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    Happy Moanday MENA!

    in Middle East and North Africa

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    Morning MENA,

    Wow this new site kinda scared me this morning thought I had maybe drifted off to some virus site or something idk. Looks good though, but will take me time to get used to.

    This Monday and the next two weeks for me will be full of studying. Soon I will be picking up the hubby from work and getting back to studying. What a day for me.

    Would you still be with your SO if ...

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    I lived overseas as a child, well being a military brat it was very common for me to live overseas at various times. Granted that whenever I did have surgeries or medical procedures done overseas, they were at a US based hospital. In terms of Morocco, I have stayed there on and off for about a year and love it. Had a scare last year, well twice and had to go to the hospital. The public hospital scares me, the clinics are ok and sometimes the private doctors seem to be the best option. Although, I think too much medication gets prescribed for anything. IDK about giving birth though, my hubby has told me horrible horror stories about what he has witnessed.

    I have asked the hubby his take on living there and he has simply stated no. If the decision were up to me, like Aya and others, I would want our children (whenever we do have them) to be raised in Morocco during their teen years. There is so much that I respect there about the culture. Living in Morocco is really different from traveling and being that my father lives there, I have a good understanding of the trails and greatness of it. The biggest issue for me is that I have spent so much money on going to school here (master's degree IP), it would be upsetting to me if I could not find a job there. Thankfully, Aziz got his visa this past November, but if he did not get it, I think I would have converted my studies to an online program and would have moved until he was granted his visa. Now if Aziz wanted to live there, as stated before, we both agree that we would have to be financially stable to live a certain way that we want. Granted in the city were Aziz is from, living comfortably comes at a cheap price, but if I want to live where Americans and more luxury are, that is where I need the savings and a job to come in. Cooking and caring for the home is not an issue for me because that is something I always did in Morocco. I'm sure if I were to stay there for several years, I would have a greater understanding of Arabic than I do now. If the hubby is still content on living here when we do have children, then having a vacation home is something we would really consider as an option.

    Interview today in casa...

    in Middle East and North Africa

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    I am so sorry about the denial, but as others have said, all you can do is keep up that fight. That is something that I hate about CASA. They seem so unpredictable in that one day they feel to approve tons and the other deny as many petitions. I'm sure they are trying to do their jobs and to prevent fraud, but its hard.

    I really feel for you in that I know how difficult CASA can be, but I completely wish you the best and hope that you are able to get an approval. Good luck and don't give up

    Question about the Consulate in Casa and I-864

    in Middle East and North Africa

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    Hello all,

    I am planning on doing a DCF with the US Consulate in Casa next month and I will have a co-sponsor in the form of my one of my friends. My question is this:

    1. Will she need to supply me with her 2008 or 2009 tax form and W-2?

    2. Will a letter from her employer be necessary?

    3. Does she need to show enough income for just my husband or for me too? Weird because I cant seem to figure this out.

    4. I have been in Morocco since August 2008 and I have no income for 2009 to report on my taxes. Do I still have to file or can I simply write a letter to the Consulate stating where in the US tax code I derived this information from.

    And off topic...

    6. I speak a moderate amount of Arabic and my husband speaks a moderate amount of English. What language will our interview be conducted in?

    Thanks

    xoxo

    Hi, I am sure that there are others on here that have done the DCF through Morocco and can be of more assistance, but I will try to help in whatever way that I can.

    1. They will need the 2009 tax form since you are doing it in Janurary and they only need it for the year prior. If you want you can also include 2008, but only the last year is required.

    2. I'm not sure if a letter from the employer is required. From what I see, most people have sent them. Its better to have it than not to because it shows their salary I guess.

    3. Enough income needs to be showed for the amount of people living in a household. I'm sure someone can correct me on that, but my situation was different since I had someone within the household do it. I'm thinking that in your case, your joint sponsor would only have to show that they have enough income to sponsor your spouse. A jointsponsor must be able to meet the income requirements for allthe persons he or she is sponsoring without combiningresources with the petitioning sponsor or a second jointsponsor (USCIS)

    4. Again, with this question I would ask others as well. My father lives in Morocco and has not had US income since Feb. 2008 and has not filed. The consulate will ask you for a letter anyways if you do not file your taxes though.

    6. From what I know, the interviews are done in English. My husband said that they had some interviews done in Arabic as well. He was given two. One in Arabic and the other in English because he told them his wife was American and spoke English.

    I'm sorry for any gray areas. I hope I was able to help

    Cassie

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