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does anyone know if they are going to open? i guess we will all be on the phone tomorrow to find out but i just want to know if any one has insight or something??

love natalie

ummmm...i got an e-mail from them today saying they were still closed to the public.

ditto but they are opened i got a phone call from zaki this morning and he was in casa and he said that they were open!!

love natalie

Yes they are. The plates have not been changed as of yet. The other issue is that the consulate wants the street in front of the consulate closed.

This is a major street that runs across Casa. Closing that will caused a great deal of problems for Casa drivers. I'm sure they are trying to find a compromise that satisfies Morocco and the US consulate, but that compromise won't come easy.

yeah they want it closed. zakaria told me that they laughed at them bc its the largest road he told me in casa and the most important. well close it or not open the freakin embassy.

natalie

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THEY OPENED THIS MORNING:D:D Zakaria's aunt is in the government and she said they opened:D:D:D i knew i always loved her. lol

love natalie

I just got an email from the Consulate today. It was a reply to the email I sent them on April 17th (the day of my husbands interview). I recieved an out of office reply that day but today it looks as if they are in office. Not the greatest news but more encouraging than we've had this past month.

ditto. i have sent like a billion emails guess what they all came back today. so maybe something is churning in the pcs??? who knows. i got all 23 emails back today ssaying they are closed still. lol fun fun fun never ends lol.

love natalie

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THEY OPENED THIS MORNING:D:D Zakaria's aunt is in the government and she said they opened:D:D:D i knew i always loved her. lol

love natalie

I just got an email from the Consulate today. It was a reply to the email I sent them on April 17th (the day of my husbands interview). I recieved an out of office reply that day but today it looks as if they are in office. Not the greatest news but more encouraging than we've had this past month.

ditto. i have sent like a billion emails guess what they all came back today. so maybe something is churning in the pcs??? who knows. i got all 23 emails back today ssaying they are closed still. lol fun fun fun never ends lol.

love natalie

haha yeah me neither. i've been to other arab countries where i felt uneasy but definitely not morocco.

moroccans just want your money. i've run into quite a few of those problems!

i agree i have never felt unsafe. well there was one time we were out at night time and we got stopped by the police. it was like 2 am and i didnt have my passport bc i didnt want to take my purse that night. there was 5 moroccan men and 1 french girl 2 american girls, so it looked odd to them, but i was the only one who got stopped asked for my passport and i freaked. they asked me to get out of the car and asked me for my passport. i said i dont have i am an american then one of the guys who was with us his father was in the police said hey my dad is police leave us alone we arent hurting anyone so we went straight home the other girls were scared bc they pin pointed me out, the rest of the trip i always had it.

love natalie

any one call today? i havent yet?

love natalie

haha yeah me neither. i've been to other arab countries where i felt uneasy but definitely not morocco.

moroccans just want your money. i've run into quite a few of those problems!

i agree i have never felt unsafe. well there was one time we were out at night time and we got stopped by the police. it was like 2 am and i didnt have my passport bc i didnt want to take my purse that night. there was 5 moroccan men and 1 french girl 2 american girls, so it looked odd to them, but i was the only one who got stopped asked for my passport and i freaked. they asked me to get out of the car and asked me for my passport. i said i dont have i am an american then one of the guys who was with us his father was in the police said hey my dad is police leave us alone we arent hurting anyone so we went straight home the other girls were scared bc they pin pointed me out, the rest of the trip i always had it.

love natalie

Yes they are. The plates have not been changed as of yet. The other issue is that the consulate wants the street in front of the consulate closed.

This is a major street that runs across Casa. Closing that will caused a great deal of problems for Casa drivers. I'm sure they are trying to find a compromise that satisfies Morocco and the US consulate, but that compromise won't come easy.

yeah they want it closed. zakaria told me that they laughed at them bc its the largest road he told me in casa and the most important. well close it or not open the freakin embassy.

natalie

well i have to admit something. i am bad at listening apparently zakaria told me that he read in(the evening) newspaper today that they promised the moroccan government to open last monday but they didnt and when the gov asked them why they said that they want them to close Moulay youssef street the most importent street in Casablanca the morocan government didnt accept this idea bc they though it's the most stupid idea they ever heared,about opening next monday it's still probably bc zakaria's friend heard from someone works inside the consulate that they might reopen next monday. i am so sorry about giving you wrong information and false hope . i am sorry to give your hopes up i am really sorry. i didnt mean to. i dont know if you are going to listen to my updates any more i am so sorry ladies for giving the false hope.

natalie

Does anyone have any idea how the consulate will inform us of our new interview date? My guess is snail mail.

you guys dont know what happened in Morocco ???????there were about 7 terorrist bombings in Morocco the last ones were in American language Center and in front of the consulate thats why its closed ,looks like Morocco is becoming like Iraq,and i think your fiances lies to you they dont wanna tell you why they closed they dont wanna tell you guys about the bombings,thats bull sh....

I think you've misunderstood. Don't worry, everyone here already knows this.

did you ladies also know that there was also another terrorist bombing back in 2003.? they killed many people hurt several others, but no idea how long it took to reopen the consulate. if you look up the moroccan consulate in google it shows about it. it was huge!!!

love natalie

well i have to admit something. i am bad at listening apparently zakaria told me that was last week and he probably did , i am so sorry about giving you wrong information and false hope but he did hear from his friend that they would be opening on monday that information was true but the date that it was created was last sunday on that same newpaper^^^. i am sorry to give your hopes up i am really sorry. i didnt mean to. they wanted the raod in front the embassy closed last week they were supposed to open last week thats what they told the moroccan government. i dont know if you are going to listen to my updates any more i am so sorry ladies for giving the false hope.

natalie

Not to sure about the opening on Monday, but it does seem that they are working to get the consulate open again. Sooner the better.

zakaria told me today that while he was watching the news he found out why it has been closed so long. the consulate was supposed to open last monday but some how the ambassador asked that the road be closed in front of the consulate for security reasons. they are supposed to open the news said on monday bc they wont close the road down all they said they would give them more security on the streets then before so inchallah monday yall.

love natalie

news READ ALL ABOUT IT. Zaki's friend heard at casablanca yesterday from a security guard that they would be opening on monday. so inchallah they will. how did he find out bc it is his friend who asked for him thank you God.

love natalie

thanks for sharing the news. i really hope they reopen soon. i hesitate to have our petition transferred because just my luck the next day casa would reopen! lol

no luck like bad luck lol. but waiting might be something we have to do lol i know my process was very fast to get nao2 so i dont know what is taking so long.

love natalie

stumped... thats all we are mistified but this rediculous events of #######. well i have contacted every person in pennsylvania with no further details. DOS wont say nothing and the net isnt my friend anymore. so what to do what to do? puzzled minds killing us all starring in awe at this stupid decision by who? well sitting her mind boggled and stupified is killing me. back to work i guess hi ho. inchallah we will have some good news next week. or by the end of this month.

love natalie

hello ladies this is natalie's fiance again it's 8h41am here in Morocco and we got some update on casablanca consulat's website it's nothing special but they wrote something else than what it was :

May 03, 2007 update

The U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca is temporarily closed to the public while security measures are under review. We are engaged with Moroccan authorities to put in place the security measures necessary to reopen the Consulate. The date when the Consulate General will reopen has not yet been determined

http://casablanca.usconsulate.gov/

and here you can see what they said about non-immigrant visas also about immigrant visas (us) :

http://casablanca.usconsulate.gov/press_release.html

Zakaria

hello ladies i'm natalie's fiance it's 8h41 here in Morocco and we got some update on casablanca consulat's website it's nothig special but they wrote something else than what it was :

May 03, 2007 update

The U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca is temporarily closed to the public while security measures are under review. We are engaged with Moroccan authorities to put in place the security measures necessary to reopen the Consulate. The date when the Consulate General will reopen has not yet been determined

http://casablanca.usconsulate.gov/

and here you can see what they said about non-immigrant visas also about immigrant visas (us) :

http://casablanca.usconsulate.gov/press_release.html

Zakaria

where IS the online appointment thing anyway?

hello again ladies i'm natalie's fiance again i want to explaine something about the online appointment and what LIZ's husband read in the newspaper , well the online appointment was made for studients and visitor and business visas that's mean for non-immigrant not for us, and now they cant get an online appointment bc casablanca consulate's website removed that option since they closed (16th April 2007) that's why they made the update on 25th April 2007 for the non-immigrant visas to have their interviews in the other countries near Morocco and i gave you the links for the consulates in my last poste. about what liz's husband read in the newspaper last day i read it today on the same newspaper(elmassa) they said the same thing i said before; who have to go to other countries to have the interview are the non-immigrant visas (studients and visitor and business visas) and just who have to have the visa imargency and have to travel next week not all of them. i hope i was helpful for you to understand all this. and we still have to do something about this bc to let you know my GOV(moroccan GOV) dont give a S H I T about all what happens to us and they dont do anything about it. so ladies work together and keep annoyen, i know we feel the same way my sweetheart going crazy and eaither i she is alone in her appartment and i'm so worry about her i cant stop worring. i know the feelings of all of you bc i feel the same way. so please keep working. god is with all of us. god beless you all and my prayer out of all of us always.hope we will have good news soon.

thanks

Zakaria

ya i agree. my fiance said they were discussing the consulate closing on the news today and their opinions weren't so nice about the way our government was handling this.

you know this is redicuilous and they should express their feeling about this. people have things to do and people to see and with this embassy closed we arent the only ones affected by this and it sucks for all of us that its going through. to be closed up for 3 weeks is a bit rediculous esp when no one got hurt killed or anything bad happened. yeah they died buit you know what what the heck is the wonderful HOMELAND SECURITY BS for? if need be get some soldiers to guard the freaking embassy and get it open jeez!!! i know some guys who are bored bc they dont do anything. 1 my brother 4 of his friends and many other people on his base so to tell us this bs about security reason is still aggrevaiting when america is just too much of chickens to open the embassy. they cant really prevent a terrorist i mean its not like they stick out like a sore thumb. i understand they have to be careful but what they werent before getting into it. you werent allowed to walk in front of it when i went for my passport and now you cant even enter . that is rediculous et your job done isnt that we are paying you for?

love natalie

Just called and the consulate did not re-open today. No surprise there. Can't imagine how much longer they will remained closed.

I know. This is longer than I had anticipated...

i just want to know what is taking so long?? i mean come on this is getting rediculous? what do we have to do? well inchallah it will open in may sometime.

natalie

so i contacted my senator in hoping hat mine maybe inchallah will be able to do something. dirty ####### *cough*cough* oops did i say that? well he said i cant do anything for you but would you like to donate money to having me run for office again. excuse me but HEELLL no. so i just hope it opens soon other than that nothing else we can do. love natalie

He read it in the Moroccan newspaper "Assabah" and translated it for me sentence by sentence. It said something about all Moroccans in the process of getting a visa will have to continue in a nearby country's consulate. So it was a little vague about WHICH visas. So, maybe the writer didn't know there were other visa types it doesn't apply to.

The writer was very angry about it and called it a huge slap in the face, and had some other choice words about the American government.

Anyway, I hope that helps, if you are Moroccan, or can read Arabic, the newspaper has a website that you can go to to read it. The article came out yesterday.

If I made a mistake (about which visas this applies to, etc.) and unintenally caused some of you even more stress about this situation, I am extremely sorry. That's the last thing any of you need right now!

Liz

so i thought contacting my senator would work WRONG!! this dirty little mo fo told me there is nothing i can do, but can you donate money for my fund? f-off jerk weed. so i contacted me representative and he said its going to remain closed for the remainder of the week do to security terrorist attacks. umm if i was blind stupid and deaf i could have told you all that. well going back to work frustrated and sad. have a good day yall

love natalie

I just heard from my husband. He read this in the paper today. All visa cases will have have to go to another (yet to be determined) country to be processed.

My prayers are with all of you who are still going through this process. Inchallah this won't last long.

hello ladies i'm natalie's fiance i was reading your postes as always and looking if there is any newupdates about the consulate in casa and if any one had contact anyone and get anything new to tell us about this problem. and i found this poste saying that we have to go to an other contry to get our interview.anyway liz is this what your man read in the paper bc a lady posted this things few days ago but it's about non-immigrants, but about K-1,K-3 is saying that they are (temporarily closed to the public. Immigrant visa applicants will be contacted about rescheduling appointments when full operations resume at the Consulate).so that's mean just non-immigrant applicants who should get their interviews outside Morocco. i hope it's this what your fiance read bc if it's not ladies we have to move we have to make a big strike about this shitty consulate bc it's getting rediculous and drive us all insane no body of us can take all this. and i wanna thank you all about all your helps and god is with us all my prayer go out for all of us and i hope everybody will get a good news soon inchallah.

thank you.

zakaria

Visas to the U.S.

Consular Section Update - April 25, 2007

Non Immigrant Visas

The U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca is temporarily closed to the public. Applicants with nonimmigrant visa appointments today will need to reschedule via the online appointment system.

Applicants with urgent travel needs may wish to consider applying at another U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Following is a list of some visa webpages for the nearest locations:

http://madrid.usembassy.gov

http://france.usembassy.gov/consul/niv/default.htm

http://brussels.usembassy.gov/

http://amsterdam.usconsulate.gov/how_apply_types_niv.html

http://italy.usembassy.gov/visa/vis/VIS-2-en.asp

http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/visa/niv/index.html

http://germany.usembassy.gov/visa_apply.html

http://tunis.usembassy.gov/apply2.html

Le Consulat Général des Etats Unis à Casablanca est provisoirement fermé au public. Toutes personnes ayant déja obtenu un rendez-vous pour aujourd'hui doivent prendre un autre rendez-vous en ligne sur notre site internet.

Les postulant qui doivent voyager d'urgence pauvent envisager faire leur demande à un autre Consulat ou Embassade. Ci-dessus, vous trouvez une liste des page web des Consulats ou Embassades les plus prôches.

Immigrant Visas

The U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca is temporarily closed to the public. Immigrant visa applicants will be contacted about rescheduling appointments when full operations resume at the Consulate.

liz i hope is that what your man read in the paper

Just called and the consulate did not re-open today. No surprise there. Can't imagine how much longer they will remained closed.

I know. This is longer than I had anticipated...

i just want to know what is taking so long?? i mean come on this is getting rediculous? what do we have to do? well inchallah it will open in may sometime.

natalie

Here is the latest out of Morocco: American consulate set to re-open tomorrow morning. Wonder how reliable these reports are? I won't believe anything until I get a call from there saying it's open.

God I do hope so. i want him here may 22nd was when i was planning but later in may would be ok inchallah it wont be much later in may. well good luck to us all and god bless.

natalie

I'm headed to home to Miami in a few weeks and mentally, I'm already there.

miami sounds great right about now. on the beach with a sex on the beach withuot the guilt (drink its so good non-alcoholic too:D) sipping away as the salty air breeze blows and hear the crashing of the waves in the background and tanning myself in the mid morning sun and my butler just rang the bell. oops not the bell another customer calling bc they have have screen saver on their screen. ladies and gents if you have dish network and on your screen it says press select to continue please do so bc that would save us all the hassle, also make sure that all the lights are on. thank you for choosing dish you have a great day. jk still nothing from the stupid freaking consulate i am begining to think they are never going to open again GGRRR i just want to know another date is that so much to ask. whether its opening that day or zakaria has his interview that day. just as long i know there is some type of future in knowing our guys are going to be here.

love natalie