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It took us 11 months to obtain a police clearance from the turkish govt. although he entered with a visa, he overstayed. He no longer had the passport ( it was 13 years before). In the end, we were able to get the turkish embassy in Algeria to issue a clearance. Has your husbsnd tried dealing with the greek embassy in Algeria? The turkish embassy in the US wouldnt do anything.

What a shame. All I can think of is that I hope you're still alive I pray for your safety.

The birth certificate is a non-issue. My husband used an ancient copy of his birth certificate that didn't list any marital status. Even now, I don't think his birth certificate has been updated. We did, however, do lots of paperwork stateside to register our marriage: family book, 3 children are algerian citizens...etc

Good luck with everything. Hope the rest goes smoothly.

Congrats!!!! We just bought a house too

For the first time in 11 years of marriage, my husband got me a valentines gift. We dont exchange gifts for these thing so I had to let out a huge chuckle when he gave me dill flavored cheese curds and said happy valentines. He picked them up ar a truck stop in wisconsin on Thursday. It was hilarious.

11 years and counting, baby! And I do mean to brag. If I had doubts I never ever would have married him. All these years and three kids later, I have no doubt that he treats me no different than a woman from Algeria.

Does this Miroccan friend have status in the US ? If not, beware. He could be grooming you and setting you up to be used. By telling you how other moroccan men are he is attempting to prove he is not like them when he very well may be.

Henia, I didn't have any of the traditional evidence either. At the time of my husband's visa interview we had been married for 6 years and had one child together. We lived for the majority of those years together in the US. If you have flight itinerary from when you arrived in Algeria, your children's birth certificates listing him as the father, and your residence card in the US that will be more than sufficient in my opinion.

Henia, I'm going to be honest with you. Please don't take a chance with the tourist visa. It could work but it could also go terribly wrong. If anyone even thinks you're trying to bypass normal visa processing, you're husband will get slapped with a lifetime ban for fraud. This is a ban my own spouse had( under diff circumstances), we fought and we won. It would be very difficult for you to fight since you've lived in Algeria for 7 years. The basis for getting it overturned is not being able to live in applicant's country OR in the US without them. The fraud finding can happen at the interview or when you all try to enter the US. If it happens at the airport, he will be returned to Algeria and you have a deportation ban to fight as well.

My advice is to find a trusted friend in the US willing to sign the affidavit of support for him. Stay in Algeria duting processing and come to the US together.

What part of Algeria is he from? In Alger the eat couscouse with " sauce blanche" while thèy eat it with a red sauce elsewhere. I can translate some recipes from French if you tell me which style he likes. We often eat a savory mesfouf which is couscous with butter, fresh steamed peas and sometimes fava beans. I have a stash pf french language algerian and north african cookbooks. I also follow a few algerian cooking blogs.

We have bbq's almost every weekend in the summer with some of thr Algerian community here in the twin cities. If you,d like we can get in touch then. There are quite a few who are married to American women like us.

What part of Algeria is he from? In Alger the eat couscouse with " sauce blanche" while thèy eat it with a red sauce elsewhere. I can translate some recipes from French if you tell me which style he likes. We often eat a savory mesfouf which is couscous with butter, fresh steamed peas and sometimes fava beans. I have a stash pf french language algerian and north african cookbooks. I also follow a few algerian cooking blogs.

Air algerie to Paris and then Delta to Minneapolis. It was nice having only one stop and we used airmiles to purchase the delta flight. We spoke with both airlines at length and they assured us they would transfer baggage but they did not. His bags arrived the next day, and other than that he said the flight was great.

My MIL died in May and he flew air france minneapolis-paris-algiers and he said that was good too.

Awwww so much to be thankful for , mabrook. What did you name him?

Thank you. His name is Khaled. I think this one may actually get my blue eyes. The other two turned brown right away... I hope this on sticks. I am surrounded by males at least one could look like me.

We have a new baby boy born on Oct 25th. We'll becatching up on some muchneeded sleep

Don't let the horror stories scare you. Be prepared for some AP, but cases like mine are exceptional. I filed in Feb 2003. Ten years of active immigration ####### before my husband became a citizen in January. That is from a time when name checks(as in our case) too years not months to clear. Things move much more quickly now. Good luck to you!

They lost our file between I 130 approval and NVC for close to two years. In the end, it was on some idiot's desk all of that time and I realized it wasn't an accident

I actually just got back yesterday from 10 days in Algiers:) I have gotten 2 visas from the New York consulate both really easy. Just send the paper with the invitation letter and passport photos, remember to send a prepaid express envelope with a tracking number for them to send your passport back to you. The visa I got this year is good for 1 year with multiple entries with a 90 day total max stay. That is the longest I could get, I have heard of the 2 year visa, but I think that is only if you are married to an Algerian. Good luck, it really is easy:)

I'm married to an Algerian and I've never gotten a 2 year visa. I've "heard" of people getting a lot of things but I've never seen it for real.

In 2008, my familial visa was only good for 90 days with multiple entries. Last year, I got a familial visa good for only ine year with multiple entries. Never heard of a two year visa.

My husband had to send his consular registration card, our family book, a letter saying he takes full support of us when there, $160, my passport, and two photos. The app was typed online and then printed out.

We applied directly to the consulate in NYC.

His story if you have read it is very successful. They have been through the ringer for years now, and getting through that is having a successful marriage. It's all of you with the VISA picture in your vocabulary.

What you're not understanding is none of us are thinking about the visa. The true test of the strength of the relationship is after all the visa ####### is done. Sure it's hard and it's trying. However, living a real life togetherday in and day out is what separates the real success stories.

I'm not in the type of relationship we're discussing here and, quite frankly, I'd say the same thing to couples without an age gap. Our story is very different than most visajourneys here, but it was just a blip in our life together. 11 years married, soon to be three kids, life, culture, religion, love...etc. It's been hard work and I thank God all the time that we've been able to build a good life together.

My husband lived abroad for for close to 6 years before we married. Had I gotten him fresh out if Algeria, and his family's home, I'm sure we wouldn't still be together. That's bc the women in his family do wait on the men hand and foot. He was away long enough to learn to be self sufficient. He lacked any relationship experience but I was you when we married so I feel like we learned together. There is no standard for MENA men, but there are many truths in generalizations.

Alhamdulillah.......We received a call from the Embassy this morning!! My fiance's interview date is November 5th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wishing you a successful interview!

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Maybe, no one has an answer.

I have no clue since my husband was in the US when we met and married, but I wanted to wish you luck in your journey. Hopefully, someone will be along soon to help.