Civil Status Report - Morocco

[Happytobe 164]

The last one's my husband has gotten from his birth city have been white. He says some of them are still green. Because his government told him the short one was good for legal purposes, he thought our government would agree......he's going on Monday to get 3 or 4 of the long ones. If I had known what he was sending, I would have had him travel to get the other one - the long one. Same information on each... I don't see what the problem is, other than it's the government LOL

[BraveAmnay 56]

The last one's my husband has gotten from his birth city have been white. He says some of them are still green. Because his government told him the short one was good for legal purposes, he thought our government would agree......he's going on Monday to get 3 or 4 of the long ones. If I had known what he was sending, I would have had him travel to get the other one - the long one. Same information on each... I don't see what the problem is, other than it's the government LOL

I usedc send My wife the green one .Never had Probleme with it coz on it there is my full name ,my parentys full name too

[destiny64 222]

Keep in mind also that the BC expires after 3 months from Morocco. Good thing to post and let everyone know so they can let their spouses know not to make the same error. I think the 3 month expiration is to prevent identity theft, so they may never accept the Civil Status Report at the consulate as a replacement.

[Happytobe 164]

I usedc send My wife the green one .Never had Probleme with it coz on it there is my full name ,my parentys full name too

all of that is on the Civil Status report, as well. EVERYTHING that is on the BC is on the Civil Status Report. That's why my husband thought it would be ok. When he got his new national ID in December, they told him the Civil Status report replaces the BC for all legal purposes. That is why I am trying to make the distinction between the 2 papers here, so no one else makes the mistake and gets delayed.

[Happytobe 164]

Keep in mind also that the BC expires after 3 months from Morocco. Good thing to post and let everyone know so they can let their spouses know not to make the same error. I think the 3 month expiration is to prevent identity theft, so they may never accept the Civil Status Report at the consulate as a replacement.

He thinks the Civil Status thing expires, too. Ah well, if this post helps some one else NOT make the same mistake, that's all I care about. I just wish NVC would take it with the stipulation the BC has to be at the interview.....

[rawas 13]

He thinks the Civil Status thing expires, too. Ah well, if this post helps some one else NOT make the same mistake, that's all I care about. I just wish NVC would take it with the stipulation the BC has to be at the interview.....

he must ask for the birth certificate (normal one) im originally from morocco , nothing is like the normal birth certificate

[Happytobe 164]

he must ask for the birth certificate (normal one) im originally from morocco , nothing is like the normal birth certificate

Yes, that is what I explained to him.... In his defense, he was told by somebody in the Moroccan government that this was the "new" acceptable and legal form.

[Fingers Crossed 1]

Glad I saw this post, as we are doing an AOS from a visitors visa......... I wonder if his parents can assist on this matter as you mentioned........

Please let us know what the NVC accepted in this matter. Best wishes on rest of your journey..... your almost done!!

[Happytobe 164]

Glad I saw this post, as we are doing an AOS from a visitors visa......... I wonder if his parents can assist on this matter as you mentioned........

Please let us know what the NVC accepted in this matter. Best wishes on rest of your journey..... your almost done!!

If the NVC accepts the Report of Civil Status, I'm sure he would need to bring the BC to the interview. Your spouses parents can get the BC from your husbands city of birth.

As an FYI for us non-Moroccans, I have been able to identify 4 different birth documents for Moroccans.

1. The green BC - available only in city of birth, is written only in Arabic, my husband was given a difficult time when asking for this and was unable to have this issued, this one is referenced in older Morocco threads and intermittently in recent threads, the US used to require this one

2. The white BC - available only in the city of birth, is written in Arabic (at the top) and French (at the bottom), this was the one my husband was able to obtain from his birth city after NVC sent a checklist due to the Report of Civil Status, I do not know yet if the US will accept this over the green one

3. The Report of Civil Status - available in any city with the new National ID, has all of the information of the BC, a half-sheet of paper with red & black ink, information is hand-written in, waiting to see if NVC will approve to pass until interview

4. The shahada kamila - available only in birth city, certified copy of the page in the government book listing the birth, family names, examples 1-3 all list the book of the city and page of the documentation, to my knowledge this is not accepted but I could be wrong

To those Moroccans that think I am beating a dead horse.... we have one-type of BC, it is valid indefinitely, and copies (for many states) can be ordered on-line. So, having all of these different birth documents and similar names for all of them, is confusing, especially when my husband was denied the green one that has been referenced in previous years posts and since he was told the new document replaces any of the old ones for legal purposes in Morocco by the Moroccan government. I just want it to be easier for those of us here to communicate with our loved ones there, what the US government wants to see. My husband showed me #2 in January, sent a scanned copy with translation... I told him that's what you'll need later in the year, but because he was told #3 replaces that, he got #3......

Anyway, I will keep you all posted about the NVC's decision. The girl I spoke with yesterday at NVC stated not to rush to get the BC, as there is a good chance #3 will be accepted to push the application through to the embassy. But, we all know how they don't always know what they are talking about. I am so tempted to call today.... but I know it takes more than 4 business days to get to their e-mail requests and such. On the other hand, the supervisor I spoke with last week stated he would start investigating #3 with the consulate, and wanted the written request as a formality, so maybe there are notes on the file that the girl yesterday saw that indicate good news for us (wishful thinking)..... I guess I will wait until Monday to try again. Does it show that I am stressing? Ok that's all for now....

[destiny64 222]

Obtaining a birth certificate in Morocco (the green one) is not a difficult thing to do. Why would he be having a difficult time getting it?

[Happytobe 164]

I don't know. I'm not there. He says he hasn't been able to obtain it for about 2 years. He asked specifically for it when he went on Monday, and the woman refused to issue it to him. He says he hasn't seen many people with the green one for about 2 years as well. I'll try to get more information about why she refused him when he gets home from work in a little bit.

[Happytobe 164]

Ok.... So, most of the green BC's are hand-written. Most of the white ones are computer generated. The bigger cities have the computers, whereas the smaller towns and villages are still handwriting everything. This is why he couldn't get the green one; he was born in one of the larger cities that is set-up on the computers. Hope this helps.

off-topic...Sorry if I was getting snarky.... I'm quitting smoking and I have ugly moments periodically... *hangs head in shame*

[destiny64 222]

That is where the problem lies. He can't ask another city or town to distribute the green copy. My husband has a lot of knowledge about this , its your husbands right to obtain his BC but he can't ask another city or town to distribute the green BC he will need to travel to where he was born to get it. I understand about quitting smoking , been there done that. I'm just trying to help you , he will drag out this process for a long time. If the consulate won't bend , then your husband needs to go the extra mile to get what they want. Don't think that if they insist on the green copy for everyone else that they will accept something different for him.

[Happytobe 164]

I understand what you are saying, thank you. He went to his birth city on Monday, and they told him they don't have the option to give him a green one, as they are now on the white, computerized one. Right now, we're trying to get through NVC. If we get to the consulate and they insist on the green one, I don't know what we will do, as he can not obtain that. He was insistent with the woman that he needed it, and she said she has no way to give it to him. He says they argued for a while about it. We just have to wait and see.

[destiny64 222]

What city is he having the problem with?