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Middle East and North Africabirth certificate at casablanca's k-1 interview
You should have sent a certified copy with the petition, and they will have that petition, so sending another is not necessary.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-30 21:31:00
Middle East and North AfricaAll AOS fees to be waived, free greencards for everyone!

i feel for it like a fool


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KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-02 14:47:00
Middle East and North AfricaAll AOS fees to be waived, free greencards for everyone!
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KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-31 23:11:00
Middle East and North AfricaMENA Relationships Poll
I'm the USC and my husband is Moroccan. He's here in the States with me and is a dollface model of human perfection. This is my second marriage, his first, and we have a 16 month old daughter. We've lived together in our respective countries for about 18 months.

My first husband was from Nepal- he was a F1 overstayer who I met when he delivered my Indian food. I don't know to this day if our relationship was genuine or not- I know that we both liked each other, I guess we just got married for the wrong reasons (him to please his parents and anchor himself in America, and me to get back at my smarmy, cheating Moroccan ex boyfriend), and there wasn't enough to it to make up for the cultural differences. Took 4 months of him frying curried spinach every day, stinking up the house and me sleeping beneath a glow in the dark Ganesha with creepy eyes for me to say "I can't take this anymore" and roll out.

The cultural differences with my current husband are negligible. He's not very religious, and we have the same outlook on life. And he doesn't have a glow in the dark Ganesha in our bedroom, watching everything that goes on (TOOOO CREEPY).

I'm not addicted to MENA men, but I do like tan guys. But I'm to busy riding unicorns through rainbows and lollipopsland to even think about marrying another dude.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-23 22:47:00
Middle East and North AfricaDELTA SAYS MOROCCO IS PART OF EUROPE?!!!

That only works for people who live in or close to JFK because for everyone else you still need a domestic flight to JFK which will still charge you for baggage.


I don't live that close to JFK- I took a bus to New York, or I'd take a train. Cheaper than flying, less hassle.. I do hope that RAM follows through with flying into Dulles.. It will make the flights bus/train accessible to a lot more people on the East Coast :)
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-23 23:02:00
Middle East and North AfricaDELTA SAYS MOROCCO IS PART OF EUROPE?!!!
I always book directly with Royal Air Maroc and have never had this problem. They allow 2 checked bags, a carry on, and a personal bag. I'd never book a RAM flight through Delta for this reason.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-23 12:03:00
Middle East and North AfricaHow important are multiple visits?

I'm a man...lol. The reason that I only visited once is that I used all my vacation time from work then and didn't get it back until March. I wanted to visit her for the interview but I think maybe its a better idea to wait until she is approved insha'allah so we can fly back together. But I had another idea. I plan to get a plane ticket insha'allah and put a copy of the receipt in her file for when she goes to the interview so that way they see that i plan to visit again soon. What do you think?

As for details: Masha'allah
We are both Muslim
Neither of us has children or has been married before
I am 6 years older than her
We met on the internet in a Muslim site
We met after knowing each other for about 3 months
I stayed for 12 days
We filed for marriage but didn't finish in time before I had to leave
So now were are filing for K1

Thoughts anyone?


MR Pooh. I don't think you will have major issues.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-14 22:23:00
Middle East and North AfricaHow important are multiple visits?

There has been some speculating on the board that post-filing visits aren't "counted" by the consulate, by the way. Personally, I'd suggest making the trip if you are able, but more for emotional and relationship reasons....getting to know her better, seeing her family again, supporting her during the interview, being there to celebrate the good news together or console each other over the bad news (I hope it is good news!!!), and so on. While I think a second visit can only help, I don't know if this late in the game whether it makes a difference for the consulate.


I don't buy that. Being there for the interview is always a good idea. I feel like they're less likely to deny if they know they're going to have to deal with an angry American woman beating down their door the next day.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-14 19:12:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

:lol: "lingerie man" was some Arab dude who would pop up uninvited on our IMs several times a month. The dialogue would start much as Sarah described, except that at some point he would insist that we send him pics of us in lingerie. This was happening to several of my friends on yahoo, and no one knew how to get rid of him. He never did anything lewd, but assumed that American women had lingerie pics handy to supply him. I haven't thought about that nutcase in more than a decade.


Girl, I don't know if you know about Moroccan music, but I used to chat with Tarik Batma, and his thing was feet. He'd ask for pictures of my damn feet. I only wanted to talk to him about music, and he was very married, and he didn't give a damn, he wanted to see "white toes". Men are crazy. :wacko:

Batma Tarik:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvSUtKjizG4&feature=related
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-14 13:54:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

Why do you have random men able to talk to you through FB chat?


When people add me, I just accept. You never know who might be interesting. Only about 25% of them end up being these guys. He was deleted straight away after this chat :P
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-13 09:14:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate
Fun with fishers, excerpt from FB chat:
Today
[Khaled ******]
hi
[You]
hello
[Khaled ******]
i khaled from egypt and u
[You]
im sarah from the usa
[Khaled ******]
how old are u
[You]
30
[Khaled ******]
h 36
are u marry
[You]
yes
[Khaled ******]
ok
[You]
loll
looking for a visa?
[Khaled ******]
i with u
yes
[You]
good luck
[Khaled ******]
do u help me
[You]
how can i help you
[Khaled ******]
i want visa
[You]
i cant help you with that, my greencard is taken
[Khaled ******]
how
[You]
my husband has it lol
[Khaled ******]
i want visa with u any way
[You]
lol find another sucker
i'm not the one.
[Khaled ******]
plz help me
[You]
how can I help you? i dont know you
[Khaled ******]
but i agood man
[You]
im sure there is a nice egyptian woman looking for a good man
from what i hear, there are women in egypt
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-12 21:50:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate
Thought I'd add a colorful story to the mix. About 6 years ago, a young Moroccan guy added me on Yahoo. We talked and talked for about a year, and it turned out he had a brother in the States who lived near me in Baltimore. I'd developed an online relationship with the guy, and his brother wanted to meet me for "family approval" or whatever. So I did. Not long after, things fell apart between me and the online guy, and I ended up dating his brother here in the States. We were really close, did everything together. Another brother of his had married a woman in Baltimore, and he got his visa and came here. We all hung out and had a great time together. Then he cheated on me with some girl he met in a club, I got pissed and married someone else (but that's a whole nother story :lol: ). Anyway, I still kept in touch with my ex and his brother and sister in law, after all these years. We're friends on Facebook.

So, the day before yesterday, a Moroccan guy added me on Facebook, and I noticed he was also friends with my ex's brother and sister in law. He started chatting me- the normal fishing routine. And I asked him if he knew my ex and his relatives. And he said, "Yeah, they're my family". :rofl: I was being fished by the twin brother of the guy I originally chatted with 6 years ago. They're STILL trying to find a way to get over here to Baltimore to reunite the family. Of course, he was totally mortified when he realized who I was and tried to play it off like he knew the whole time. I looked at his friends list, and it's all women from Baltimore that are 10 years+ older than him. You gotta watch out for these guys.

Edited by squeaky580, 07 March 2011 - 02:55 PM.

KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-07 14:52:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

I never said this to you before- but u are super funny! Thank you foa always
making me laugh! Love all ur post!



Thanks man (if you're a woman, don't be offended- I call everyone "man"). I try not to take myself too seriously. Life's too short.

Edited by squeaky580, 01 March 2011 - 07:12 PM.

KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-01 19:11:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

Rainbows and Unicorns

Go wash those dishes girlie.


:no: :no: :no: Dishes done, or he gets none. :rofl:
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-01 18:39:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

I knew I saw that somewhere! :lol:
No, I don't know if it came directly from your signature; it was just in my mind as an example. Could have been your signature.
Now, if I used the phrase, "Happiness is Being Married to a Moroccan", :wow: we know where that came from! Definitely another phrase that creates a lot of eye rolling!
Just be prepared - not to be a debbie downer, but talking about things no matter how much, how many times, etc never fully prepares you.
Don't get me wrong - there's a lot of things that are going far better and more smoothly than I had imagined.
And, there's some things that I could have never anticipated and make me scratch my head trying to figure them out.


I say, the true test of the relationship is when lack of sleep comes in to the picture. Either from screaming kids at 2am or from working mad overtime to buy those new Pumas. When you're so tired, you're stumbling like a drunk and dinner hasn't been made- who's gonna do it? When the kid has a blowout in the middle of the night- who's going to clean it up?

I remember being all rainbows and unicorns and staying up half the night on MSN sending hearts and blushing smilies. When I think back to those days, I LOL. Especially when I look at the kitchen sink at all the damn dishes to be done, when I've been out working 14 hours and he's been watching movies on the HBO I pay for. Marriage is fun. :lol:
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-01 17:05:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate
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KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-01 16:55:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

There are horror stories all over the internet. But like I said before, I think we don't read much about the positive experiences because people are too busy living and enjoying their lives to write about it on the internet.


I see a lot of positive experiences through networking on Facebook. Makes me feel a lot better. I got a positive experience right here, too :D If it wasn't, his #### would be outdoors! :rofl:
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-02-28 23:13:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

Oh I've read all kinds of stories on the internet, trust me. If anyone wants an earful, just go to Daniel Pipes' website. If a person wasn't secure in their relationship, they could easily be scared off after reading a few posts on there.


I was going to mention Daniel Pipes, but he's pretty inflammatory in the Muslim community. To say the least. But yea, I posted on there myself after getting screwed over by a Moroccan guy online about 6 years ago.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-02-28 22:58:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

I understand. I wasn't talking only about this thread, I mean in general:)


I think a lot of us have just gotten really jaded over the years after reading about our fellow VJer's failed relationships. It's really tough to see a woman completely destroyed after being used, and then not have some kind of bitterness about it. We're not the only ones who feel this way, either. Just google the term "Moroccan men" and you'll find a list of horror stories.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-02-28 22:34:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

I wasn't aiming that at you. (F)


Hay!! You don't even have an SO from MENA! ..o wait, that's been said.. uh... those posts were TOTALLY on topic. Yeah. :innocent:
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-02-28 01:11:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

I'm interested in hearing whether MrsAmera saw any common characteristics in her circle of friend.

I never attended any meetings of the group I discussed, I only heard about it from the 2 members. The warnings I got from the two women focused on the usual things you hear about in conversations about the consulate's list of red flags. A woman who isn't younger or at the very most 1-2 years older. Virginity being extremely important, and a divorced woman would obviously not qualify in that regard. Not wanting to raise another man's kids. The man being poor, uneducated, not fluent in English, and/or without job prospects. Certain areas of the country seemed more prone to fraud than others, and generally they thought the rural men were more likely to want an American woman only for papers than city men. The woman not being a born and raised or at least long-term Muslim (both in the sense that the men would only want a "truly" Muslim wife "for real" and also in the sense that a new convert wouldn't know her rights granted by the religion). General lack of knowledge of the culture of Morocco on the part of the woman. Disabled women. Severe appearance disparities.

Really the bottom line was that they warned me about the same stuff we already know, except it wasn't in the context of, "You have X Y and Z red flags, so make sure you document your relationship carefully to get through the consulate on the first interview, and if you get denied then just hunker down and try again and you'll likely make it through on round two." It was more like, "No, really, Moroccan men don't marry these women unless they want papers. Period. Maybe a very rare, tiny minority of them will end up staying, but by and large it's a business transaction and they have no intention of staying." I guess I'd just emphasize that they felt very strongly that there wasn't even much of a social stigma against using a woman this way. This might connect to what MrsAmera observed about her friends generally being good guys even though they did this thing that from our perspective is pretty terrible. Besides stressing that the "usual" immigration red flags were REAL-HE-IS-99%-PLANNING-ON-DIVORCING-YOU-NO-MATTER-HOW-WARM-HE-AND-HIS-FAMILY-ARE red flags, they also stressed that the mere fact that the woman was American and the man was Moroccan and pursuing her in a direct way like online or approaching her on the street in person made it HIGHLY likely that his intentions weren't good. They felt VERY strongly that any "serious" Moroccan man wouldn't be online or on the street trolling for a woman, and would instead arrange for a meeting with an appropriate (young, attractive, pious, etc.) woman through respectful channels, like having his relatives talk to her and her relatives on his behalf.


Makes me feel a little better about my husband's family being a bunch of materialistic, back stabbing ingrates. :rofl:

But seriously, I have so many friends on Facebook that are under 30 Moroccan men. It never ceases to amaze me the lengths they will go to in order to try to seduce me online. Even when they know I'm married. They've even gone and added my single cousins, in attempts to try to fish them. The moment they know you're from America, they're all over you. I've made a hobby of messing with them, usually ending in a slew of select terminology in darija. :lol:
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-02-27 17:42:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LETTINGME KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON. I AM NOT HATING HER IN ANY WAY. I DEAL WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT IN MY PROFESSION AS WELL. BUT I DONT LIKE IT WHEN WE DONT RESPECT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRUSTING US TO BE PROFESSIONAL IN MANNER. WE ARE APPEALING OUR CASE, BECASEU WE PUT ALOT OF PREPARATIONS INTO THIS AND PAYED OUT A LOT OF FUNDS AND MOST IMPORTANLY WE LOVE EACHOTHER. MY FAMILY IS EAGER TO MEET THIS NEW MAN IN MY LIFE AND I DONT WANT HIS MOTHER TO BECOME ILL AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE DENEIL HE GOT, SO WE WILL GO FORWARD WITH OUR CASE. WE WANT TO BE HAPPY AND WE WANT OUR FAMILY MEMBERS TO FEEL THE SAME. THIS WAS SOME EXPERIENCE. BUT NOT THE END. SHE MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE I SPEAK TO EVERYDAY. I AM AWARE OF HOW I TALK TO THEM. NOT THAT I WAS EVER MEAN, BECAUSE I GET COMPLIMENTS AT WORK NOT COMPLAINTS. I WAS PREPARED FOR MY SPRING WEDDING AND WE HAVE A FAMIKY REUNION THEN AS WELL SO MANY WERE WAITING TO MEET MY NEW HUSBAND. I AM SO LOST FOR WORDS BECAUSE OF THIS. I KNOW WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THAT OFFICE, BUT I HOPE WE GET SOMEONE ELSE TO WORK WITH. I WILL BE THERE AND OUR LAWYER IS GOING THERE TO TAKE HIS WIFE ON VACATION, BUT HE WILL SEE IF HE IS ALLOWED TO INTER IN ON THE INTERVIEW. HE HAD TO DO THIS FOR HIS WIFE WHO IS OF ANOTHER COUNTRY. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR IMPUT. YOU HAVE BEEN HELPFUL.


She's a tough broad. Just bear in mind that by denying your fiance, she is testing your relationship. She knows the options that are open to you when it comes to appealing and re filing. While some people on this site (myself included) can be very harsh at times, bear in mind it's because we've seen some stuff regarding Morocco and it's consulate- VJ is a great place to prepare yourself for what's ahead in your journey, and I hope we can help if at all possible.

Sarah
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-02-26 23:26:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

For the sake of clarity are princess Anne and the guy with a pregnant American wife and another american fiancé connected? Is princess anne the 2nd American woman in this scenario???


I don't think so. He's only begun asking about the fiancee filing for him, I assume because his wife couldn't meet the financial requirements.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-02-26 23:23:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

I also think they are doing a great job, considering what they deal with. Not trying to be mean, but pay attention to the timeline:

http://www.visajourn...58-help-please/

http://www.visajourn...-about-k1-visa/

http://www.visajourn...-about-visa-k1/

I hope everyone knows how to google.


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KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-02-26 15:07:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate

Lets just start a "Bash Nahal Kazemi" thread and get it over with. There everyone can discuss what an inhuman monster she is, threaten her job, and make accusations of discrimination against her at will. Seems to be a growing community here in MENA.


I just wanted to add that she is a regular human being. I searched her on Google. She is Iranian American. She went to Harvard Law and worked at a firm in New York. She has an article published in a law journal about justice in the Sierra Leone. She donated $2100 to the Obama campaign. She was considered annoying by some of her Harvard classmates, and claims she is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. She was crazy about Buffy the Vampire Slayer and picked it apart on online forums not unlike this one. She hated the movie Titanic. She's a film buff.

I'm saying all this to say, she is not a monster. She's just a person. A kid, really- she's doing her job the way she was told to.

If you really want to get your husbands past her, study posts on here about people's experiences with her. Watch the videos of her on youtube and get a feel for the type of person she is and figure out the best way to approach her. For GOD'S SAKE, BE PREPARED. Coming on here after the fact and complaining that she made your husband "nervous" isn't going to change the fact that she is the Chief of the non immigrant visa section at the consulate in Casablanca and she has the final say.

:bonk: :ranting:
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-02-26 02:24:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate
Lets just start a "Bash Nahal Kazemi" thread and get it over with. There everyone can discuss what an inhuman monster she is, threaten her job, and make accusations of discrimination against her at will. Seems to be a growing community here in MENA.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-02-25 22:01:00
Middle East and North AfricaAbuse of power in the American Consulate
I read this article too. Her husband was probably ill prepared. Preparation is everything at Casablanca. Attitude is everything. Hope things go better for him the second go round.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-01-28 15:41:00
Middle East and North Africaread that and tell me if u want me to conutny or to stop

oh my queen...I feel my heart jump. I think for you... I think for you oumri

my husband is laughing his #### off at you :rofl:
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-09 14:27:00
Middle East and North Africaread that and tell me if u want me to conutny or to stop

it is ok my queen..we can speak love and live in heaven in you eyes

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KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-08 21:25:00
Middle East and North Africaread that and tell me if u want me to conutny or to stop

IT WAS STORY OF ONE LADY THAT HER HUSBAND DIE AND LEAVE HER ALONE
THX FOR ANYONE



Just out of curiosity, how do you and your wife communicate? Does she speak Arabic, or use some kind of thought-transference? Or do you use Google translate? Whenever you do go through the visa process, how do you plan to explain your limited English, if she does not speak Arabic? I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just honestly curious.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-08 13:25:00
Middle East and North Africaread that and tell me if u want me to conutny or to stop

I did. I speak internet Moroccan. It is some kind of poem or train of thought.. kind of in the line of some arabic love song where the girl is holding the picture of a former boyfriend and crying . He is just trying to relate in very poor english to break through whatever resistance she has in either corresponding with him or getting more involved with him.

Romantic Love Song that probably inspired this

Internet Moroccan :rofl: I love it
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-05 18:35:00
Middle East and North AfricaQuestions about CR-1/IR-1 Visa

Over the last 6 months I have been trying to document as much as I can, for the things I need for this visa. I am finaly to the point I am trying to put this together, and now I have questions.

1. Do I have to have copies of my husbands passport?
2. I have not had my passport with my changed name yet. I have only traveled on the old one. So do I need to get my new one and have it copied too before sending in the petition?
3. I did not have a wedding party after we got married, as i was leaving the same day. The 2nd time going back I did not either, because it was after all the protesting and it was just more difficult with all the fighting between the religions and family just being cautious. So do I just do a written statement to explain this and have it notirized???
4. Do I need to send in birth certificates of my children or only children we have together?
5. Has any one sent in a list of realitives here in the states with address and phone numbers, this was in a RFE I seen. If you have why is it important?

Any help is greatly apperciated. Thanks
Nora


1.) Nope.
2.)If you send a certified copy of your birth certificate, you don't need it. It'd still be good to send in copies of the entry/exit stamps to Egypt, but in that regard, the name change doesn't matter.
3.) A written statement is fine, getting it notarized is not needed.
4.) Birth certificates of any children aren't needed, but if you have kids together and both your names are on it, this serves as proof of a bonafide marriage, not unlike shared bills and such.
5.) I have never heard of this. I have heard of relatives giving affidavits swearing to knowledge of the relationship, but never just a list of names and numbers.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-13 20:06:00
Middle East and North AfricaGood News
waw, this thread is 5 years old!
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-20 22:14:00
Middle East and North AfricaAmerican Embassy in Cairo should be opened now!

Hey, for everyone who accused the OP of fraud and immaturity, stop accusing people you know nothing about ,,,,, i called the embassy many times to ask for when are they going to open and what was the delay for until now, i will continue to call them every few days to see whats up with them and if there is any new information i need to know ...... , every one on this forum obviously wanna immigrate to the US, just everyone has his own way of expressing themselves, my wife was suppose to come and be with me and due to this situation i told her not to come cause it wouldn't be safe for her, i love her , i wanna be with her, i wanna immigrate to the us, i want the process to go fast

Good luck to all


Your approach is much different and a bit more appropriate than the OP's. Calling every few days is not the same as putting a post on an international forum asking that people band together and demand the consulate open, when it is unsafe for the people who work there. No one accused the OP of fraud, and we can only go by what people have the audacity to post on here when it comes to trying to figure out their point of view. And when a point of view is one that could put innocent people in harm's way for their own selfish desires, then yeah, I'm gonna say there's something wrong. Sorry if it upset you.
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-09 19:03:00
Middle East and North AfricaAmerican Embassy in Cairo should be opened now!

guys..i know..but that`s what we can do..that`s what we must do..we should show them that we r bothered by them.
they must open.


Um, no- it's still not totally safe in Egypt: http://www.bbc.co.uk...e-east-12683568

Let's hope for your sake that the CO's who work at that embassy don't read VJ, and if they do, that they can't figure out who you are. Putting your need for a visa over the lives of others makes you suspect. And rightfully so.

Edited by squeaky580, 08 March 2011 - 11:14 PM.

KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-03-08 23:14:00
Middle East and North AfricaMoroccan Citizenship

There may be obvious answers to this that I'm overlooking, but what are the benefits of your child/ren being Moroccan citizens as well?
Also, does anyone know if the process is less complicated if you were married in Morocco?


I just want my daughter to have to option to live in Morocco if she chooses, one day :)
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-19 13:12:00
Middle East and North AfricaMoroccan Citizenship

When you go to Morocco and tell them you live in the US they will tell you the family book must be applied for in the US. They will send everything to Morocco but you can't apply there.


Yup, that's what I was trying to say. I guess it's not a bad idea to gather documents while in Morocco to save on postage.. But I was told the same thing when I called the consular section of the Moroccan Embassy in DC when I called them with a barrage of questions last year.

I meant to tell Eternnitty89 that in order to get a family book, you must have an Islamic marriage certificate, both husband and wife's birth certificate, and the baby's birth certificate (both wife's and child's must be translated into Arabic). It's not that expensive when compared to immigration fees, but it's a pain in the rear, especially if the child was born before the marriage- and if the child is over one year old, it must be taken before a judge to be approved. :P
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-18 22:04:00
Middle East and North AfricaMoroccan Citizenship

Hi everyone! Just wondering! My son is 2 yrs old we are traveling to Morocco next month! What documents do I need to get a citizenship for him in Morocco? Do you recommend that I do that just in case in the future he wants to go there when he is older. Can we get a family book? I'm an american citizen what can I get? Family book or dual citizenship as well?

Thanks for the info!


Your husband can get his family book over there, but since you guys live in the US, they might tell you it has to be done through the consulate. Pretty sure the only thing you as a US citizen could get is a carte de sejour, which is pretty useless unless you plan on staying longer than 90 days.. Have a nice trip!
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-18 13:17:00
Middle East and North AfricaMoroccan Citizenship
It can become an issue when traveling in and out of Morocco as visitors. Moroccan citizens are supposed to use a Moroccan passport to enter/exit. When we left the last time as a family, we were questioned by Moroccan authorities about why our daughter (who has a super Moroccan last name) did not have a Moroccan passport. I don't know what might have come from it, but better safe than sorry..
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-09 10:26:00
Middle East and North AfricaMoroccan Citizenship
Jenn, please let me know how this turns out.. once we get AOS straightened out, we want to do this for our daughter, and haven't the foggiest clue where to start.. Wish you luck with it :)

Sarah
KittyPollittFemaleMorocco2011-04-08 21:28:00