey website should be updated about this part, it references that people should start calling after 1 week. Not true anymore because It's more like ONE MONTH (sometime more) wait now to get a case number, be in the system, and have the case file move from the USCIS stage to NVC stage before they would make contact with you.

It will happen, just be patient and keep calling if you just want reassurance. I sure did the same thing myself! Good luck!

Congrats...now you are onto the next stage of the process! Good luck and may it goes faster now (which it definitely will)!

It's for NON-immigrant visas. A tourist visa is a type of a non-immigrant visa.

I was told that if they specifically informed you at the interview that you were approved, it will be ok. Just be patient. Don't worry about the website showing "administrative processing". Technically, they are " administratively processing" your visa. It takes time for them to print out all the paperwork to put in the envelope and also to add the visa onto your passport.

My husband got interviewed last week (Wednesday) and he was approved. At his (Morocco) consulate, they specifically told him to go back the following Tuesday to pick up his visa. (And he did! YAY!) But that very evening after his interview. I logged on to check the CEAC website, and the status had changed it to "administrative processing" and I freaked out. I guess from reading so much on this Visa Journey website, people has twisted the term AP into a negative thing. I was thinking...what the heck happened because my hubby was approved?

I confided with an experienced Visa Journey person and she reassured me that if at the interview, he was told he was approved, then don't worry about it. The computer system may be slow in updating. So sure enough, I checked the website the next night, the status was already updated to "issued".

In my opinion, I think the term "administrative processing" has gotten a bad rep from the years. I think it's just a term they use after the interview because it's like the last step to process the case file's paperwork. For other people who has been waiting for months and months, there has to be something more to their case. (ie background checks, missing important documents, inadequate financial support, or one of the 221g reasons)

I don't believe at the interview, they would tell the person they were approved and then they are put in "AP" for months and months with no explanation. There has to be something they need to remedy. But again in the MENA countries, it has been a common thing due to further background checks. But who knows...my husband is from a MENA country and we have a big age difference too. And we were approved. So I truly believe it all depends on each individual case and there is not a black and white answer on how everything is done. .

So my guess is that there are SO MANY petitions/approvals from the Philippines, it's just a backup on their workload. And we know how tough the Casablanca one is. So it took 5 days to get his. Overall, we already know there's no rhyme or reason to the US government...we already survive the visa process from the USCIS stage to the NVC stage and then to the Interview.

So be patient a little longer, you are almost there (final stretch). Good luck and best wishes! Let us know when you have it in your hot little hands!