Getting married in Morocco? Is it easier to go that or for me and my fiance to apply for a VISA based?

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on him being my fiance (KI). I was lead to a site about this and have found out that it could take up to a year for approval. Has any american citizen gotten married in Morocco and then applied for a VISA for their spouse to come to USA and if so was it easier than trying to get a VISA for approval for a fiance? Thanks for any help you can give me.

I've only known him for 9 months and we havent met in person yet. That is one of the requirements for the K1 unless you have a good reason. Mine is that I am temporarily disabled and cannot afford to fly to morocco to meet him.

I know it may seem strange to be engaged when we havent met in person, even though we do webcam everyday. We will have 90 days to get to know each other in person before we get married and that will be more than enough time for us.

Answer 1

Okay, if I had married my husband there it would have taken about the same time or longer. It was once faster to marry there but after 9/11 it all changed. We did a K1 and from the time I filled the paper work to the time he got the visa and came here it was about 5 months. I know stories of ppl who got married there and have still not gotten the visa to come here...

EDIT: how long have you known him for? sometimes it affects the 'evidence' ---I also know somebody that married there (b4 9/11) and it took like 2 months.

EDIT: like sarah t said--i think it is easier for moroccan women (let's be honest most terrorists are men so they have to do more of a search for them and with arabs it is harder sometimes because when you write their name phonetically it comes out all different) --I also know another k1 guy that came in like 5/6 months and all the non k1's have taken longer than a year (the ones i know of)
9 months can be enough but yeah since u didn't meet yet in can be a problem even when u have an excuse

Answer 2

To apply for a K1 you need evidence that the two of you have met in person like airline boarding passes, or photos, something of that nature. With all due respect, I think you should meet each other in person and spend some real time with them before getting married. Being compatible in person is extremely important. I would suggest calling United States Customs and Immigration and asking them your questions, they'll be able to help you far better and a lot more thoroughly than Yahoo! Answer contributors (no offense to anyone). I wish you the best of luck.

EDIT: You're right, you will have 90 days, because your wedding will have to take place 90 days after the K1 becomes effective. This is only 3 short months, but I know how it is when you know that you've found the right one :). Congratulations. I hope this process goes as smoothly as possible for you.

Answer 3

I don't think you could say one is faster or easier than the other. Unfortunately with immigration there is not a set time period that has to be followed.
I know a couple (American girl/Moroccan guy) who got married here and have been waiting one year for a visa. There is also a girl I know who applied for fiance visa and her fiance got it 5 months from application date. Yet a 3rd person I know (Moroccan man with U.S. citizenship) who married here in Morocco and his wife was in U.S. within 3 months!
I think you just have to choose which one you are going to do and go for it. No one can really even begin to guess which would be better.
Hope it all works out for you!

Answer 4

I don't want to talk about my visa details here (email me if you want to know) but I will tell you that the US is getting stricter on internet dating, so as others said, it might be advisable to go live in Morocco for a few months if you are physically able to.

Oh, but we did actually get married in Morocco and that part isn't difficult at all. You MUST bring with you from the US:
-police record (my hometown one worked just fine)
-certificate stating religion (if you're Christian or Jewish, you must get a paper from your church/synagogue - if you're Muslim, saying shahaada in front of the wali here is enough)

There's other stuff you must do once in Morocco, but bring those with you when you go.