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SOME FLIGHTS STILL LEAVING MOROCCO THROUGH RAM OR AIR ARABIA FOR US CITIZENS (AND VALID VISA HOLDERS??? MAYBE???) ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES STATE DEPARTMENT GROUP IN CASABLANCA. EMAIL COPIED/PASTED BELOW......American Citizen Services from the US Consulate in Casablanca - ACS - sent out the below email a few hours ago to myself and my fiancé (who got his K1 on Nov 24). They sent out a similar email the first time around, on Dec 1 I think, when the borders were originally going to be closed until Dec 13. Luckily we got out on Dec 4 on an Air France flight through Paris. My fiancé was initially stopped in Morocco saying he couldn’t leave but ultimately, they let him go with me. For more of that story and other info from our experiences,  please check out the US Morococco Visa Discussion group on Facebook (which I have heard is closely related to this VisaJourney group), then you can find me then click my name which will take you to a list of my posts in this group (I think). Anyway, this, the below, is that email from ACS about the current extension of border closing in Morocco until Dec 31 and options to get out until Dec 13….. ……..From: ACSCasablanca@state.gov Date: December 10, 2021 at 3:32:48 AM CST Subject: Health Alert: Suspension of Passenger Flights Extended through December 31 Reply-To: ACSCasablanca@state.gov Health Alert: Suspension of Passenger Flights Extended through December 31 Location: Morocco Event: The Government of Morocco has extended the suspension of all regular passenger flights to and from Morocco through December 31. There are currently no direct commercial flights to/from the United States. Royal Air Maroc and Air Arabia have announced that special outbound flights from Morocco to France and Spain are available until December 13. U.S. citizens seeking to depart from Morocco at this time should book one of these flights directly with the airlines. We recommend that U.S. citizens enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program at https://step.state.gov/step/ to receive future alerts. ***Effective December 6, all air travelers to the United States aged two and above, regardless of vaccination status, are required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within one calendar day prior to departure, or documentation of recovery in the past 90 days. Additional information about the testing requirements can be found on the CDC website. Assistance: U.S. Embassy in Rabat 0537-63-72-00 U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca 0522-64-20-99 0661-13-19-39 (after hours) acscasablanca@state.gov State Department – Consular Affairs 1-888-407-4747 or 1-202-501-4444 Morocco Country Information Page Morocco COVID-19 Page Morocco Travel Advisory

Their job IS to answer those calls. And for US citizens concerns to be heard. Don’t be afraid. It isn’t a bother for them. They expect it. But surprise them with your kind words. Peace to you. 

This is meant as an apolitical civil service announcement. perhaps you’ve heard in the news that there is a potential federal government budget crisis and the possibility that the government will shut down in three or four days if US elected officials do not agree on a budget. What could this mean for those of us waiting for visa processing? Possibly further delays. Because the federal government will shut down agencies, including state department agencies. I’ve been reading a lot about it and local hires in local countries may not get paid until there is a budget passed. And what this may mean is that those local hires will probably not want to work until they get paid. Which will mean further delays at embassies and consulates. This is not just FYI. If you have a passion about it, regardless of political party, you can call up your senators or congressman and ask that they kindly work to negotiate a compromise and pass the budget without closing US government agencies. To do this, you simply look up their phone numbers in Washington DC and you respectfully make a phone call. I did that this morning, it took me all of seven minutes to call both my United States senators and my congressman’s office. They need to know that there are people out here that will be negatively affected if the government shuts down. Pressure on them to find a resolution can be helpful. Again we should all be respectful, calm, and positive. Thank you.

Excerpts From an article of the Washington Post…..
 
3 ways a U.S. government shutdown affects the rest of the world
 
1. People
The U.S. government employs thousands of people around the world — people who work at U.S. embassies may be the most obvious examples. Generally, the people whose work is most vital to national security and the safety of human life are considered “excepted” and are required to work through the shutdown, instead of being put on unpaid furlough. They will be given back pay once a new spending bill is passed. Most American diplomats fall under this category. 
 
But the nonexempt workers may end up not getting paid. This is especially true for people contracted to do work for the U.S. government, many of whom are not U.S. citizens.
“In the developing world, where most of our employees live paycheck to paycheck and accrue little personal savings, the consequences of no pay can be devastating,”
 
2. Procedure
A government shutdown has a major effect not only on who goes to work but also what work gets done. The State Department, for example, said it will keep issuing passports and visas — although it warned that such activities “will remain operational as long as there are sufficient fees to support operations.” But some other services will not be provided, which can have unexpected consequences.
 
The shutdown can also have implications for humanitarian assistance and foreign aid: No new funding commitments or obligations can be made during a shutdown, except to protect life and property.
 
3. Prestige
 
To many nations, U.S. government shutdowns are bewildering….the prospect of a political dispute leaving large numbers of government workers without pay is unheard of in most other political systems. 

Their job IS to answer those calls. And for US citizens concerns to be heard. Don’t be afraid. It isn’t a bother for them. They expect it. But surprise them with your kind words. Peace to you. 

Their job IS to answer those calls. And for US citizens concerns to be heard. Don’t be afraid. It isn’t a bother for them. They expect it. But surprise them with your kind words. Peace to you. 

This is meant as an apolitical civil service announcement. perhaps you’ve heard in the news that there is a potential federal government budget crisis and the possibility that the government will shut down in three or four days if US elected officials do not agree on a budget. What could this mean for those of us waiting for visa processing? Possibly further delays. Because the federal government will shut down agencies, including state department agencies. I’ve been reading a lot about it and local hires in local countries may not get paid until there is a budget passed. And what this may mean is that those local hires will probably not want to work until they get paid. Which will mean further delays at embassies and consulates. This is not just FYI. If you have a passion about it, regardless of political party, you can call up your senators or congressman and ask that they kindly work to negotiate a compromise and pass the budget without closing US government agencies. To do this, you simply look up their phone numbers in Washington DC and you respectfully make a phone call. I did that this morning, it took me all of seven minutes to call both my United States senators and my congressman’s office. They need to know that there are people out here that will be negatively affected if the government shuts down. Pressure on them to find a resolution can be helpful. Again we should all be respectful, calm, and positive. Thank you.

Their job IS to answer those calls. And for US citizens concerns to be heard. Don’t be afraid. It isn’t a bother for them. They expect it. But surprise them with your kind words. Peace to you. 

Their job IS to answer those calls. And for US citizens concerns to be heard. Don’t be afraid. It isn’t a bother for them. They expect it. But surprise them with your kind words. Peace to you. 

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

What is your current case status? It's very typical for it to take Casablanca 1-2 months from when the status first appears as "Ready" to send out the K-1 interview date. You don't set it up yourself, they will email you a packet with details and an interview date and time. If it's been awhile, you can also try emailing K1Casablanca@state.gov to try to speed things up. Hope you get an interview date soon!

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx
 
leave it on immigrant 
and put in your case #
 
You have not recd the email with instructions for the medical exam,  list of drs ,   and the 2 criminal reports that will be needed ?n 
 
BTW Rabat has no information whats so ever about visas and appointments /  they are solely done by Casa
 
and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a timeline