Denied

[SarAyouBliss 38]

Ok, I'll say it one more time. The person who interviewed (not my spouse) knew the State but he was unable to point it out on a MAP. Secondly, Morocco does not care about how many trips. There are people who had 3 or 4 trips and they are denied compared to people with 1 or 2 trips that's approved. Even lawyers are afraid of Morocco because the Consulate has high denial rates and it determinations are random with one exception. Classism is a factor. But when the interview occurs I'll definitely let everyone know the results. There is no reason for us to be denied. I am a US citizen, I have the income, I own my home, both our families have been involved in this process, we qualify based on the requirements to file, and we have plenty of evidence to show legitimacy. But in Morocco this does not matter. It's all about the mood of the interviewer. They are awarded for the number of denials not the number of approvals. That's Morocco, folks.

The consular officer who interviewed me here in Casablanca was an American girl who interrupted me while answering her questions, so while i'm answering she asks another question without at least saying Ok or Alright, which made me little nervous, ofcourse i got a 221(g) which was mingled with the original documents that O & my wife have been submitting to the NVC & USCIS, actually, those docs were given to me by a Moroccan lady behind the window 1 hours before being interviewed by the consular officer who was the American girl, she was supposed the one who gives me either the approval or denial, but she just said " we will call you to let you know", i've never been that confused in my life than at the interview room where everyone in the room can hear the what you say.

I realized that being truthful & honest IS NOT DAMN ENOUGH, the applicant needs to make points, explain things, make things clear despite the interruption by the CO, i know your frustration, but your husband/fiance needs to remember if he gave clear explanation about some positive elements that serve your petition, those elements could be considered negative by the CO if not explained properly, it's a matter of knowing what really the consular gives the highest attention to (financial, employment of both petitioner and applicant). a fluent english with nice outfit help as well.

[kristen_maroc 126]

I think that it helps to also try to be a bit of a storyteller. I'm not talking about weaving a tale the way the guys do in Jamaa Al-Fna or anything, but when the CO asked Y how we met, it was "through a mutual friend that works with her. K and her roommates had us over for taco night and we ended up hitting it off." And, of course, the CO got all giggly about "taco night." His English is awesome, so that helped too, but the second interviewer really put him at ease and he said it was more like a conversation, he just talked about us and our story, and that she felt it was genuine and somewhat entertaining. Put in little cute funny details if the opportunity comes.