Will mandatory military service affect the visa process in Morocco?

[Kca25 0]

Hi all, does anyone have any information yet as to if people will be allowed out of the country on a K1 or CR1 with the new military service going into effect in Morocco? My fiancé is employed but within the age range. He wants to go back to school until we apply for the visa (we decided to push our timeline to have more certainty on the visa being granted) but I feel that Morocco will find some way to prevent anyone from leaving until they complete this. I’m having a hard time finding news I can understand and he’s in major denial and won’t talk about it anymore.  

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

4 minutes ago, Kca25 said:

Hi all, does anyone have any information yet as to if people will be allowed out of the country on a K1 or CR1 with the new military service going into effect in Morocco? My fiancé is employed but within the age range. He wants to go back to school until we apply for the visa (we decided to push our timeline to have more certainty on the visa being granted) but I feel that Morocco will find some way to prevent anyone from leaving until they complete this. I’m having a hard time finding news I can understand and he’s in major denial and won’t talk about it anymore.  

 

As far as I'm aware one thing the US embassy looks at when processing these visa's is for a form showing completion of mandatory service. This is known for countries with the policies already in affect. So this may be the same for Morocco now if the policy takes affect before the end of your process.

[Kca25 0]

I don’t see any way we will have time to complete this before this goes into effect. We don’t want to rush things either, we really want the visa to go through the first time and are spending a lot of time and effort into making a solid case. The rumors fiancé has heard are September or October. He’s enrolling back into English studies next month but if all it does is buy some time I would rather him just get it over with. This is very disappointing and upsetting news. He’s just in denial and I don’t know what to do with it. 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

1 minute ago, Kca25 said:

I don’t see any way we will have time to complete this before this goes into effect. We don’t want to rush things either, we really want the visa to go through the first time and are spending a lot of time and effort into making a solid case. The rumors fiancé has heard are September or October. He’s enrolling back into English studies next month but if all it does is buy some time I would rather him just get it over with. This is very disappointing and upsetting news. He’s just in denial and I don’t know what to do with it. 

 

Well obviously can't say how it would affect it entirely especially if he is planning on going back to school of some sort; but if like other countries then he will have to complete the service because again that is something the embassy will request for to confirm that mandatory service has been completed, or he has proper documentation showing he did not need to do it. One way or the other. While it may be of an 'inconvenience', as a combat vet myself, I think more people should serve for their country regardless of where it is. Perhaps someone with better insight can help with further information on this, but thinking the info I gave is probably how it will go.

[Kca25 0]

It’s frustrating to us largely because we want a family and the timeline on what we have planned now is already pushing it. I’m 30 and we don’t want to start having kids immediately when he gets here. If we have to throw minimum of another year on top of the time to next visit/visa process (assuming it even goes well)/all that it’s really going to be pushing what I feel is an acceptable timeline for that. I know modern science and healthcare has improved and all that but the fact is that my time for a family is starting to run down. Also I doubt the military facilties

in Morocco will treat them well so I worry for him but that’s a whole other subject I won’t get into here, he’s not worried about that so much. 

Edited August 22, 2018 by Kca25

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

8 minutes ago, Kca25 said:

It’s frustrating to us largely because we want a family and the timeline on what we have planned now is already pushing it. I’m 30 and we don’t want to start having kids immediately when he gets here. If we have to throw minimum of another year on top of the time to next visit/visa process (assuming it even goes well)/all that it’s really going to be pushing what I feel is an acceptable timeline for that. I know modern science and healthcare has improved and all that but the fact is that my time for a family is starting to run down. Also I doubt the military facilties

in Morocco will treat them well so I worry for him but that’s a whole other subject I won’t get into here, he’s not worried about that so much. 

 

Listen to him then on that. One thing I always told family during my three deployments to the Middle East was just don't watch the news. I'd update them as to my personal circumstances. That was all they should and needed to be 'concerned' about. I was never concerned personally but I knew they would be a bit. So if he isn't worried or stressed about it, try to just listen to him on it. 

[nomadnoor 29]

I also heard about the news of mandatory military service in Morocco.  In countries, such as Israel and Syria if you choose not to serve then you get jail time - if and when they catch you if you try to hide or run.

 

I have a friend who left the country to study abroad and just never went back to Syria knowing that they would be looking for him to serve - and his entire family relocated to the Emirates.

 

I don't really see a way out of it unless he falls into a category of one of the exemptions. 

 

Ally & Omar