Which Visa is best? Marriage in Morocco [merged threads]

[taylorfulton 0]

Hello. 
I am an American and my fiancé lives in Morocco. 
Is it easier / quicker to get married in Morocco and then work on a spouse visa to get him to USA?

Or get K1 Visa and get married here?

Thank you

[JaredShadkin 63]

14 minutes ago, taylorfulton said:

Hello. 
I am an American and my fiancé lives in Morocco. 
Is it easier / quicker to get married in Morocco and then work on a spouse visa to get him to USA?

Or get K1 Visa and get married here?

Thank you

K-1's and IR1/CR1's are taking more or less the same amount of time.

While you will spend less time at the NVC stage for K-1's, I believe the benefits of doing IR1/CR1 far outweigh the slightly faster processing of K-1. 

 

If it feasible, I would recommend getting married and filing. 

Better and easier for everyone in the long-run.

[powerpuff 6,697]

Duplicate post in a different forum removed. Please do not post duplicate threads.

 

8 minutes ago, JaredShadkin said:

K-1's and IR1/CR1's are taking more or less the same amount of time.

While you will spend less time at the NVC stage for K-1's, I believe the benefits of doing IR1/CR1 far outweigh the slightly faster processing of K-1. 

Agreed.

 

25 minutes ago, taylorfulton said:

Is it easier

there is no such thing as easier. Both processes take a lot of research, effort and preparation. Casablanca is a difficult consulate which requires more preparation and effort, whether a K1 or CR1. 

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

10 hours ago, taylorfulton said:

Hello. 
I am an American and my fiancé lives in Morocco. 
Is it easier / quicker to get married in Morocco and then work on a spouse visa to get him to USA?

Or get K1 Visa and get married here?

Thank you

Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation.

K-1 
  More expensive than CR-1
  Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)
  Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 6-8 months) 
  Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 6-8 months) 
  Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period 
  Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.
  A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also
  In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice 
  A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire
  K-1 entrant cannot file for citizenship until after having Green Card for 3 years.
  Once an I-129F has been approved, delaying the case is difficult to impossible if the need arises.

CR-1/IR-1
  Less expensive than K-1 
  No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required. 
  Spouse can immediately travel outside the US 
  Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival. 
  Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US 
  Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.
  Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US.
  The clock for citizenship filing starts immediately upon entry to the US.
  A CR-1/IR-1 case can be delayed indefinitely at NVC if the need arises. 
   

 

[carmel34 3,626]

10 hours ago, taylorfulton said:

Hello. 
I am an American and my fiancé lives in Morocco. 
Is it easier / quicker to get married in Morocco and then work on a spouse visa to get him to USA?

Or get K1 Visa and get married here?

Thank you

Whichever path you choose, make sure that you spend lots of time together in person, multiple visits of weeks or months each time if possible, and document all of that time with receipts, original boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel bills, a few photos.  Time spent together, multiple visits, over an extended period of time is the key to success coming from Morocco, where there are many desperate to get to the US so cases are heavily scrutinized.  Best of luck!

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

1st check the following site for red flag issues 

in Moroc a big age difference matters a lot /  as it was in our case 

the USC should not be sending money to support the Moroccan

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/red-flags-that-make-uscis-suspect-marriage-fraud.html

 

Casa also likes to see the couple has spent quality time together for either visa but spouse visa with quality time together is stronger

 

proceedure to marry in Moroc can be found here

https://ma.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/marriage-information/#:~:text=Marriage in Morocco&text=Marriages cannot be performed at,U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca.

 

u will find the big expense is the translation of US documents into Arabic 

the dresses for the post marriage ceremonies are more than beautiful

 

cost of spouse visa ends up  to be cheaper than the process for K1 as after marriage in US it is $1225 to adjust the bene's status 

 

Understand that no matter which way u go photos of u with the Morccan"s family especially mother are important as family needs to approve the marriage

Moroccan families also like to be part of the celebrations after the marriage paperwork is signed / they love music and a party 

 

I would say marry in Morocco /Casa does deny many K1's and then u have to start all over again by marrying and doing CR1

 

best to u both

Edited November 23, 2023 by JeanneAdil

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

i should have added if u marry in Moroc,   your original(s) documents will be kept by Moroccan government

so,  any document needed for here in US or for interview,  get yourself new ones

[taylorfulton 0]

Looking for anyone with experience of marriage in Morocco. 
I am a U.S. citizen (female) and my man is a Moroccan citizen. 
We are considering both K1 Visa, and Spouse Visa. I think the Spouse Visa (after marriage in Morocco) seems like a better plan but as I do my research it seems rather difficult to get married in Morocco? Does anyone have experience with this? Or advice?

Edited November 25, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[IWander 589]

10 minutes ago, taylorfulton said:

Looking for anyone with experience of marriage in Morocco. 
I am a U.S. citizen (female) and my man is a Moroccan citizen. 
We are considering both K1 Visa, and Spouse Visa. I think the Spouse Visa (after marriage in Morocco) seems like a better plan but as I do my research it seems rather difficult to get married in Morocco? Does anyone have experience with this? Or advice?

Not sure why you posted in the K3 forum.  Find the Middle East Nort Africa forum as that will be a better place for said question 

[taylorfulton 0]

 

Looking for anyone with experience of marriage in Morocco. 
I am a U.S. citizen (female) and my man is a Moroccan citizen. 
We are considering both K1 Visa, and Spouse Visa. I think the Spouse Visa (after marriage in Morocco) seems like a better plan but as I do my research it seems rather difficult to get married in Morocco? Does anyone have experience with this? Or advice?

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

i ,  like many others here,  married in Morocco

taking the needed documents to marry and being prepared to get them translated is the big part

 

Then u go to US embassy and get an affidavit of eligibility  to marry

take that to Rabat to office of foreign Minister 

and then to home city (or providence) to meet with police and judge

judge will send in the application while u wait for the notice to return (when approved)  and sign the document and u r married

how big the celebration is afterwards depends on how many days u are there and money / but at least a 1 day celebration is important to the family

 

Moroc will keep originals of documents u take (some like birth,  divorce papers,  death  of former spouse ) are important so  get certififed copies for your records and the interview

 

its not difficult /  its just follow the guides on US Casa embassy

 

And understand many a K1 in morocco  is denied and the couple have wasted 2 years and have to follow thru with marriage

 

and u would not be doing a K3 /they are obsolete

Edited November 25, 2023 by JeanneAdil

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

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[Boiler 45,486]

You can marry anywhere as long as it is legal 

[TBoneTX 45,284]

Thread is moved from the K-3 Process forum to the "What Visa?" forum.