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always love   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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Hi everybody it been a while I just been busy looking for job and start my life with my wife and after everything is good now me and my wife thinking about travel to France and Italy and England we want to visit each country one time every year because we love traveling and my question is .

I have a green card for 10 years and a Moroccan passport can i travel with my wife to the countries above easy without a visa or I need a visa because my wife she is an citizen American she will use only her passport but I don’t know what to do about me can you all help us

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scotinmass   588

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Hi everybody it been a while I just been busy looking for job and start my life with my wife and after everything is good now me and my wife thinking about travel to France and Italy and England we want to visit each country one time every year because we love traveling and my question is .

I have a green card for 10 years and a Moroccan passport can i travel with my wife to the countries above easy or i need a visa

If a Moroccan citizen needs a visa to enter those countries (which I'm guessing you do) then you'll have to get a visa. Having a green card won't make any difference.

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aaron2020   11,651

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Hi everybody it been a while I just been busy looking for job and start my life with my wife and after everything is good now me and my wife thinking about travel to France and Italy and England we want to visit each country one time every year because we love traveling and my question is .

I have a green card for 10 years and a Moroccan passport can i travel with my wife to the countries above easy without a visa or I need a visa because my wife she is an citizen American she will use only her passport but I don’t know what to do about me can you all help us

You are a Moroccan citizen. If a Moroccan citizen needs visas to visit France, Italy, and England, then you need those visas.

Being married to a US citizen and having a green card generally does not get you any visa exceptions to other countries. You are still a Moroccan citizen with all the travel limitations of a Moroccan.

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bsd058   296

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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You are a Moroccan citizen. If a Moroccan citizen needs visas to visit France, Italy, and England, then you need those visas.

Being married to a US citizen and having a green card generally does not get you any visa exceptions to other countries. You are still a Moroccan citizen with all the travel limitations of a Moroccan.

With the exception of Canada, and a few other countries, of course.

But for the countries mentioned, I believe you might need visas for all three. I would check each country's customs websites to make sure.

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Treva   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ivory Coast
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Hi everybody it been a while I just been busy looking for job and start my life with my wife and after everything is good now me and my wife thinking about travel to France and Italy and England we want to visit each country one time every year because we love traveling and my question is .

I have a green card for 10 years and a Moroccan passport can i travel with my wife to the countries above easy without a visa or I need a visa because my wife she is an citizen American she will use only her passport but I don’t know what to do about me can you all help us

Yes, a Moroccan national needs a visa to enter schengen territory. France and Italy are part of Schengen territory, so they both would be covered with one schengen visa. England is not part of schengen, and so you would need a separate UK visa for England. You can visit Ireland from the UK without another visa. The good news is that having a USA green card will mean much higher likelihood of having those visa applications approved and not denied.

You would need a visa to enter Canada, but when I was growing up in central New York State, we drove to Canada countless times, and no one asked for any papers.... probably things have changed now, so get a visa to be on the safe side. The only place I know you can enter based on your green card without a visa is Mexico. Any citizen of any country can enter Mexico without a Mexico visa as long as they have a valid USA visa or green card.

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The Mean Lady   604

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Yes, a Moroccan national needs a visa to enter schengen territory. France and Italy are part of Schengen territory, so they both would be covered with one schengen visa. England is not part of schengen, and so you would need a separate UK visa for England. You can visit Ireland from the UK without another visa. The good news is that having a USA green card will mean much higher likelihood of having those visa applications approved and not denied.

You would need a visa to enter Canada, but when I was growing up in central New York State, we drove to Canada countless times, and no one asked for any papers.... probably things have changed now, so get a visa to be on the safe side. The only place I know you can enter based on your green card without a visa is Mexico. Any citizen of any country can enter Mexico without a Mexico visa as long as they have a valid USA visa or green card.

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aaron2020 Grand Master

aaron2020   11,651

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WHt about when I will be a cetizen american can I travel to those contries and what about china or india can I travel with my wife

without a visa

Once you are a US citizen, then you are treated like every other US citizen. If a US citizen needs a visa for China or India, then you as a US citizen would need a visa.

Your wife has nothing to do with you needing a visa or not to travel with her. Only your citizenship matters. Your marriage does not. Your citizenship is what determines if you need a visa.

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TBoneTX   45,968

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Ryan H   3,828

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WHt about when I will be a cetizen american can I travel to those contries and what about china or india can I travel with my wife

without a visa

If a US citizen needs a visa for China or India, then you as a US citizen would need a visa.

Visas are required for US Citizens wishing to travel to China or India.

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bsd058   296

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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You would need a visa to enter Canada, but when I was growing up in central New York State, we drove to Canada countless times, and no one asked for any papers.... probably things have changed now, so get a visa to be on the safe side. The only place I know you can enter based on your green card without a visa is Mexico. Any citizen of any country can enter Mexico without a Mexico visa as long as they have a valid USA visa or green card.

You are mistaken on this. Green card holders wouldn't need a visa when entering Canada. They merely need to bring their passport and green card. See here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=593&t=16

Edited by bsd058

 

IR-1 Visa Timeline (Service Center: Vermont)

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N-400 Timeline (Field Office: Orlando, FL) & Voter Registration (Online)

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Passport Timeline (Submitted at USPS, Standard Processing, Standard Delivery, Locator number: 51) & SSA Update & Naturalization Certificate Receipt

 

03/23/2022: Application for passport submitted at USPS facility under standard processing.

04/04/2022: Status changed to “The U.S. Department of State has received your application for your passport book on 04/04/2022. We're now reviewing your application and supporting documents...Your application locator number is 51*******.”

04/04/2022: Check for passport cashed.

05/03/2022: Status changed to "The U.S. Department of State approved your application for your passport book. We're now printing your passport book and preparing to give it to you. You should receive your passport book on or around 05/09/2022."

05/05/2022: Passport Received.

05/09/2022: SSA Citizenship Status Updated.

05/25/2022: Naturalization Certificate received in mail.

 

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Treva   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ivory Coast
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You are mistaken on this. Green card holders wouldn't need a visa when entering Canada. They merely need to bring their passport and green card. See here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=593&t=16

Thanks for expanding my knowledge on that! I should have double checked before saying that bit about Canada. bsd058 is absolutely right. A USA green card will get you into some countries over here like Canada and Mexico without a visa, but it won't exempt you from visa requirements for France, Italy, or the UK

USCIS: 307 days from NOA1 to NOA2 (no RFE's)

15JUN2012 USC married in Côte d'Ivoire
13AUG2012 I-130 sent by FedEx to Chicago
15AUG2012 I-130 packet delivered to mailroom, per FedEx.com
18AUG2012 NOA1, rcvd SMS & email saying case is routed to Vermont Service Center, later rcvd by snail mail
21AUG2012 the date on next I-797C received only by snail mail, says petition transferred to Lee's Summit,MO
28AUG2012 "touch" (website shows case was updated)
03OCT2012 the date casefile was sent to Atlanta, per phone call with ISO
01FEB2013 infopass at Atlanta, casefile has not even been assigned to anyone yet!

21JUN2013 NOA2, email received! USCIS website is updated! No SMS was received.

Letter rcvd later by snail mail from NBC, Lee's Summit, MO; however, I know file was adjudicated in Atlanta.

NVC:

11JUL2013 the date NVC says they received our file

19JUL2013 called and got Case # and IIN #, gave email addresses

22JUL2013 received DS-3032 and AOS invoice by email, mailed DS-3032

 
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