Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	Looking for suggestions!?!?!?	I would have to agree with "Just Waiting" He has to take some ownership for "his" problems. You can take him to the water but you cant make him drink. Wish you Happy feelings. Don't take so much ownership of his struggle. He's a big boy and he needs to rise up and find his way. The best thing you can do is lend that good old moral support. Don't be too hard on yourself. I'm sure you are more then a wonderful wife to him. We're here for you too!	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-01 15:12:00
Middle East and North Africa	Bosco	I wish you and your husband much luck on your interview. I don't remember when you said it was but I know it is coming up soon. Edited by frndly1, 03 August 2006 - 07:53 AM.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-03 07:52:00
Middle East and North Africa	Employment	My husband did the same thing Rebecca's husband did and when he gets his EAD he will be able to go back to the job. Wishing you the best.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-03 12:08:00
Middle East and North Africa	Employment	Its hard out here for EVERYONE not just immigrants. Tell him that he has to keep trying. I would also redo the resume. Are there other fields that he can go into? This is a General Commit not DIRECTED at anyone. I have noticed that people that are specialised in a specific field will not look for work in other fields and would not take a regular job somewhere. Is it better to have money coming in or having the high paying specilized job? Can someone please explain this thinking?	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-03 12:02:00
Middle East and North Africa	Advice?	I would talk someone that has a great knowledge of the immigration laws especially if the fiancee has been in the military in their country. I know some women in morocco are having problems and I know of one that cant even get engaged until here boyfriend leaves the police force (gov't job). I wish you the best.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-03 11:31:00
Middle East and North Africa	Women that are established before marriage and have gone thru AOS	thank you ladies. I have been pondering over somethings and I am going to do what I feel is comfortable for me and our relationship.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-05 11:17:00
Middle East and North Africa	Women that are established before marriage and have gone thru AOS	I truly understand. I am not making any decisions based on AOS. Maybe it will backfire, but my decisions will all be made on what I feel is right and not because I am trying to prove my real marriage to immigration. With that said, from an Islamic perspective, a woman's wealth is hers to keep and own independently - not only what she owned prior to marriage but her dowry and any marital gifts. Hello Ladies, I know you are suppose to show that you are living as one for the AOS, but how much of your life before marriage has to be altered? I mean if you have a house and insurance on the house did you put your husband's name on it or did you just put him down as a benificary? What about car insurance when they dont have a driver's license? How much of your old life did you alter to put your husband on it in some form or fashion and how did it work at the interview? I know this is personal so if you would like to email me privately I would be interested. If someone can talk to me that has been thru this I would greatly appreciate it.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-04 13:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	Women that are established before marriage and have gone thru AOS	Hello Ladies, I know you are suppose to show that you are living as one for the AOS, but how much of your life before marriage has to be altered? I mean if you have a house and insurance on the house did you put your husband's name on it or did you just put him down as a benificary? What about car insurance when they dont have a driver's license? How much of your old life did you alter to put your husband on it in some form or fashion and how did it work at the interview? I know this is personal so if you would like to email me privately I would be interested. If someone can talk to me that has been thru this I would greatly appreciate it. Edited by frndly1, 04 August 2006 - 12:48 PM.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-04 12:47:00
Middle East and North Africa	from cash to credit cards	Very interesting and informative topic because my and my hubby were having this conversation last night and it blew me away. For those that are well established and believe in your money making money, how do you handle this situation? Do you only invest with your money if you have seperate accounts or do you invest "our" money? I hope that makes sense. I tell you the things you learn.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-04 12:42:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sarah & Hicham	Sarah and Hicham hope your reunion was rememberable...lol It was nice talking to you last night. (b4mee)	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-03 07:51:00
Middle East and North Africa	Bright Side?	Congrads and i wish you success.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-07 14:55:00
Middle East and North Africa	some one is lying	Karen if you move to Morocco and do the DCF, wont this issue with the police report still surface? I will keep you and your fiance in prayer.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-12 19:09:00
Middle East and North Africa	221g(white sheet)	they will not tell him why. It could be a name check. Your father will just have to wait sorry. Keep your head up.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-14 07:28:00
Middle East and North Africa	Fiance's name and the Post Office	As a result of my phone call to USPS, they called my house to verify the information. Yes, I am truly shocked. Background on why I posted the topic: In the last couple of weeks that have been allot of things (EAD/GC) returned to USIS as undeliverable. When inquired it was because with something this important the Post Office (Carrier) didnt know know the person was living at the residence because there was nothing to identify them. With all of the recent activities I guess they want to make sure that the Important (EAD/GC) documents are going to the right place. We have been getting the NOAs without my husbands name but I dont want to take any chances or spend any extra money on hunting down the cards if they were to be returned. Thanks	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-18 14:45:00
Middle East and North Africa	Fiance's name and the Post Office	The lady took my name, his name and address and gove me a confirmation no to check to make sure the information got to my Post Office. She could not tell me what form to fill out but she said you had to get it from the Post Office. I am going to a Post Office at lunch and I will report what they tell me. I did put my husband's name on the inside flap of our mailbox. I tried to do this just now, and the rep at the 1-800 number said that there was nothing they could do, that I would have to contact the local office. Is there a specific form he needs to fill out, I wonder?	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-18 10:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	Fiance's name and the Post Office	Hello Ladies, There has been much talk about peoples EAD and/or GC being returned because the fiance(e)s name is not on the mailbox. I have enclosed the information on how to contact the USPS to have your fiance(e)'s name added to your residence. Please don't take any chances. http://www.visajourn...mp;#entry385157 I hope the information is helpful. Kathy	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-18 08:52:00
Middle East and North Africa	221g	This is not a flat out refusal. If they were going to do that they would have told your father that he was denied. This is just more administrative checks. Ok, I posted it in the CR1 forum, but I think we have more experience coming from the ME. When you have your interview and you are handed an OF-194 it is checked "other" and says to come back when security clearances are complete. Do they normally have you sign the DS230 and Swear you in? This just seems odd to me, that if the checks aren't done, then you come back and finish the paperwork. I noticed that Ali is from Iran. My father(also from Iran) was handed a 221g and was told to check the embassy's website freuently and come back as soon as his application number appears there. Do you know if this is a refusal or simply an additional name check for iranian males? please advise. Thanks	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-14 07:30:00
Middle East and North Africa	i have question here and i need help plz	Sounds pretty standard. You will have to wait until they call you. Congrats	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-18 14:35:00
Middle East and North Africa	AOS approved	Im sorry, now I see why you were ignoring me. Congrats. My husband hasn't tole me not to tell about our upcoming Interview. We had our interview on August 8th. We were told that he was recommending approval but it would be reviewed and a decision made. I just got email notification of the approval! Major sigh of relief -- very unsettling to not have a firm decision the same day. BTW, my husband didn't want me posting it about here beforehand but Kathy (Frndly1) sort of let the cat out of the bag about two weeks ago Rebecca Edited by frndly1, 18 August 2006 - 02:38 PM.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-18 14:37:00
Middle East and North Africa	PACKAGE 3 TOOK TIME	It took us 6 weeks or more to get the package from CASA. Patience, things are not going to happen over night. Good luck. Friend - just make sure you have evidence of your visits and communications. Make sure you fiance or you know everything about each others lives. If there are any red flags or things in each others past make sure the problem and outcome has been discussed and fully understood. Basically make sure you know that you can about each other and start now.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-25 10:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	Life is good....	Congrats on your new job.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-08-31 10:35:00
Middle East and North Africa	We're parents!	Congrats on your new budle of joys. May you and your husband have patience, understand and time for each other.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-09-07 12:00:00
Middle East and North Africa	AOS Interview Yesterday	Amera, Thanks, you should hear something soon. Saoudi says hello to you and your husband. Kathy Congrats Kathy and Saoudi!!! I'm really happy for you guys - we're still here waiting for our EAD let alone our GC interview. Guess those few extra months to get the visa still put you way ahead of us! I want to tell Youssef but he's so depressed right now about the SLOOOOOOOW progress of our case that I'm afraid it would just bum him out. Anyway - congrats I'm really excited for you guys. Say hi to Saoudi for us! Yes to location, I think he was from the Netherlands or Switzerland, nice looking young man. I didnt get his name though. I told Saoudi he should have his card by the end of October. A friend of mine that went a week after you still had not received their GC. Tell your husband we said hello. Congratulations Kathy and Sauodi! We were "recommended for approval" too and received the GC a couple of weeks later. We had a male, brown hair, a couple offices down on the right. Did you happen to get him? I would like to thank you all for your congrats and experiences. I knew what to expect before going thru thru the processes. Thanks	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-09-28 10:12:00
Middle East and North Africa	AOS Interview Yesterday	We were recommended for GC approval yesterday.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-09-27 15:54:00
Middle East and North Africa	AGAINST THE WALL - CASA	If they are asking for those documents with the K1 visa woudnt they also ask for the same documents for any other visa? Just curious.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-10-01 20:17:00
Middle East and North Africa	The Notion is back...	Amera, If you are going to leave before your interview please make an info pass to let them know that you are not abandoning your AOS and that you would like to with draw it. I dont think you would have any problems when you chose to come back to the states. I wish you all the best in whatever you decide. Hi ladies. So Youssef has been slipping further and further into depression here, with no word on his green card or AP. As he left this afternoon he said, "The day I open the mailbox and there's something in there for me will make me so happy" and a tear rolled down his face. I couldn't even give him a hug (his strict Ramadan restrictions ). Needless to say I'm really bummed out by the cruddy job market I've been experiencing here as well. I'm a university graduate who can't get a full time job *sigh*. So I have a job secured at the American Language Center in Marrakech whenever I want to take it, and Youssef's brother in law works for the Moumia hotel in Marrakech and can almost guarantee him getting a job there (especially with his English skills now). I started looking for apartments in Marrakech today and I'm really seriously considering going back. I am however worried about jeopardizing his returning to the US. Obviously it would be much easier if he had his citizenship here but I don't know how 3 more years will last. It would be incredibly nice to have the help of his sisters there with the kids and I really want to learn Arabic and possibly get my Masters from Al Akhwan in Ifrane. I guess I'm really scared to make the step - esp. immigration wise. What would our recourse be if my husband wanted to return to the US with me? Would it be filing DCF there or would they see that we abandoned the petition and deny us? Amera -- the ALC is a lovely place and Marrakech is full of great schools for multi-lingual kids! I want you to know that getting DCF in Morocco is incredibly easy and fast -- it took us 1 month from me filing a petition to my husband picking up to visa. It will cost about 4000 dirhams total and the fact that you will have a babe-in-arms and will (presumably) have your carte de sejour as a teacher will mean no hassle for you. In other words, they will not doubt one iota of your relationship and the visa issuance will be smooth. And of course wilt DCF you get the instant green card. There are some provisions for keeping this up. The American/Moroccan couples I know there have little travel scenarios to keep him in his green card up-to-date so they can return when they want to (i.e. they travel to the states at least once a year). You can live fairly comfortably on the ALC salary. I say go for it! We can talk more via PM if you want - I know lots of couples in Marrakech currently (with kids) who can clue you into schools, socializing, etc. Good luck on your decision! Amanda	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-10-01 20:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	Casa	Casa is a abbreviation of Casablanca in Morocco. This is the only one that I know of.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-09-28 09:57:00
Middle East and North Africa	I can't believe it....	The concern I have is the I-94 being valid for 90 days because his visa will have expired before the 90 days after entry. I dont think the I-94 will be valid past the visa expiration date. Carrie knows I am not trying to scare her but I just want to make sure everything will be okay on this end. But if Simo comes 1 dsy before his visa expires would he be out of status if they were to marry 1 day after his visa expiration? Carrie, I probably would not take any chances by going back to Casa to get anything change. Simo will just have to have an incomplete project in order for him to get here before the visa expires. This may also affect him as far as getting a "Temp Work Permit" from the POE. I wish you all the best. But I thought we were supposed to get 6 months from the issue date to enter the US and then 90 days from the date of entry to marry and adjust status. If this is not the case, then we are screwed because there is NO WAY he can get here, us get married and file adjustment in the next 7 weeks. The 90 day count starts from your entry. Once you use the K1 visa to enter, it basically becomes void, so the expiration date is irrelevant as long as you enter the U.S. before it.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-09-29 07:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	I can't believe it....	But if Simo comes 1 dsy before his visa expires would he be out of status if they were to marry 1 day after his visa expiration? Carrie, I probably would not take any chances by going back to Casa to get anything change. Simo will just have to have an incomplete project in order for him to get here before the visa expires. This may also affect him as far as getting a "Temp Work Permit" from the POE. I wish you all the best.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-09-28 15:26:00
Middle East and North Africa	I can't believe it....	Carrie, I am so happy for you and Simo, Told you it would come. :-)	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-09-28 09:58:00
Middle East and North Africa	OH NO! Yallah!	congrats Noura	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-10-05 09:07:00
Middle East and North Africa	we gots da visa	Congrats Charles and Nessa	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-10-06 07:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	GC	Hello Everyone, Just wanted to let you know the Green Card arrivd today with no errors. Yeah nothing until 2008. Kathy	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-10-10 18:13:00
Middle East and North Africa	More kids with second marriage?	I really dont want to start over mine son will be 18 in 2 weeks and I am in my 40s. But if its the LORDs will however if it doesnt happen before I turn 44, it will never happen and I will make sure of that. Hello all, happy Saturday. I've been thinking for a long time about this subject and I see that there are other people here who must have thought about it as well. I have a son from my first marriage and he'll be 12 next month. His father and I share custody so we each have him about half the time. I know that it's common or expected for married women in the middle east and surrounding areas to start having kids once they get married. At least, that's my impression. However, I'm in my mid-late 30's at this point, and with a 12 year old, I'm really not that eager to start the child rearing process all over again. My fiance and I have talked about this ALOT and have come to a decision, however I know that no matter what we decide, the final decision is up to Allah. Anyways, it seems that there are several other women around here who are getting remarried who already have kids and I'm wondering how you feel about having more kids with a second marriage? Thanks to anyone willing to share their thoughts on this.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-10-29 14:09:00
Middle East and North Africa	How old are you and your S/O ?	42 and he is 31	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-10-30 12:30:00
Middle East and North Africa	How old were you	41, just got married in May and July	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-11-02 10:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	Carrie's Simo is on his way!	Welcome Simo and Carrie like I told you last night just keep the faith. :-)	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-11-07 11:37:00
Middle East and North Africa	What does your candy heart say?	This is what mine says also and I dont not agree with a few of the points. :-) Your Candy Heart Says "Get Real" You're a bit of a cynic when it comes to love. You don't lose your head, and hardly anyone penetrates your heart. Your ideal Valentine's Day date: is all about the person you're seeing (with no mentions of v-day!) Your flirting style: honest and even slightly sarcastic What turns you off: romantic expectations and "greeting card" holidays Why you're hot: you don't just play hard to get - you are hard to get What Does Your Candy Heart Say? http://www.blogthing...dyheartsayquiz/	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-11-09 13:05:00
Middle East and North Africa	Are there any special rules or a time limit on which u have to move once your SO arrives?	I would move then do the AOS paperwork. As you have read from others that have move, the process does not go in their favor because they are not getting the lettes from USCIS. Just a general question...... I have a job opportunity in Las Vegas in my profession, and I am wondering if there is a certain amount of time you have before you can move to another state? My husband, pending the approval of his visa (MONDAY) , is already up for the move as soon as possible. He has many opportunities in Vegas, too. I have sooo much family there and they have been looking for him. He is getting work references and personal references and stuff like that from people there. He can get references from the family and friends that are here, too. I know that he has to apply for a social security card and we have 3 months to get married (right?), so once the initial "stuff" has been taken care of, can we go? Is there a website or something I can go to for pertinent details on this, or should I call some agency like USCIS? PLUS..... He's never seen the snow, and I'm sure that once he gets a feel of the frigidness that is the winter here, he will prefer thre sunshine and the heat there more. Just my assumption actually, I will prefere the sun and the heat! He asked me if he can jog in the winter............. , not unless you wnat to freeze to death! Hey Sarah, we would be neighbors........ sorta! I just want to be somewhere that has a lot to offer him by since he has no history here. Settlin for "anything" is not an option. This is what he said, not me. I love that about him! Anyway, any, knowledge and replies are greatly appreciated. Looking forward to 'em.........	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-11-13 13:05:00
Middle East and North Africa	Do your men feel intimidated because of your success?	Thanks ladies. I have forward this conversation to my friends.	frndly1	Not Telling	Morocco	2006-12-29 09:43:00