Casablanca Interview Review and Advice

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Upon entering he was interviewed by a Moroccan man. He checked the files that he was suppose to bring. He asked was either you or your wife married before? Who is ______(my fathers name)?. Have you been outside Morocco?

Then he waited for his second interview in a closed room with a nice Asian women. She asked

1) How did you meet your wife? (followed by numerous interruptions of questions that were related to the main question however the interviewer would include wrong information in these questions and it was up to the beneficiary to correct this mistakes that she was including in the follow up questions).

2)While looking at photo album, asking how many people attended the wedding ceremony.

3)How many times did she visit you.

4) What you are planning to do when you are in America.

The interview lasted 20 minutes but he was in there for a total of 4 hours. He answered every question with a monologue answer and in addition to answering each question he provided even additional information that was not asked for. It is important not to just answer with a yes or a single sentence speak until they tell you another question. Remember they don’t want to give you a visa so it is your job to fight for it. The interviewer was summarizing information that he said but has giving wrong information, if this happens CORRECT HER IMMEDIATELY.

Notes about the interview. One of the most influential factors that will help in the interview is practice before the interview. Mock interviews and studying the questions that have been previously posted on visa journey are a must for a successful interview. The inteviewee must appear confident and collected. In addition the beneficiary must bring a lot of evidence and put it in front of him /her in every interview ( in our case they only asked for a couple of photos) but just the allusion is impressive to the interviewers. The evidencescan be copies that they already have, or messages/call histories and even just random unrelated papers in a file. Also praying fjar and istikhara will only help and ask for your parents to pray for you.

Facts about the case:

The beneficiary was living outside Morocco for three years and met the Petitioner when she was living in Morocco.

[Ryan H 3,810]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to MENA regional forum; topic is specific to Morocco.

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Great news!! Thanks for sharing what happened. It always helps the rest of us who have not gone through it yet, CONGRATULATIONS!! :thumbs:

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CONGRATULATIONS!!

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Salam alaikom,

So happy for you May the rest of your lives be fulfilling and blessed.

Thanks for sharing about the interview- very helpful

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[SarAyouBliss 38]

Upon entering he was interviewed by a Moroccan man. He checked the files that he was suppose to bring. He asked was either you or your wife married before? Who is ______(my fathers name)?. Have you been outside Morocco?

Then he waited for his second interview in a closed room with a nice Asian women. She asked

1) How did you meet your wife? (followed by numerous interruptions of questions that were related to the main question however the interviewer would include wrong information in these questions and it was up to the beneficiary to correct this mistakes that she was including in the follow up questions).

2)While looking at photo album, asking how many people attended the wedding ceremony.

3)How many times did she visit you.

4) What you are planning to do when you are in America.

The interview lasted 20 minutes but he was in there for a total of 4 hours. He answered every question with a monologue answer and in addition to answering each question he provided even additional information that was not asked for. It is important not to just answer with a yes or a single sentence speak until they tell you another question. Remember they don’t want to give you a visa so it is your job to fight for it. The interviewer was summarizing information that he said but has giving wrong information, if this happens CORRECT HER IMMEDIATELY.

Notes about the interview. One of the most influential factors that will help in the interview is practice before the interview. Mock interviews and studying the questions that have been previously posted on visa journey are a must for a successful interview. The inteviewee must appear confident and collected. In addition the beneficiary must bring a lot of evidence and put it in front of him /her in every interview ( in our case they only asked for a couple of photos) but just the allusion is impressive to the interviewers. The evidencescan be copies that they already have, or messages/call histories and even just random unrelated papers in a file. Also praying fjar and istikhara will only help and ask for your parents to pray for you.

Facts about the case:

The beneficiary was living outside Morocco for three years and met the Petitioner when she was living in Morocco.

Salam Aleikum, Ramadan Mabrouk to You! I'm a Casablanca resident, 27 years old male, beneficiary of a CR-1 spousal visa, my interview was scheduled on Aug 23rd, 2012 Inshallah, but nothing on the NVC letter asked me to provide items that could accomplish the relationship between me and my wife. Below is a the required documents for the interview mentioned on the NVC letter (PDF file emailed to me):

" The following table lists the documents requested by the NVC and whether or not the

NVC received them. Please note that even though the applicant may have provided

the NVC with a copy of a document, the applicant is still required to bring the

original document to the visa interview.

Document Name Document Status

CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS ©

1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1 (Y)

1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 2 (Y)

2 - PASSPORT (Y)

3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE (O)

4 - ADOPTION

5 - MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (O)

6 - MARRIAGE TERMINATION

7 - COURT RECORDS

F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE (Y)

9 - MILITARY RECORDS

FEE PAYMENT ($)

PHOTOGRAPH (Y)

F - PETITIONER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

F - PETITIONER BIRTH CERTIFICATE

MOROCCO FICHE ANTHROPOMETRIQUE (O)

MOROCCO CASIER JUDICIARE

* F = This form is not necessary for this application.

* C = Direct inquiries to your consulate / embassy

* Y = The required document has been received.

* O = The original document has been received and accepted as meeting post

requirements.

* $ = Payment received. "

Do i need to provide evidences and items that accomplish the relationship between me and my wife (bona fide evidences)? i hope things won't go further than what's on the nvc letter, shukran in advance brother.

Salam Aleikum, Ramadan Mabrouk to You! I'm a Casablanca resident, 27 years old male, beneficiary of a CR-1 spousal visa, my interview was scheduled on Aug 23rd, 2012 Inshallah, but nothing on the NVC letter asked me to provide items that could accomplish the relationship between me and my wife. Below is a the required documents for the interview mentioned on the NVC letter (PDF file emailed to me):

" The following table lists the documents requested by the NVC and whether or not the

NVC received them. Please note that even though the applicant may have provided

the NVC with a copy of a document, the applicant is still required to bring the

original document to the visa interview.

Document Name Document Status

CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS ©

1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1 (Y)

1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 2 (Y)

2 - PASSPORT (Y)

3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE (O)

4 - ADOPTION

5 - MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (O)

6 - MARRIAGE TERMINATION

7 - COURT RECORDS

F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE (Y)

9 - MILITARY RECORDS

FEE PAYMENT ($)

PHOTOGRAPH (Y)

F - PETITIONER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

F - PETITIONER BIRTH CERTIFICATE

MOROCCO FICHE ANTHROPOMETRIQUE (O)

MOROCCO CASIER JUDICIARE

* F = This form is not necessary for this application.

* C = Direct inquiries to your consulate / embassy

* Y = The required document has been received.

* O = The original document has been received and accepted as meeting post

requirements.

* $ = Payment received. "

Do i need to provide evidences and items that accomplish the relationship between me and my wife (bona fide evidences)? i hope things won't go further than what's on the nvc letter, shukran in advance brother.

Ops! the F between brackets created a flower!!!

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Salam Aleikum, Ramadan Mabrouk to You! I'm a Casablanca resident, 27 years old male, beneficiary of a CR-1 spousal visa, my interview was scheduled on Aug 23rd, 2012 Inshallah, but nothing on the NVC letter asked me to provide items that could accomplish the relationship between me and my wife. Below is a the required documents for the interview mentioned on the NVC letter (PDF file emailed to me):

" The following table lists the documents requested by the NVC and whether or not the

NVC received them. Please note that even though the applicant may have provided

the NVC with a copy of a document, the applicant is still required to bring the

original document to the visa interview.

Document Name Document Status

CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS ©

1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1 (Y)

1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 2 (Y)

2 - PASSPORT (Y)

3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE (O)

4 - ADOPTION

5 - MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (O)

6 - MARRIAGE TERMINATION

7 - COURT RECORDS

F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE (Y)

9 - MILITARY RECORDS

FEE PAYMENT ($)

PHOTOGRAPH (Y)

F - PETITIONER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

F - PETITIONER BIRTH CERTIFICATE

MOROCCO FICHE ANTHROPOMETRIQUE (O)

MOROCCO CASIER JUDICIARE

* F = This form is not necessary for this application.

* C = Direct inquiries to your consulate / embassy

* Y = The required document has been received.

* O = The original document has been received and accepted as meeting post

requirements.

* $ = Payment received. "

rother.

Do i need to provide evidences and items that accomplish the relationship between me and my wife (bona fide evidences)? i hope things won't go further than what's on the nvc letter, shukran in advance b

• The answer is YES

What kind of evidence to you have already to show them at your interview if they ask for it?

You should be very prepared and have has much evidence as possible of the two of you having a relationship since your marriage. Things to consider are : wedding photos, family pictures of the two of you together, chat history, phone call history, skype, proof of her ongoing trips after the marriage to see you, etc.

You are dealing with Casablanca and this consulate does not play around and EVIDENCE is extremely important.

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Additionally, what, if anything did your wife send in with the original application package as evidence of an ongoing relationship SarAyouBliss? Did she send pictures, letters, emails between the two of you, chats, or Skypes or any of that? Casablanca is a consulate that's big on "front-loading"- the interviewing officers often look at those things well in advance of interviews, and in many cases already have a pretty good idea who they are denying and who they are granting visas before the beneficiary even stands in front of them.

It can still be ok if she did not already send those things, you can bring them to the interview, like ForeverWaiting said, but it can make for a more challenging interview process. I would also add that evidence of a relationship/getting to know you stage BEFORE you got married should be included as well. Any letters, chats or whatever from that time should definitely be included too. It should look like there's a normal progression to the relationship, not that you're somehow suddenly married.