Angela & Paul

Trust me, you don’t see what’s happening behind the scenes and one of the thing they do is check your credit report and credit score. I’m pretty sure the OP spouse situation would be visible to them and they can flatly deny, rightfully or wrongfully but that’s beyond the point. 
As to the OP, she is not a citizen or permanent resident - hence the post -, so she won’t be able to open the account in the US.
Why do people think everything is easy in this country? It’s not, actually pretty hard compared to other countries… and I have experience with a few others. 

Trust me, you don’t see what’s happening behind the scenes and one of the thing they do is check your credit report and credit score. I’m pretty sure the OP spouse situation would be visible to them and they can flatly deny, rightfully or wrongfully but that’s beyond the point. 
As to the OP, she is not a citizen or permanent resident - hence the post -, so she won’t be able to open the account in the US.
Why do people think everything is easy in this country? It’s not, actually pretty hard compared to other countries… and I have experience with a few others. 

Trust me, you don’t see what’s happening behind the scenes and one of the thing they do is check your credit report and credit score. I’m pretty sure the OP spouse situation would be visible to them and they can flatly deny, rightfully or wrongfully but that’s beyond the point. 
As to the OP, she is not a citizen or permanent resident - hence the post -, so she won’t be able to open the account in the US.
Why do people think everything is easy in this country? It’s not, actually pretty hard compared to other countries… and I have experience with a few others. 

Trust me, you don’t see what’s happening behind the scenes and one of the thing they do is check your credit report and credit score. I’m pretty sure the OP spouse situation would be visible to them and they can flatly deny, rightfully or wrongfully but that’s beyond the point. 
As to the OP, she is not a citizen or permanent resident - hence the post -, so she won’t be able to open the account in the US.
Why do people think everything is easy in this country? It’s not, actually pretty hard compared to other countries… and I have experience with a few others. 

I think you already got the gist of the story. Please document discreetly any attempt to injure you (take pictures) AND emotionally bully you (write down what he said with time and location). Be aware the emotional bullying can be subtle, it’s rarely “I’ll kill you” but more like preventing you to visit friends, removing phone privileges, giving you orders, limiting your bank accounts/ATM card access,…
I’m wondering if you met his family already because it’s a huge red flag if not. 
You can do searches online about him, about his criminal history because that kind of attitude is usually not a one-time thing.
 At this point the green card thing is the last thing you should worry about because you’re in charge there. Take care of your home situation first… Good luck and please stay safe!

I think you already got the gist of the story. Please document discreetly any attempt to injure you (take pictures) AND emotionally bully you (write down what he said with time and location). Be aware the emotional bullying can be subtle, it’s rarely “I’ll kill you” but more like preventing you to visit friends, removing phone privileges, giving you orders, limiting your bank accounts/ATM card access,…
I’m wondering if you met his family already because it’s a huge red flag if not. 
You can do searches online about him, about his criminal history because that kind of attitude is usually not a one-time thing.
 At this point the green card thing is the last thing you should worry about because you’re in charge there. Take care of your home situation first… Good luck and please stay safe!

Who’s saying he doesn’t have a visa already? The op did not say where they met and with what kind of visa. And who’s saying the op can go to Morocco? It goes both ways!

Who’s saying he doesn’t have a visa already? The op did not say where they met and with what kind of visa. And who’s saying the op can go to Morocco? It goes both ways!

Was he denied or was the decision postponed to a later date?
Like others have said, a denial would come with verbal and written reasons for it.
My then-fiancee was not approved at the interview (not denied, just “not approved”) and they did not give any reason for that, just that they would contact us by mail. 
Two days later, the status online changed to “approved”.
They just were practicing “intimidation” - not to use the word “bullying” - like they did for the entire process due to a prior visa overstay and were just sending the message that her journey would not be typical and much harder and longer because of that.
All ended well…
If you get married, it can be done very fast in the US. Make sure he goes by the book when it comes to visas and length of stay. 
Good luck…

Was he denied or was the decision postponed to a later date?
Like others have said, a denial would come with verbal and written reasons for it.
My then-fiancee was not approved at the interview (not denied, just “not approved”) and they did not give any reason for that, just that they would contact us by mail. 
Two days later, the status online changed to “approved”.
They just were practicing “intimidation” - not to use the word “bullying” - like they did for the entire process due to a prior visa overstay and were just sending the message that her journey would not be typical and much harder and longer because of that.
All ended well…
If you get married, it can be done very fast in the US. Make sure he goes by the book when it comes to visas and length of stay. 
Good luck…

Lots of great information in here. I love the resources in this forum and WE are the best ones.
From experience, my wife’s and mine - she’s the Brazilian, I’m the gringo - aside from right to vote, better estate laws, easier travel, the main reasons we chose citizenship are:
- no more scrutiny at the US port of entrance. Your mileage may vary, but after my wife got her green card, she had to go to the office pretty much every time for them to “check” things. Yes, she had some “history” with the CBP and USCIS! 
- no more fear of being denied at green card renewal ever 10 years
- last but not least, Trump got elected! That was the main trigger for us because we knew that sooner or later things would get really difficult getting citizenship or even green card renewal.
It also means that someone worse WILL get elected in the near future and will go further in  banning immigration, green cards, citizenship.
Also if you don’t feel comfortable living in a country led by a fascist, you can leave for 4 years and not lose citizenship unlike your green card!

Lots of great information in here. I love the resources in this forum and WE are the best ones.
From experience, my wife’s and mine - she’s the Brazilian, I’m the gringo - aside from right to vote, better estate laws, easier travel, the main reasons we chose citizenship are:
- no more scrutiny at the US port of entrance. Your mileage may vary, but after my wife got her green card, she had to go to the office pretty much every time for them to “check” things. Yes, she had some “history” with the CBP and USCIS! 
- no more fear of being denied at green card renewal ever 10 years
- last but not least, Trump got elected! That was the main trigger for us because we knew that sooner or later things would get really difficult getting citizenship or even green card renewal.
It also means that someone worse WILL get elected in the near future and will go further in  banning immigration, green cards, citizenship.
Also if you don’t feel comfortable living in a country led by a fascist, you can leave for 4 years and not lose citizenship unlike your green card!

Wife and baby are home safe. LAN did not offer anything and asked her to pay $2,499 for the next flight (the next day) with 2 stops to SFO. Since we had the non-stop to LA Korean Air ticket in hand ($1,500), she flew back with them and after a short stop in the back room at Immigration in LAX - they always do that for her - she was in my arms at 10pm Dec. 31st. Jan. 1st was a beautiful and warm day.
Thank you all for your support... and remember, always carry the original documents from immigration everywhere

Actually, the letter has already landed in Campinas, north of Sao Paulo and is being sorted at the FedEx facility. That was quick.
She's going to try and get it before it goes on the truck for tomorrow's delivery.
It's not too important to get it tonight if they deliver tomorrow by noon, but if the truck were to deliver late at 6pm, she would not be able to make the LAN flight.
By the way, seats opened up on several flights from Sao Paulo to San Francisco with LAN so there is a chance she will leave tomorrow... that is unless they ask her to pay full fare !
I'll let you know when Angela and the baby are on their way to the US.
Sorry all for posting so many details, but it helps me cope with this situation and I have always had a lot of support from VJ members. Thank you all.

All,
Since I am the one - with Angela and baby - being affected by this whole ordeal, please let me give my two cents on the story.
First, we all share some form of responsibility for what happened.
1 - We do because we should have brought the original letter, not a copy.
Now, in our defense,:
a) - The Immigration office never said we need to travel with the original letter
b) - The letter itself does not mention anything about carrying the original with you at all times
c) - Reports from several VJ travelers show that the officers do not even ask for the letter. No surprise here since they have access to all the information they want in the computer.
d) - Since this is an immigration matter, I never thought that the airline was responsible for allowing - or not - a traveler in a country. I can understand they have responsibilities vis-a-vis the safety and security of the passengers, but this case is purely an immigration issue. It is the responsibility of the Immigration officers at the port-of-entry to decide if a traveler can or cannot enter the country.
That airlines would be substituting and doing the job of the US Immigration Office is something I can't understand. Why did they (the airlines) accept this burden in the first place?
2 - The airline does share responsibility because they should have never let Angela and the baby leave Sao Paulo in the first place.
That the airline is paying for the trip back to Sao Paulo for Lima is the least they can do.
That the airline should pay for the return of my wife and the baby to San Francisco - or part of it - is also their responsibility - and before some of you start arguing - here's why:
a) - Assuming they had told Angela she did not have proper documentation in Sao Paulo, she would have had in her hands an unused ticket that she could have changed for a new date. There is a "change fee" for rescheduling and I totally understand and we are wiling to pay that $150 change fee. The airline can argue that the new fare is higher and she should pay the difference. This is debatable, but probably not something we can negotiate much. At worst, we would be off the hook for about $700 (the original $850 fare minus the $150 change fee).
b) - When she flew to Lima, she did not use the Lima to San Francisco segment of the ticket. My argument here is that as a second option, the airline should only ask us to pay the new Sao Paulo to Lima segment, again with a change fee being OK. That flight segment with the change fee would cost us about $900.
Aside form the option where we'd pay nothing (but a change fee), we'd prefer option b) because right now prices for the whole trip is about $2,050, so we'd still have to pay the difference ($1,200) plus the change fee ($150)
So to all of you saying we should "pay" for our mistake, well we're willing to pay, but not for LAN mistake too.
And no, we won't sue the airline, it's not worth it. I always have had good results by writing a letter explaining the situation to the CEO and the Manager of the Customer Relations Dept. of the airline. They usually send a coupon for future travel, which they should do if they want us to fly LAN in the future
And the morale of the story that I want to convey to everyone for the future is: ALWAYS CARRY THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS WITH YOU (and make a copy before leaving home).
Thank you.