Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	Questions about Morocco interview process	QUOTE (abdo @ Apr 14 2008, 05:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 35 mins : english english english !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! abdo 35 minutes!!! Waqt bzef! Poor Habibi... we are gonna need all the luck we can get! Thanks!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-14 12:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	Questions about Morocco interview process	Okay, thanks for the info, Abdo. did you do your interview in English, French, or Arabia? Thanks again, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-14 12:11:00
Middle East and North Africa	Questions about Morocco interview process	QUOTE (September1 @ Apr 12 2008, 11:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is this a requirement in Casablanca, paying for the visa before hand? If so, where dis you find that info? I have poured over the interview packet and the website, please direct me. Shukran bizef! Hmmmm... i'm not sure... i'm a little confused myself. i think before, like last year, you had to pay at the bank beforehand. i don't know why i remember this... but maybe one of the veterans can add some info. in any event, i e-mailed the consulate and they said Habibi could either pay in advance or on the interview day, directly at the consulate. i don't know which is better or what? we are still undecided about where/when we will pay. Any thoughts anyone?	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-14 11:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	Questions about Morocco interview process	Shukran Abdo, Barak Allah ou fik.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-09 12:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	Questions about Morocco interview process	Hi all, just bumping this to the top again... to see if anyone knows how my hubbie pays for his visa... at which BMCI bank? Thanks, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-09 12:17:00
Middle East and North Africa	Questions about Morocco interview process	Hi Everybody, Quick question before the interview.... My husband has to pay the visa fee beforehand. Can he pay at any BMCI bank? Or does it have to be a specific one in Casa? Shukran bzef! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-08 20:26:00
Middle East and North Africa	Questions about Morocco interview process	Salaam Victoria! Congratulations of packet 3. Alhamdulilah, it arrived. Here is the little that i know and hopefully it will help some. QUOTE (VictoriaUSA @ Apr 7 2008, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello. My fiance just received his packet from Casa and I have a few questions: 1. What should we expect to pay for everything including the doctor's visit, vaccinations, translations of documents, etc.? i think they say that the medical is around 1,100 dirhams. Hayati brought a little more than this, but all in all, he ended up spending 995 or something like that for the actual exam. That didn't include train fare or taxi fare. Translating will depend on who you go to and how much there is to translate. i think we paid about 600 dirhams in total for everything. Try to bring all your documents at once so then you can bargain down the translator. 2. What forms come in this packet? i think there is a list in the Packet for him to fill out. i know the DS 156K, DS 156, and the DS 157 are needed. But Hayati told me there was some other stuff, too. 3. What forms in this packet do I, the petitioner, need to sign or fill out? i think you just have to do the affadavit of support? 4. What original forms should I provide to him? You should send to him all the originals of all the evidence that you sent in with the original petition. And any originals of additional evidence you are providing to show that you still maintain a relationship. 5. Is it better for me to be at the interview with him? Will they allow me to go inside with him? Hmmmmm... one of the veterans can answer this one better than me... 6. Is there anywhere I can find a copy of the forms he was sent without him having to pay to fax it to me internationally? Yes, you can find some of the forms on this website, some on USCIS website, and i think the DS-156K needs to be submitted online via the Casablanca Consulate website. Good luck to you and your habeeb! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-07 19:48:00
Middle East and North Africa	Questions about Morocco interview process	Hey! i think this is it... are my neuroses showing yet? hz CASABLANCA	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-07 19:32:00
Middle East and North Africa	i feel really cry	i'm so sorry, SunRise... Just know you are not alone and you have all our prayers and wishes. where are you? can you go visit your habeeb? hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-11 08:44:00
Middle East and North Africa	tomorrow and maktoob(destiny in arabic)	QUOTE (wahrania @ Apr 14 2008, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> his mom lives in france...He doesnt need advance parole.He will have a greencard..Neither he nor his mother is thinking about me at this point...I have been really patient..I am now completely cracking..He is insisting on seeing her before he comes and the interview will not be until May 13.I am booking the ticket with miles and every change is 60 dollars .I now had to change it again...now for June 11th is the first availability.He asked me to book hotel rooms...I did it..I did the ticket..He never ever confirmed or did the hard work to get his visa and the embassy is in town.Im over here asthmatic,now facing amnios with no one to drive me and another 2 months alone while he caters to his mom.For gods sake he could fly back and see her in the fall...what this is doing to me mentally iscrushing me..He cant wait 5 months?So of course I understand but I am seething inside.Seething because I am really alone,struggling,driving alone to appointments..and I feel like I am stuck with the bill and I am mad...but trying to be patient and my patience has completely evaporated... From what you have written, you have a right to be mad... i'd be "seething", too. Just do your best to take care of you. One thing at a time. Find a way to your doctor, get your tests done, and then on to the next thing. i'm sorry he keeps changing the ticket and costing you $$. i really hope that you can communicate all this to him.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-14 12:20:00
Middle East and North Africa	tomorrow and maktoob(destiny in arabic)	QUOTE (wahrania @ Apr 14 2008, 03:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He just told me he needs more time for his transit visa and his interview for the transit visa is not till may 13...and so that means he wont be here till lamost june...I dont feel like he loves me or is making me and the baby first..my health is failing....im having problems with the pregnancy and that another 2 months alone unnecessarly to see his mom who he can fly back and see after he has his card...and in the meanwhile im over the edge i'm so sorry, Wahrania. i am glad though, that you are going through with the tests and trying to take care of yourself. Inchallah, you will have good news tomorrow and you and the baby will be in good health. i understand the pain in the ### of getting a transit visa for France. it happens and it is a whole lot of unnecessary red tape for most Francophone African countries. these are my questions: is it absolutely necessary that he travels through France? are there no flights that go through Spain, UK, or Belgium? has he not seen his mother in a long, long time, is that why he is choosing to go to France? have you discussed the possibility of applying for advanced parole once he gets here so he can then travel to see his mother a little later? i'm sorry all this is happening at once, but i really hope it works out and you have all our prayers. take care hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-14 11:49:00
Middle East and North Africa	Maybe i'm Being Overanxious ?	QUOTE (Nutty @ Apr 17 2008, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We are all meandering neurotics by this time! I understand your trying to cover all your bases....It is the same for me when dealing with the DOS and consulate people. However, try not to do damage control before damage. If only because you may be getting nervous for nothing. There is a good chance your habibi will come out of the interview with flying colors!!! Tina Inchallah i hope so!! Thanks, ladies, for your thoughts... i wrote a kinda longwinded letter to my Senator, the one who said they'd be happy to know our history, just in case... and i feel better just having written it. i haven't sent it yet... it needs a lot of editing down, but maybe i will fax it over tomorrow. just writing it helped some. anyway, thanks for your insight! i hope i have some good news to share with you soon, and all this worrying for nothing! hz Edited by AlHayatZween, 17 April 2008 - 06:27 PM.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-17 18:26:00
Middle East and North Africa	Maybe i'm Being Overanxious ?	Salaam all, Happy Thursday. As a lot of you know i am preparing for our interview in Casa next week. i took some of your advice and i've been trying to contact my representatives all morning. i just thought i could send them a letter or something to make them aware of our petition IN CASE we need their help in the next few weeks. Am i neurotic for preparing myself for so much to go wrong so quickly? Anyway, my Senator's office was great. They said, Sure, send us a letter and a case history. My Reps' offices are reluctant to take anything from me since we [Habibi and i] don't have a problem yet.... which, i understand. They are probably inundated with stuff daily... i get it... "Don't bury him until he's dead," one woman told me. But something my Reps' offices have been telling me really doesn't sit well. They are saying that even if there is a problem and Habibi is denied, there is nothing they can do. "It's up to the Consulate," they've said. "You can't contact us until you come home with 'the paper'," another insisted. Is this true? Have any of you heard this before? Maybe i should just chill out and wait to see what the interview will bring? Sorry for my meandering neuroses, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-17 10:54:00
Middle East and North Africa	Amnio came back and prelimary	QUOTE (belinda63 @ Apr 17 2008, 12:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Best advice on a name. Go outside and yell the complete name (like you were mad at him) and if it sounds good go with it. Belinda, that's pretty funny. And true! Wahrania, i'm so relieved for you. i hope you have a moment of calm. also, i'm glad that your hubbie seems to be coming to his senses. Alhamdulilah. hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-16 23:25:00
Middle East and North Africa	You Need to Sit Down When You Read This	Wooo-hooo!!! Congratulations!! Alhamdulilah. I hope he comes quickly and safely! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-12 09:05:00
Middle East and North Africa	Arab Bashing	i'm glad we switched topics. Can i join the Licorice Club, too? i like the black kind and the red kind.... but none of those other crazy colors they are showing these days. i'm a decent person for goodness sakes.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-03-18 14:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	My husband got the visa!!!!	It is going to all be better now! Inchallah... Congratulations, Nutty!! Tell him to get his behind here soooooon!!! Good luck and best wishes! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-22 13:10:00
Middle East and North Africa	PRAYERS FOR AJ1	Alhamdulilah, AJ1!! That is great news! Congratulations and may he get his visa in hand soon! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-22 13:06:00
Middle East and North Africa	They Kept His Passport!	QUOTE (Virtual wife @ Apr 16 2008, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank, everyone! I still can't believe it! No AP? In Casa? Hey, I'll take it. I do train people how to get thru the NVC and how to prepare for their interview, AlHayatZween. I'll be in touch. Yes, please be in touch! Thank you! i'm so glad you guys made it with no AP. Alhadmulilah. Congratulations again! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-16 23:34:00
Middle East and North Africa	They Kept His Passport!	Wow!!!!! That is great and encouraging news!! Alhamdulilah. Congratulations! Yaaaaaaaaayyy! Any advice for the interview? hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-16 08:16:00
Middle East and North Africa	second interview !	Wow! Abdo, sounds much better! i'm glad you took the interview in Arabic and the woman was nice to you. Alhamdulilah. Sounds like they are going to do the security checks and inchallah you will have the visa quickly. Good job, Take care, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-17 18:42:00
Middle East and North Africa	second interview !	How'd it go, Abdo?	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-17 10:28:00
Middle East and North Africa	second interview !	Haadh sa3id, Abdo. Many prayers and well-wishes. Inchallah, you will have some good news tomorrow. Take care! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-16 23:15:00
Middle East and North Africa	Stick a Fork in Me	Shukran bzef, everybody, for your well-wishes and prayers! We made it to Casa and are still preparing for our interview tomorrow. i just feel like i am the only one stressed out about this interview. My parents, friends, and even now Hayati! seems to act like it's no big deal. i've worried myself into yet another headache. Why does everything seem to mean so much to me and to no one else? Anyway, thanks everyone for your support and advice up till this moment. i probably won't be online again until tomorrow. i will let you know as soon as we know something. Take care and please think happy thoughts and say some more prayers for us. hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-23 11:21:00
Middle East and North Africa	Stick a Fork in Me	Thank you all for your prayers and well-wishes and help along the way! Getting on a plane this evening... somehow fit our FAT MIGRA binder into my backpack. We are ready inchallah. i'm mainly just going for the interview, but there should be some days of fun and adventure too, i hope! And i will definitely be hugging Morocco and eating lots of yummy Maghrebi cuisine! Thanks again for everything... i'll try to post next week b/f the interview inchallah. hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-19 11:33:00
Middle East and North Africa	Stick a Fork in Me	Salaam everybody, Happy Friday. i hope this message finds everybody well. i just spent the last few days trying to get together all our stuff for Hayati's interview next week, and i am exhausted and i can't wait to get to Morocco so i can get some rest!! (and see Hayati!!!!!!! ) Anyway, i just wanted to post an e-mail to please ask your for your prayers and happy thoughts this coming week. We have the interview on Thursday, inchallah. i will try to check in before then, but sometimes the computers in the cyber cafes won't let me post on VJ for some reason. i will DEFINITELY write after the interview and let you know how we did. Please keep us in your thoughts. Have a good weekend! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-18 20:32:00
Middle East and North Africa	VISA	Mabruk Abdo! Alhamdulilah. How long did it take from you second interview to visa in hand? Good luck to you! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-29 14:49:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Friday!	Salaam everybody, Happy Friday. Flew in from Maghreb last night... and dumbfounded as to why i have consciously chosen to separate myself from Habibi... again... This is the worst. Anyway, please pray for us to have good news soon. Good luck and many prayers to all of you: Nagi, Ash, Shawna... Hope everyone is hanging in as best they can be. Sigh......... hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-02 08:32:00
Middle East and North Africa	G325A	QUOTE (WHsoulmates @ May 2 2008, 08:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi everyone, it is getting more serious now i hav two addresses one is for mailing and the other is my physical address so which one shall i use with my G325A?????????????????? and there is not enough room to put both ???? Salaam WH, We had the same problem. i think G325 A Bio asks for address where your SO lives, his residence. We put his actual living addresses on the G325A, and then we used his mailing address on the I-129F. Wouldn't hurt to attach a cover letter, confirming which address you want stuff sent to, when the time comes, inchallah. Hope that helps!! Bonne chance, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-03 08:22:00
Middle East and North Africa	can someone plz look at my situation and help me with any advise?	Good luck, KimberlyAnne, it might be that they just want to ask him a few more questions with any new information they acquired. at least you know they are working on his case. and May 7th is right around the corner! stay positive, and inchallah, he'll have the visa stamp and be good to go! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-03 11:41:00
Middle East and North Africa	How many MENA members still in AP?	QUOTE (tammy2688 @ May 3 2008, 07:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> MODIFIED LIST: tammy2688 belinda63 sunflower_4712000 jade2004 moe1985 DR. N Samer AlHayatZween Biggestwinner One heart ahmedandsue AJ1 Zeenush Prayers to all of you, I know how hard this is. But we will get through, I pray to God to have closure on this painful journey, so that finally I can be with my husband here and not have to shed tears night after night. I know you all feel the same way. May will be a good month, that is my wish to God. Tammy Amine	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-03 07:16:00
Middle East and North Africa	How many MENA members still in AP?	QUOTE (Rocketta @ May 2 2008, 06:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh, thanks. but I'm still lost! Oh no! Please don't get lost! Come back, come back! AP or AR happens after your habeeb or habeeba has his/her interview, and then their application is further processed for security checks, name hits, etc... Sometimes it is completed quickly... in just a few days. Other times, as many here can tell you, it lasts for months or God forbid... even longer. It is Administrative Limbo, also known as the 8th Layer of Hell. Tammy, thank you so much for creating the list. Thanks for your support and inspiration, too. Inchallah, May will be a great month for us. hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-02 13:35:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sunday's Thread	Salaam MENA, Sabah al-khair, 3 days back from Maghreb and i'm sad today. i'm losing my hair again, i'm sure of it... Good luck, Ash, on your interview tomorrow if i don't catch up with you before then...	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-04 11:30:00
Middle East and North Africa	VISA IN HAND	Alhamudulilah! Congrations, Abdo! Aji bzerba!! Good luck to you and your fiancee, safe travels, and a long, happy life together inchallah, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-02 09:35:00
Middle East and North Africa	can somone help plz	i know, i read some of your posts, and it is terrible. i'm so sorry that you are going through all this... it is terrible and unfair. but hopefully, now that they have contacted you again... hopefully, inchallah, it is good news, and hopefully your fiancee will have her visa soon... keep praying and we are praying with you. take care! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-05 08:07:00
Middle East and North Africa	can somone help plz	Well, sounds like they have received an update and your case is moving again. Anytime they are working on your case is progress in my mind. So good luck!! Let's hope it's good news, inchallah! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-05 07:52:00
Middle East and North Africa	intervew ..	QUOTE (sarahaziz @ May 1 2008, 10:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (StacyChadli @ Apr 30 2008, 10:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Our interview went a lot like Okidoki's. Here is our story: My fiance's interview was April 28, 2008. He was interviewed by a blonde woman with glasses. She was very nice and asked him only a few questions. She also asked him to sign the form DS-156K swearing that he will marry within 90 days. In the interview she asked him for emails for the past 2 years, and he let her see them. She told him that she would keep them to review. She also gave him a form that stated "This office regrets to inform you that it is unable to issue a visa to you because you have been found ineligible to receive a visa under the following section(s) of the immigration and nationality act.", but on this form what is checked is "other" and written beside it is "we are reviewing the documents provided during your interview. We will contact you when our review is complete." Has anyone else received similar forms? Does this mean a visa will be issued? Any advice, comment, or thought would be most appreciated. Thank you I don't think that's a good sign?? Try posting a new topic to get answers from people similar to you Salaam Stacy, i don't think it is good or bad... from what i've read, i think it's just CASA and the unpredictable way that they work and process visas. a lot of us have received this form. i think they are just reviewing the documents provided in the interview and then will continue with "administration processing." Inchallah, they will review the papers quickly and you will have your visa quick! i hope so... for you, me, and all the others in the same boat. inchallah tout se passe bien, take care hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-05 22:48:00
Middle East and North Africa	intervew ..	QUOTE (okidoki @ Apr 25 2008, 10:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> had my intervew in april 10 , o was the last one who get intervewd , the blond lady called me asked me few quetion where did you meet ? do you were tallking to people before she meet her ? tallk about first trip to morocco ? where you will get married ? when you proposed to get married with her ? she asked me to left her pictres and mails chatt , letters , and then she gave me a form says your case requires additional administrative processing . we require nothing further from you this time . we will contact you by telephone as soon as we are able to contunue with your sace .cab aby body tell me what is gonna be hapenne , it's have been 2 weeks and i still didn't reciev a call yet ..... Hi Okidoki, i'm sorry that you are still waiting for your visa... i don't know why it takes so long, but i know you are not alone. i think this is standard procedure for Casa, you pass the interview, but you don't get the visa until they finish their "administrative processing." we are in the same boat as you... did she give you any time frame when it might be finished? did she take your passport? i think you can call DOS to check the status of your petition... and you can send an e-mail to the consulate just to check the status. but other than that, i think we just have to wait. it is heartbreaking. good luck! i hope you hear some good news soon, inchallah. keep your faith and say prayers for all of us, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-05 22:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	visa in hand?	Congratulations! Alhamdulilah. Edited by AlHayatZween, 06 May 2008 - 08:16 AM.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-06 08:15:00
Middle East and North Africa	Interview May 7th	Amazing! What a relief! Congratulations!! So glad to hear that it went smoothly, and hopefully they'll be issuing visas toute suite. Inchallah... hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-07 10:34:00