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It happened in 4 days bc you have connections.

My big news is that my husband and I are expecting our second baby girl together in December.

Congrats!!!! My husband and I will be having boy number three in October. I wouldn't know what to do with a girl

I wonder if Zidane welcomes his wife home with a kiss or "coup de boule?" I'm sure it doesn't matter because he let her give their kids real names... Not crappy algerian muslim names like his.

Maybe the abuse started after marriage but you still brought him to the US. You would have been out filing fees and the cost of a divorce had you left his butt in Lebanon. Now he's in another state with a man who harrassed you while your dad is on the hook for the AOS. You have to see some responsibility in this part of your situation, right? This is what everyone is saying. Until you realize this, you'll continue to find yourself in similar relationships regardless of what country they come from.

I especially like that a true judge of my husband's character is not only how he treats my parents but how his non-english speaking parents treat them too. That was a good laugh for tonight. These threads always go downhill rather quickly.

I picked him or he preyed upon me and lied? You can't always see who is a bad apple right away. Sometimes it happens a year or two down the line. Although your husband who you did a visa for and lives in the US spends time with your family, has his family ever contacted your parents as they would do with Arab or Muslim in laws? While there might be positive stories, I believe 90 percent are negative. If they don't become nightmares immediately, they usually do years down the line. Thankfully, I don't have kids and I can easily move on. With that being said, if you are a woman who is willing to entirely abandon your identity and solely adopt the Arab culture, then maybe it will be ok. Still, I initially did all that and it didn't work for me. I am just happy I gained some confidence back and learned to be comfortable and happy with ME!

My husband was living in the US when we married and didn't become a citizen until 10.5 years in. He calls my family on holidays, buys them gifts when we see them. I am muslim but have neither lost myself nor my culture. We both have jobs. We both partake in raising our 2 soon to be 3 children. My ILs, my mil passed away 2 months ago, are and always have been nothing but supportive. We talk on skype weekly. We've visited them in Algeria. You won't burst my happy bubble or pull me down bc not every story is like yours.

You can probably stop with the generalizations and "never" talk like you have any clue about all MENA men. There are, for sure, good and bad stories to be told. Not every one is like yours. You picked a bad apple...simple enough. If he's beating on you he'll probably beat on some woman from back home too.

My kids spend one month alone with my non-muslim parents in another state each summer. Last year we all went to Disney World with my family. This is a man who is god fearing and dedicated to his family. Family being me and our children. I have no doubt that he has given me, in the last 11 years, everything and more he would have given a woman from his own country.

I do acknowledge that really sad stories like yours exist but I refuse to admit that they are the norm. They are not the norm if you choose a good person.

Not until I read the article... Hence the reason I said "I had no idea they had so many" .. The article said 1.6 million with half of them being in Turkey/Jordan.. If Turkey is pushing 400,000 and Jordan even more.. My comment was that the 5000 being offered by Germany will not make much of a dent in that number. The article itself said it could make the problem even worse because people will see a way out and come in even greater numbers.

I'm sorry, I misunderstood what you wrote. I thought you were saying that Turkey or Jordan could easily take 5000. I'll blame it on lack of sleep since my two year old has been sick all weekend....it's always easy to blame it on the kids, right?

Do you realize how many refugees have already fled to Turkey and Jordan? Other countries are considering taking them because the system in neighboring countries is overwhelmed.

An imam married my husband and I in a religious ceremony and signed the paperwork for our legal marriage.

I had so share this with someone other than my family. My husband doesn't want anyone in our community to know just yet...which I don't get but that's another topic for another day.

She woke up Thursday morning with the worst headache of her life. It definitely was something that made everyone worried, but she refused to go to the doctor. By the afternoon, my FIL had enough and told her basically to get her butt to the doctor. My SIL and youngest BIL took her to the clinic and from there they sent her to the hospital ASAP. Shortly after arriving at the hospital she went unconscious. Here's where the story gets shady but I think she may have slipped into a coma. She was supposedely hooked up to monitors and everything look good. They told them that she was improving but she died Friday morning. I think she had a brain aneurysm. The problem is they won't say how she died and they gave the family false hope the whole time. They never did any imaging to see if there was blood in her brain. The only comfort to our family is that she wasn't in any prolonged state of pain and it progressed quickly. She is blessed to have died on Jumuah surrounded by her children and husband...she was only 67.

My youngest BIL called late Thursday night but didn't leave a message. We didn't talk to him until the morning after she had died. My husband left to Algeria Friday night and was there to assist in her burial on Saturday.

I am still in shock because my FIL has been sick and we expected this call about him not her. She never got to meet our youngest son and I think that is the biggest guilt my husband is dealing with. On the way to the airport, I told him that I was sorry he had to go home under these circumstances but happy that this happened now(with his citizenship final) instead of 6 years ago when he was a virtual prisoner in the US while his asylum was pending.

I appreciate if anyone can send some prayers our way if they feel so inclined.

Tell your husband not to give a power of attorney to him.

Wanted to add that US visa and green card holders only need a transit visa, even if they are from mideast/ n africa, if there is more than one stop in Europe. The flight between the two Euro countries is considered domestic thus requiring a schengen visa. If you only have one stopover in europe, it isn't necessary.

Info based on my husband flying with his visa in 2009 and his green card in 2012. We spoke to both the french and dutch embassy and researched online.

My husband flew air algerie to paris and then we used airmiles to get him directly to minneapolis via Delta. His visa to the US was sufficient to get him through the airport. As long as there is only one stop in Europe, no visa will be necessary to transit.

Hello all-

I am the US spouse of an Algerian national and wish to visit Algeria. Going over the requirements in order to obtain a visa, I am unsure of what entails a "notarized sponsorship letter signed by the Algerian spouse" listed by the local DZ Embassy. Is there a particular template to use? I thank you in advance for reading my post.

What country does your spouse reside in? Only asking bc you're married yet it seems you've never been to Algeria. The procedure is a bit different if he is outside of Algeria.

Background checks expire

I don't want to sound callous but it's not personal. They're doing govt mandated background checks and don't seem to doubt the validity of your relationship.

A name check held up our I-130 from Feb 2003 to July 2005. AP is not something just against you or only at the moroccan consulate. The same thing is happening in India, in Ecuador, and El Salvador only ti name a few.

I see. This could be the issue.

Tanina - when did your fiance convert - before or after you knew each other ? Has your family met him ? Do they approve of your relationship ?

You know, my in-laws tolerate my husband and I being together. They love me and our kids, but I have no doubt that if they had their way he would be married to an Algerian. Now, if my SIL wanted to marry a non-Algerian convert? Hell no!! I'm sure the embassy wonders why the family is accepting when they know a general double standard exists.

I have no red flag,my interview went well,they kept my passport ,they gave me g 221 they asked for 2012 tax return,i sent it to the ambassy and when i emailed them they said that they got the tax return document,and they will contact me,after one month they emailed to say that under AP. after 2 months they emailed to say they have no enough staff to process my case,after ONE month they emailed to say investigation with anti_fraud unit.

I dont understand why they do that,why they kept my passport if they see that they will not issue my visa

The "red flag" in your case is Simply that your relationship is outside of cultural norms. They process visas for womdn sll the time but the petitioner is algerian american... Yours is an american convert. Call it unfair, but they're making sure your relationship is real bc it is abnormal by Algerian standards. Something came up at post interview step that's making them look more clOsely. I can't tell you what that is. You just have to wait it out however long it will be.

My husband had his in two weeks and a lady we know had hers in the same amount of time... This was over 3 years ago. A recent member from Algeria's fiance had his in a few weeks. Even that was more than a year ago. Sorry I don't have any recent news to share.

T-minus zero until Kat shows up and out Algerias everyone.

LOL

I am on my way, when I get back I will be sure to report if my opinions were way off base.

Please walk around BabelOued or El harrach and then go to Babezzouar mall. Compare those people. Go to Le Grande Poste and then go to club les pins at the Sheraton or any other public beach near Algiers. Compare those people. Algerians are diverse religiously..even though most may identify as being muslim but not everyone is practicing. If you go out at night with your fiancé(which I don't recommend) you will see crack heads all over public spaces...Le Grande Poste or Rue Larbi Ben Mhidi. You'll find a thriving alcohol shop on the backside of many shopping strips. My husband is religious. HIs family is culturally conservative but not necessarily religious. You're learning what your fiance tells you from what he knows. Algerians are very diverse and don't fit one stereotype. And if you think you know anything from reading dept of state warnings then you're wrong.