DCF 6 Month Residency Requirement Waiver

[Philomena 0]

Greetings Everyone,

I would like to know if anyone has any experience with applying for a waiver of the 6th month residency requirement for Direct Consular Filing. I've been in Morocco with my husband since June, and we were planning to file in December, but I've had a sudden medical issue arise in the states with my 12 year old son that mandates my return for consent to treatment. So I was wondering if I have the right to ask the Consulate to make an exception of the residency requirement based on medical grounds. I can provide the X Rays and doctor's letters confirming his diagnosis. I already applied for a Moroccan Residency Card too. Problem is, I have no idea as to what form to file for this sort of waiver. Is it just a simple notarized letter that I need to submit with the I-30 and all its required documentation, or is there an actual form for this sort of request? Also, I'd love to hear from anyone who went through a similar DCF issue.

Best Wishes,

Last Goodbye (A Jeff Buckley Fan)

[R and F 34]

Hi, just wanted to make a comment on the 6 month residency requirement for Morocco. When I applied for my residency card, my actual beginning date on my residency card was three months after I was in the country, so they added on the three months as a tourist before my residency began. Example: I entered the country on December 2, 2007, so I got married on January 12, 2008 and then went to go apply for my residency. When I received my residency card, it had a beginning date of March 2008, so then I had to be a resident from March 2008 to September 2008 and then I was able to file DCF. So in reality I had to wait 9 months to file DCF in Morocco not 6 months. Hope this helps with the residency requirements.

Hope you understood what I said also, I know I didn't.

Edited September 3, 2009 by Rosie and Farid

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

I don't think a waiver is possible other than for active duty military, though it is always worth contacting the embassy directly to ask. That being said, what are your long term plans/ how long will the medical treatment last? I totally understand you want to be with your child at this difficult time for him, but if it is purely for signing consent forms, you can probably do this via fax, and if he is "just" having one operation, it is totally possible for you to visit the USA for a couple of weeks for his treatment and re-cuperation without loosing your Moroccan residency.