Question over Affidavit

[Stressed Out 81]

Alright, glad I asked, hehe. I know what it's like to apply for a visa and find out certain information at the wrong time. Happened with us when we wanted to pay via money transfer for my husband's tourist visa just 5 weeks prior to flying and we found out the day before our appointment the transfer would take 3-5 business days. (German banks like the money to circulate a bit before they transfer it into the second account) I was so stressed out to find that we'd have to reschedule our appointment, our hotel reservations, etc.

How long do you think it'd take with DCF if I did everything right? I know it has to do with which country and which consulate, but would you say 6 months - a year for DCF? Either way I know it's a heck of a lot faster abroad than applying within the US.

[IsrAziz 0]

Alright, glad I asked, hehe. I know what it's like to apply for a visa and find out certain information at the wrong time. Happened with us when we wanted to pay via money transfer for my husband's tourist visa just 5 weeks prior to flying and we found out the day before our appointment the transfer would take 3-5 business days. (German banks like the money to circulate a bit before they transfer it into the second account) I was so stressed out to find that we'd have to reschedule our appointment, our hotel reservations, etc.

How long do you think it'd take with DCF if I did everything right? I know it has to do with which country and which consulate, but would you say 6 months - a year for DCF? Either way I know it's a heck of a lot faster abroad than applying within the US.

I couldnt venture to say but as you said it depends on many different issues. In our case it took a full year and a half but as I told you we were making all kind of mistakes during the process and had to redo many of the documents because we either filled them out wrong or used the wrong form in the first place. Thats the reason I stressed to have 2 I864 documents and to fill them out correctly. Im sure filling out the documents properly the first time will save you much stress, time and headaches.

Another problem we faced is that (as I had heard prior to our even applying) the American Consulate in Casablanca Morocco is one of the tougher consulates to get a visa from. Morocco is one of the top countries known for young men going online in search of older American or European women for green card marriage. I was told that in many cases once the man receives his green card he will then divorce his American wife and usually either return to Morocco to marry someone he had a prior relationship with or even find a new wife from his native country. This is what I was told is the reason that Morocco is red flagged automatically if the couple meets online and if the woman is older than her husband which both is also true in our case. So our visa process was already red flagged before we ever even put our names on the application.

Our saving grace is the fact that I left everything I owned in the United States (work home family friends everything) to actually MOVE to Morocco and marry my husband and I never left not even for a short visit until after he got the visa. We had affidavits from all of his coworkers and some neighbors in the village where we lived together proving we reside in the same home the entire time I lived there. We had a lot of pictures taken with his family on various outtings and also just in the home. I had saved many of our chat logs from the time since we met until my move to Morocco and still it took a very long time and we visited the American Consulate more times than I want to remember.

Because our case ran over a year in processing time my husband was required to repeat the medical exam because it had expired. When he was approved for the visa he still had to repeat the police reports because they had also expired before they actually issued the visa. Our process was long and at times very frustrating and expensive but mainly it was due to our own error and the fact that my husband is Moroccan, we met on the internet and I am older than he is. In your case it could be much faster and easier depending on your situation and circumstances.

I wish you and your husband much luck and happiness in the USA!

[Stressed Out 81]

Our saving grace is the fact that I left everything I owned in the United States (work home family friends everything) to actually MOVE to Morocco and marry my husband and I never left not even for a short visit until after he got the visa.

Yeah, we've gone back to US a few times on vacation to visit family, but we've gone together there every time. Except for last July I went alone in only a week's notice after I found out my mother had two heart attacks and was in the hospital, (husband couldn't get off of work) but I'm sure I could get her to retrieve the medical records to show why I travelled alone that one time. And I still have a bedroom with all my stuff still in it with twin beds for whenever we visit, so it's not like we don't have a place to go when we move. Only reason I sold my Mercedes was because it had about $8k worth of work to be done on it to fight away the rust that was catching up on it and it wasn't going to be driven while I was gone anyway.

But I'm sure now with my parents having their own company, giving us a place to stay and being willing to hire us into their office we shouldn't have a problem with the I-864's.

[IsrAziz 0]

Yeah, we've gone back to US a few times on vacation to visit family, but we've gone together there every time. Except for last July I went alone in only a week's notice after I found out my mother had two heart attacks and was in the hospital, (husband couldn't get off of work) but I'm sure I could get her to retrieve the medical records to show why I travelled alone that one time. And I still have a bedroom with all my stuff still in it with twin beds for whenever we visit, so it's not like we don't have a place to go when we move. Only reason I sold my Mercedes was because it had about $8k worth of work to be done on it to fight away the rust that was catching up on it and it wasn't going to be driven while I was gone anyway.

But I'm sure now with my parents having their own company, giving us a place to stay and being willing to hire us into their office we shouldn't have a problem with the I-864's.

You and your husband have already travelled to the USA together sounds like its going to be a piece of cake for you to get his visa then. You probably wont go through even a quarter of what we did since my husband has never been out of Morocco his entire life.

[Stressed Out 81]

Good to hear. Thanks for the advice!