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ashcashbananas   66

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HEY EVERYONE, MY NAME IS ASHLEY & I'M FROM MICHIGAN.

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​MY FIANCEE AND I WILL BE MARRIED IN JANUARY, IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED IN MOROCCO. (AS FAR AS PAPERWORK AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE GO)

​I WILL BE THERE, IN MOROCCO FOR 3 MONTHS (BEGINNING DEC 30) AND WHEN I RETURN (MARRIED) I WILL BEGIN THE VISA PROCESS.

​MY QUESTION IS . . .

​ARE THE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS ME AND MOHAMMED?

​OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN THERE, DONE THAT - THAT CAN HELP US WITH ADVICE?

​(PEOPLE MARRIED TO MOROCCANS OR MOROCCANS MARRIED TO AMERICANS)

​PLEASE AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

​ASHLEY

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B&Z   201

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Welcome to the forum, Ashley!

There are many of us (Moroccan + American couples) here, and many others on this site who are very knowledgeable about many aspects of the spousal immigration process.

Feel free to ask any questions you have as they come up throughout the process. If you have any burning questions in your mind right now, fire away!

Have you obtained all of the documents you will need in order to file for a marriage license in Morocco? You'll want to make sure you get a few things together and take them with you to Morocco.

My Convoluted Story (see my profile for more details)
Jun 2009 - Met on Facebook
Mar 2010 - Visited Morocco for the first time, got engaged
Dec 30, 2011 - Wedding in Morocco (5th visit)
I-130/CR-1 (first time around)
31 Aug 2012 - Priority Date (Vermont, transferred to NBC)
31 Dec 2012 - NOA2
27Jul 2013 - Broke up/Separation (while waiting for case complete at NVC)
9 Jan 2014 - Filed for divorce in US (never completed)
4 Apr 2014 - USCIS NOIR
May 2015 - Reconciliation
Nov 2015 - Vacation together in Spain (7th in-person visit with each other)
I-130/IR-1 (second time around)
4 Feb 2016 - Priority Date
19 Apr 2016 - NOA2

17 May 2016 - NVC Case Number Assigned

31 May 2016 - Sent AOS/IV package to NVC

5 Jul 2016 - NVC Case Complete

10 Aug 2016 - Medical Exam

25 Aug 2016 - Interview - APPROVED

1 Sep 2016 - Husband picked up his visa

Husband POE'd @ IAD - 5 November

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ashcashbananas Enthusiast

ashcashbananas   66

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Thanks so much for the welcome.

​I have my birth certificate (I don't need my social security card, do I?)

I will also have my 2 most recent check stubs, a letter with my intent to marry in Morocco, aaaaand a police report.

​Please let me know if I need something else. :)

​​For my police report - I should just be able to go to my local police department and pay for one & leave with it that day - right???

Thanks again.

Welcome to the forum, Ashley!

There are many of us (Moroccan + American couples) here, and many others on this site who are very knowledgeable about many aspects of the spousal immigration process.

Feel free to ask any questions you have as they come up throughout the process. If you have any burning questions in your mind right now, fire away!

Have you obtained all of the documents you will need in order to file for a marriage license in Morocco? You'll want to make sure you get a few things together and take them with you to Morocco.

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JFH   12,190

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*~*~*moved from "CR-1 spouse visa process and procedures" to MENA sub-forum as OP is looking for specific information about Morocco*~*~*

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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B&Z   201

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Thanks so much for the welcome.

​I have my birth certificate (I don't need my social security card, do I?)

I will also have my 2 most recent check stubs, a letter with my intent to marry in Morocco, aaaaand a police report.

​Please let me know if I need something else. :)

​​For my police report - I should just be able to go to my local police department and pay for one & leave with it that day - right???

Thanks again.

You are correct, your local PD should be able to give it to you in just a few minutes. You won't need your social security card. Everything else, you'll obtain in Morocco (that's the fun/hard part). ;)

My Convoluted Story (see my profile for more details)
Jun 2009 - Met on Facebook
Mar 2010 - Visited Morocco for the first time, got engaged
Dec 30, 2011 - Wedding in Morocco (5th visit)
I-130/CR-1 (first time around)
31 Aug 2012 - Priority Date (Vermont, transferred to NBC)
31 Dec 2012 - NOA2
27Jul 2013 - Broke up/Separation (while waiting for case complete at NVC)
9 Jan 2014 - Filed for divorce in US (never completed)
4 Apr 2014 - USCIS NOIR
May 2015 - Reconciliation
Nov 2015 - Vacation together in Spain (7th in-person visit with each other)
I-130/IR-1 (second time around)
4 Feb 2016 - Priority Date
19 Apr 2016 - NOA2

17 May 2016 - NVC Case Number Assigned

31 May 2016 - Sent AOS/IV package to NVC

5 Jul 2016 - NVC Case Complete

10 Aug 2016 - Medical Exam

25 Aug 2016 - Interview - APPROVED

1 Sep 2016 - Husband picked up his visa

Husband POE'd @ IAD - 5 November

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MoroccanEscape   31

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Hello,

My husband and I are also one of those couples that just completed the immigration process in September when he arrived in the US. We were married in Morocco in May 2015 after I had lived there for nearly a year. I returned to the US and filed for his visa in 11/2015 and he was here by 9/22/2016. Anything I can help you with, please let me know. Good luck and be patient.

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ashcashbananas   66

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Oh thank you so much. Congrats on everything for the both of you..

About how much will everything cost to get married in Morocco? (Without a wedding)

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Moe house   1

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my name is Mohamed and i am from Casablanca and my wife is from michigan too. very cool. marriage process will take about two weeks. i hope you have brought all the required documents from the states. i am still at the NVC stage; luckily the CR1 visa is a lot faster than before, you can probably be with your husband within a year or less if you count the 3 months you gonna be staying with him in Morocco. Good luck

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Moe house   1

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it will not cost you that much. around 100 dollars will be more than enough for the papers you will need, translation, transportation...

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ashcashbananas   66

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That's pretty cool!!! What city does your wife live in Mohamed? Also, thanks so much for all the information! I hope everything goes well for you.

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ashcashbananas   66

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Wow and right now I'm living in Flint! Right around the corner lol! & My Mohammed lives in Casa! I'm happy someone else is going through the same thing as us - but more experienced now so you can give us advice. :) Thanks so much.

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