Samcoun101

I spoke to my fiance about the "too married".

she said its completely normal to have engagement parties like this.

Take a read here: https://www.iesabroad.org/blogs/sarah-mamlet/marriage-morocco#sthash.OxqXgeKB.dpbs

4 minutes ago, davidvs said:

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.

It’s possible,

I was the only one dressed in this attire all the other men where dressed in suits 🤣

i guess i didn’t have to wear it but I wanted to embrace the culture and wear a jelaba 

This is from the engagement 

If anyone wants to know what we look like. 

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). 

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. 

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. 

Just now, Lemonslice said:

Does she (and her family) know that the wedding will have to happen in the United States? No mock wedding, and no religious or legal ceremony in Morocco until you are married in the US.

Yes and that is exactly why there was twp

enagement parties. The plan was to have the engagement with her family and the wedding with my family. As realistically both can not attend each one. 

1 minute ago, Loren Y said:

Ok, sounds good. the photos with the family are good, as it shows you have met the family. Sightseeing photos is good, just anything showing you standing next to each other all dressed up looking like a ceremony could be an issue.

I didn’t know a ceremony qualifies you as married. I thought marriage is a legal definition. 

Like you have to

sign papers saying you are married.

Just now, missileman said:

Do these engagement photos look like marriage photos?

Just now, Samcoun101 said:

Thankyou very much for your advice. I appreciate your help

I don’t know. 

I didn’t plan it they did. It felt like an engagement. No religious leaders... didn’t sign anything. 

2 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

You really don't need " Saving" per say. sounds like you are on the right track, its good the other trips were mentioned, and if you can give her copies of boarding passes, and entry and exit stamps out of your passport at the interview, better still. Even better if you can be there for the interview, and she can take your passport in as evidience of visits, and that you are there now with her. That is like a big plus, and will benefit you.

Thankyou very much for your advice. I appreciate your help

1 minute ago, Loren Y said:

Hopefully not too many photos of the Engagement parties. That is the only issue you could have. Many, Many people have gotten denied because they looked to married for the K1. Maybe review those photos and see if you think they look too much like a wedding, and judge for yourself.

I put photos of both engagements. And photos of me and her together. Me and her family. Cousins.. sight seeing. 

I assumed the lawyer would know what is good or bad. I sent all the pictures and he picked which ones to use. 

Just now, Loren Y said:

You should be OK. You have time for a few more visits I'm sure by the time everything gets to the embassy and you she is ready for interview. Make sure you keep boarding passes, flight itineraries, and any proof you can to show lots of visits. Your fiancee can bring that evidence to the interview, no guarantee they will look at it, but she can say you have visited more than once or twice by then.

Oh one more

thing in the evidence letter the lawyer did write that I will be visiting again in the fall and winter. 

Hopefully that saves me. 

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Surprised he is ok with her moving without being married.

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Surprised he is ok with her moving without being married.

I had to earn his trust. It took

months. He basically told me

look... if you come here you have to be serious... you have to get engaged. Then after I left he said you have to get the papers ready. 

So so I went to a lawyer and he told me to file the K1. Gave him tons of

pcitures. Messages... everything he asked for. He said it looks good and you have no

red flags and filed it 

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

There is no requirement to meet more than once before filing.  However, for Casa, it is advisable to make several visits.  Also, your being there for the interview will be helpful...good luck. 

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 🤷‍♂️

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.

Hello,

I recently

submitted my I-129F package via a lawyer.

Me and my fiancé have known each other for about 13 months.

we got engaged in a morocco last July.

we are the same age... same religion... my income is high... she comes from a very wealthy family.

My question is... I’ve been reading on here you should meet more than once in person. 

I was there for 2 weeks July 22-Aug 03.

I didn’t have that option... her father said to me if you want to be with my daughter you will get engaged. I will not allow anything else... he is very wealthy and powerful man. So what do I do now?

we filed the petition last week and I’m going back in November for a week.