Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	May 2012	Happy May! This year is flying by fast! Jeanne we are so surprised that Adam will do his biometrics this coming Monday! We had just mailed off his N400 on April 12th! Hope everyone has a great day! Great news Tammy!! Give our best to Adam!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-05-02 12:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	May 2012	A little late, but good evening to all!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-05-01 22:04:00
Middle East and North Africa	Has marriage & life been what you expected?	Wael has a wonderful dentist here. He's American, but spent some time in North Africa and speaks a little arabic!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-03-08 12:36:00
Middle East and North Africa	Has marriage & life been what you expected?	Met Wael almost 8 yrs ago and have been married almost 6 yrs. He arrived in the states Dec 07, so it's almost 5 yrs since he left Egypt. We certainly were very fortunate to not have any adjustment problems. He has loved the states since his arrival, worked for a few months and decided to go back to school. He has a BA in Accounting, obtained his BS in Economics, and now will graduate with his MBA (Finance) May 11. Last year he went home for the first time since arriving here. He had just graduated from the University of Arizona and was a new American citizen. The first week he was back in Egypt, he couldn't wait to come "home"! So much had changed. Of course he misses his family and speaks with them a couple times a week. He's just been so busy studying and it has consumed so much of his time. I love and have always loved his independent nature and his love for learning. He's still the same kind and gentle man I met and married. We have no problems with him being Muslim and me Catholic. I learn and he learns. My family just adores him! Tammy, replying to your topic of has it been what I expected....it has been more than that. I count my blessings everyday and could not imagine myself without my sweetheart. He's such a good guy!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-03-05 23:30:00
Middle East and North Africa	looking for MENA success stories	Just thought I would update everyone. Our case was complete at the NVC today. Now on to the embassy and the interview. We are so happy!!!! Congrats!!! One step closer!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! What AWESOME NEWS!!! I remember reading your posts about him studying and working so hard. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH! Him for the hard work and dedication and to you for your support and dedication to your husband and his dreams... truly inspiring to the wives here and the new immigrants here! WAAAAAHOOOOOOO YOU GO BOY! Thank you so much!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-05-12 10:33:00
Middle East and North Africa	looking for MENA success stories	Just an update....Wael received his MBA from the University of Arizona!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-05-11 18:14:00
Middle East and North Africa	looking for MENA success stories	Wael and I are still around! Met him 8 yrs ago, married almost 6 yrs. He's been in the states for a little over 4 yrs. Became a citizen 1 yr ago! He's still the same sweet man i've known for all these years. I'm blessed and a success story!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-04-29 18:22:00
Middle East and North Africa	looking for MENA success stories	Sister,.no one is trying to put you on the defense. I think what we're trying to do is make you keenly aware that craziness abounds in MENA, fraud abounds, and to take everything with a grain of salt...actually, two grains. Be smart, be vigilant and be prepared. Nobody wants you to get crapped on...I can honestly say that we all have your best interest at heart. For those of us that have been around these boards for years, we've seen everything. Hell, one if my favorite stories was the time that the CO brought the wife in to the embassy to tell her that the reason for the denial was that her husband already had two wives and children! Who had been presented to her as nieces and nephews. Yes, true story....my personal fave! You two might be drama free, but just know that yours is a totally uphill battle and the COs will look at your age situation with a very leery eye. True!!! Staashi, you are so right as usual!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-04-22 11:48:00
Middle East and North Africa	Please Guide me Emergency	So happy you arrived home!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-05-26 09:31:00
Middle East and North Africa	How tall are you & your MENA so?	I'm 5'7" and Wael is 6'1"	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-04-30 09:39:00
Middle East and North Africa	June 2012	Hey starting the new thread for June. Hope all is well with you. I am in Morocco now and enjoying my time with the family. I am somewhat sick but then I knew I would get sick in Morocco as nothing agrees with me. I got sick when I was here the 1st time, but I am back anyway. Farid is very happy with his family and having a grand ole time with friends as well. All is good folks. Sorry guys I titled the post incorrectly. I must be drunk. Happy to see you and Farid are having a good time!! Did I miss it or has he taken his oath yet? How long will you be in Morocco?	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-06-03 17:54:00
Middle East and North Africa	EID greetings from around the world	Happy Eid everyone! Wishing Wael and I were in Alexandria celebrating with his wonderful family!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-08-19 09:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	POLICE CERTIFICATES - EGYPT	Police certificates are good for 6 months and you can go to the nearest police station to obtain it.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-05-07 11:11:00
Middle East and North Africa	The hoping not to be denied at Casablanca thread	I guess my kid will be the only one out of the three of us not going straight to hell Thank goodness my fiancé isn't an ultra pious Muslim, because, despite my sincerest efforts to TRY TRY TRY to believe, I'm still a Buddhist heathen, and he accepts that for what it is.. For those who'd say OOOMG, he MUST be using you!! Nah.. While this may be a Muslim country, that CERTAINLY doesn't mean that people follow the book here.. Stay for a while, you'll see what I mean.. And I'd hope the "immersed" COs realize that too.. P.S. Ramadan is coming soon, I've actually seen some effort around here to dust off the prayer rugs, for the first time in nearly 5 months.. Kinda like they way my Grandma used to start putting out the nativity scene before X-Mas.. Are you Buddist?	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2010-07-09 15:21:00
Middle East and North Africa	It's Finally Done!	Congratulations!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-09-07 12:02:00
Middle East and North Africa	visit me	Shortly after Wael's visa interview, he also had a home visit in Alexandria. He did not wish to speak to Wael, only to his family. The only person home was his dad and an uncle that had come for a visit. Asked if we had a wedding party, how did they feel about me being Catholic and how well did I interact with the family. The interview took less than 10 mins. He then went to one of the little shops and asked the owner if he had met me which he told him yes. During our visa process, it wasn't uncommon for the embassy to have home visits. Some of the people here that were going through the process at or about the same time as we were had home visits. I don't know if other countries have them, but, it isn't uncommon for Egypt. If I remember correctly, his visa was issued about a month or so later. Best wishes!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-09-19 20:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Couples ....	Wael and I are still hanging around! Married almost 6 yrs. He's been here for 4 1/2 yrs and became a citizen last year. Having just obtained his MBA in May, he now has a position as a Sr Financial Analyst with a firm in Scottsdale, AZ! I'm happy, he's happy!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-07-27 12:07:00
Middle East and North Africa	Mandatory Administrative Processing	They may or may not do a field investigation, pretty rare from what I have seen here. They may send someone out to interview your fiance/spouse, their family, neighbors, etc. to determine it the relationship is legitimate. Usually they just ask a few questions such as do you know this person, do you know they are married/engaged? Have you ever met them? etc. Again rare but it can happen. Many of us going thru Cairo have had field investigations. Don't know about other countries, but seems Egypt will do them. Usually someone will interview your neighbors and family members. It's pretty standard procedure from Cairo, with some members having a couple field investigations.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2010-04-26 08:13:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Eid al-Adha!	Happy EID!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-10-26 10:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	So incredibly nervous	Good luck!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-10-26 22:16:00
Middle East and North Africa	How to deal with leaving	Happy Anniversary Jeanne & Wael ! Thanks Tammy!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-10-28 12:44:00
Middle East and North Africa	How to deal with leaving	Reading this thread brought back many memories. Going to Egypt 4 times, each and every trip was harder and harder to say goodbye. Watching him thru the glass made it difficult to concentrate with tears streaming down my face and this huge lump in my throat not knowing what was ahead of our journey. The stress was so overwhelming. My third trip I decided to stay a few months. That helped, but made it even harder to leave. My last and final trip I knew I couldn't leave without him, so just waited and then our visa came! We traveled back to the states together and I will always be grateful for that opportunity. Those memories are so vivid. I treasured each and every moment. He did return to Alexandria 3 yrs later after receiving his citizenship.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-10-28 10:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	checking in	Hi Lisa! Good to see you again!! Thanks for checking in!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-11-01 18:42:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Thanksgiving!	Happy Thanksgiving!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-11-22 10:06:00
Middle East and North Africa	MENA Baby Names	QUOTE (amysaid @ Oct 29 2009, 12:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually, this is a subject we've been discussing a lot lately, because we found out there is another MenaWeed on the way, inshaAllah We have been debating it a lot, because Ahmed really wants a name that goes both ways in English and Arabic without being translated. So far we've come up with: Girls: Layla, Maryam, Maia, Arwa, Nourai, and a few others I can't recall right now... Boys: Aiman, Amir, Adham (He really likes this one, me not so much), Amar (he doesn't like this, because he says it's not Arabic... Umm, hello, the Imam on Little Mosque on the Prairie! ) I don't know how we got stuck on so many A names. Congratulations!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-10-30 08:32:00
Middle East and North Africa	Husband here 4 years Christmas Day	Congratulations! My husband's 5th year in the states was yesterday Dec 23! We are doing very well and happily married now for 6 yrs. Merry Christmas and have a wonderful holiday!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-12-24 18:59:00
Middle East and North Africa	Which names to book ticket	Wael used his first name, middle name and last name. Had no problem!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-12-31 21:59:00
Middle East and North Africa	I just have to let out some excited energy	Wonderful news!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-11-01 18:41:00
Middle East and North Africa	I just have to let out some excited energy	Go take the trip. I still regret all the trips I could have taken but never did because I justified it with logic being in the same place as you are. You never know what's going to happen and it's better to be together when you can then wait a very long time to see each other again. Days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months and months into years. Don't let the years pass you by. Be with the ones you love most.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-10-31 09:18:00
Middle East and North Africa	Will having a wedding party help avoiding AP	Yeah it does tend to. My husband is a Mohamed. So yay for us. For the OP - for name checks a wedding party would have no bearing. Be thankful that you're dealing with Cairo now and not 5-6 years ago when everyone had MONTHS of AP. A few days or weeks was almost unheard of back then. So true!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2013-02-04 13:31:00
Middle East and North Africa	Will having a wedding party help avoiding AP	We had a wedding party and Wael was still put in AP. Makes NO difference.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2013-02-03 11:59:00
Middle East and North Africa	9 years ago today	I've always enjoyed reading your posts!! What a beautiful tribute Olivia. Wael and I will be coming upon our 9th year in June!! Many wishes to you and Waleed for more wonderful and beautiful years!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2013-03-18 10:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	DAILY THREAD	Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband Wael! Thank you for 6 beautiful years!! I love you	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2012-10-28 10:11:00
Middle East and North Africa	M.M.Mmmm (MENA.Musical.Moods)		JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2010-08-24 10:50:00
Middle East and North Africa	M.M.Mmmm (MENA.Musical.Moods)		JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2010-08-04 17:07:00
Middle East and North Africa	M.M.Mmmm (MENA.Musical.Moods)		JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2010-07-21 13:13:00
Middle East and North Africa	M.M.Mmmm (MENA.Musical.Moods)	For Annie	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2010-07-13 17:37:00
Middle East and North Africa	M.M.Mmmm (MENA.Musical.Moods)	Relax and enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1GQvs8ax3c	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2010-07-12 20:02:00
Middle East and North Africa	M.M.Mmmm (MENA.Musical.Moods)	Queen rules!!!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2010-07-02 12:51:00
Middle East and North Africa	M.M.Mmmm (MENA.Musical.Moods)	My favorite!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2010-07-01 19:47:00