Sponsoring husband from Morocco

[travel_fan]

Yay!!! Good news Penny!!!!  I knew they were going to call - who knows what happened and why it took so long.

Very happy for your whole family, and of course for your daughter and her husband.  Now you can get on with life, flights, plans, celebrations, etc etc. 

As Boras said, now you all can relax and look forward to the future,

Tracy

[scoobet]

Congratulations Penny on the good news. It is so exciting to read everyones news. It gives the rest of us hope and a feeling that we also will be with our loved ones soon. I am still waiting for my husbands interview date. If we dont hear anything by next week, my husband will call them. They received our papers in Rabat on June 7. We are still within the normal time frame of waiting.  I think that also some of the staff must be on vacation. So we just have to be paitent.But sometimes waiting is the hardest part as you all know well. Then the excitment and relief comes when we get that final call for the visa. Wow I can hardly wait. I will keep you all posted if I hear of anything. Have a good weekend to all. Thinking of you...Scoobet

[Becca]

Hi there I am a newby and very happy to have stumbled across this website.  I am married to a moroccan man from Marrakech.  I met him Oct 2005 while on vacation there thru a mutual friend and got married to him May 31, 2007.  We have not filed our immigration papers but hope to do so in the next month. 

I am from Vancouver and hoping to meet other people in the same situation as me, in love but life on hold due to immigration!!  Maybe we could set up some sort of a support group.  Additionally, I would like my hubby to have some friends he could speak Arabic with who understand life here and the "culture shock" of the western world!! 

One tidbit:  If you fly your spouse from Morocco via England, there is no need for a transit visa - England recognizes all visas (permanent or visitors) issued by Canada.  For Vancouver flights, I still find British Airways to have the best prices (the  best prices are issued on site around 9pm PST on Wednesday nights - I saved $500 dollars by checking the prices every day - and booking on a Wednesday night)

One Question:  My husband speaks only French and Arabic.  He speaks very little English - I speak french so we communicate strictly in french.  Will this cause a problem with his interview?  Any tips or ideas? 

Love to hear back from all  you out there.  It is nice to see a great site with such friendly people who understand our plight...

Thanks,
Becca

[Becca]

Hi, it is Becca again.

I had a few more questions that maybe someone who has gone thru the interview can answer for me.

I have tonnes of documentation -- probably 200+ emails, 20MB of saved MSN chats - do I need to give my husband all of this documentation (I am sure several trees will be killed if I print this all out) or can I just give a sample of these documents spanning the last 22 months?

Also, does all my husband need is his Fiche Anthropologique from the Police Station or does he need a RCMP statement as well?
 
Also, from experience here on this site, how long is it taking for approval?

Thanks again. 

[Penny]

Scoobet,
I've been thinking of you! We haven't heard from you for so long. I was wondering how you were doing.
As for my son-in-law, the time between the time they started processing his papers and the interview, it was 3 months. But, seeing how this process is working, the time varies. Keep in touch! I told my daughter about you, because of where you live.

Becca, welcome!
Thanks for the info on the airways. As for French being used at the interview, I don't think it will matter. They had two people doing the interview, and I think one spoke French, the other English.

Our Abdel, as you probably read, is living in Vancouver. He just arrived two weeks ago, and Tracy, my mentor, lives in Victoria. Her husband just arrived last week.

We have all supported each other through all of this, and without them it would have been awful. I hope one day we can all meet. We feel like one big family.

Now, I have to show my support for my babies, Boras and Isabelle as well. I told my daughter I feel like all you guys' mother, and she asked me if that didn't make me feel old. So, maybe I'll be your older sister, if that's okay. Ha-ha!

Has anyone heard from Abdel? He's probably off sightseeing. I miss him!

- Lady Penny

[Yasmina/isabelle]

Thanks mom ohh I mean penny !!!
hahaha
still at work pore me and missing my husband alot!!!
Boras did u send your papers yet ?

Becca welcome to our little group!!
as you can see we are all in the same boat, and helping each other out the best we can in support and tips...
contact me anytime i be glad to help anyone.
isabelle

[hibiscus]

hi all , hoping good news to everyones here
i am new here but i did read some subjects , i found them very interesting because they are real and with the same summary , plus,there is alot of informations helping wifes and husbands ( time , entrevue , applications , marriage processe.....etc) .
my wife and me we are in the same case , we still waiting for the entrevue date ..., as all know ,  waiting  is the hard part especially with the distance so we all must be patient and thinking positive so by sure the waiting will finish , the sun will come , the moon will sing and the stars should dance for all .....

thank you very much madam Penny , you started this forum , so without you we all can't have this contact ....you are really our wise sister.

if some one needs some informations help , not hesitate , it will be my pleasur .

[Yasmina/isabelle]

This aplication is realy testing our patience,
Im usualy the girl who can wait and be ok but for my husband to be with me ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh its realy making my crazy but
Im keeping strong i just think its only the begining wait another 2 months or 3 or 4 or 5 and see how i am lol
Im at work again and all i keep thinkging is my husband waiting for me in morocco.
I miss it there im suposed to go back soon but now waiting and wondering should i save my money? for a life here with him...
but we will see my parents are soposed to visit morocco with me... ah well time will tell inshaAllah.
Hope avryone is keeping strong !
All the best
Isabelle

[travel_fan]

Hello Everyone;

A quick hello to everyone and a couple of things to answer Becca's questions...

Becca - you do not need to send all your msns, emails, etc.  Send a sample (5 - 8) that shows how your relationship developed - likely from the last year will suffice.  I had tons like you but mentioned in my application how many messages, etc,. so they new how much we communicated and how often.

Your husband shouldn't have anything with the RCMP as I'm assuming he hasn't been in Canada before...

You will find a lot of information on this thread as many of us have been through or are still going through the process.  For many of us the process has been about 4 - 5 months, which has been quicker than I expected.  I think things have slowed down a little at the visa office in Rabat - likely with all the visitor visa requests and staff holidays....

My husband and I live in Victoria so are not far from you.  Please keep in touch as we are happy to know more Canadian/Moroccan couples.  Abdel and Loretta are in Vancouver and I'm sure will also be happy to be in contact with you.

Penny - I think Abdel and Loretta are coming to spend the long weekend with us here in Victoria - I've been hearing about a few of Abdel's adventures in Vancouver from Rachid.  All I know is that when they get on the phone there's lots of laughter (comparing stories).

Take care everyone,

Tracy

[travel_fan]

Hi Becca;

I should say it was 4 - 5 months from the time of sending the application to Mississauga.  You can look on trackitt.com and see information on some of us who posted our processing times.

All the best,

Tracy

[Penny]

Hi Tracy,
I was hoping you would help Becca out. Abdel emailed me. He's doing great. It's wonderful to hear. I'm so glad that you will spending time with him and Loretta.
- Penny

[CDAGE79]

I just wanted to stop in and say Hi to everyone and a giant THANK YOU for all your help with getting ready for the marriage process.  Especially to Tracy & Rachid, Abdel and Isabelle, without your advice and guidance the process would have been much longer.
As it is it took 18 days, a lot of travel and a lot of patience but on July 24th we were married. :-)  Alhamdo lilah
Morocco was amazing, I hated to leave.  Such a beautiful country and people we're very welcoming. 
I'm starting the papers for sponsoring him now, It's been a very difficult 3 days without him by my side, and I don't want this process delayed any longer then necessary.  Knowing that others have gone through the process and are now together helps allot.

I'm at work now, so I have to keep it short.  Big thanks and huge CONGRATS to the newly reunited!!!!

lah  ihfdkom wi  ishal aalikom

Cindy

[Penny]

Cindy, it's so good to hear from you! I've been thinking about you! Yes, Maroc is beautiful. I can't wait to go back. Good luck with the paper process! We've all been lucky so far. Look how fast it has happened.
- Penny

[Penny]

Rachid will be in Canada August 31st!
- Penny

[Becca]

Thanks Boras for talking with Housni.  I thought I would have time to thank  you before you and him MSN'd, however, the two of you talked before I could thank you.

Thanks Tracey for your information.  There are just some things that the guide doesn't tell you.

Congrats Penny!  Nice to have an end date in sight!!

Congrats Cindy!  18 days seems to be the norm lately!  It took us 14 business days - however, it took a lot longer to get our Acte De Marriage papers.  Make sure you proofread your Marriage Certificate - mine had errors on it and we had to get it changed. 

Once agains, thanks to all.
Becca

[Yasmina/isabelle]

Bonjour!!
Well im so happy to see all of you are doing well
thanks Penny for helping my good friend Zahra, I quess we all need advice time to time
it feels good to have friends who know what we are going trew :-)
I been busy at work and my art im trying to keep going and stay busy so i dont think how lonely i am without my husband by me.
But I got him on the cam and mic for many hours avryday!! and of course I have my dear friends!

-Cindy so happy you are back! now we have to get together on cam and mic and tell me all about it!!
-Boras well I told my husband he said he will keep an eye out for you when the interview time comes inshallah...he said to send his Hello's to avryone.

All the best Isabelle

[travel_fan]

Congratulations Cindy on your marriage and to Penny on your son-inlaw's arrival!!  Yay - lot's of good news!

Cindy - I know Smail has been asking Rachid more questions about the application - let me know if there's any help I can be.  There's a number of us now that have gone through the process and gladly will help in any way we can.

All the best,

Tracy

[Nooda]

Congratulations  Penny, I'm so happy for your.

Nooda

[Penny]

Thanks Tracy.
5 more days until Visa pickup! 28 more days until arrival! Hurray!
Thanks everyone for all your support through all of this. It has been great having all of you to talk to.
Penny

[Chromination]

Penny I'm so happy for you and I'm happier for me that I will be getting the visa soon! I will be getting in Canada by 31 August too but as soon as I get the visa, I will fly immidiately! LOL I can't wait! It was nice talking to all of you!

Chromination

[Penny]

Chromination,
As I plan on meeting my son-in-law in Montreal, I can't meet him until after Aug. 12th. because my youngest daughter is coming to visit us. All flights with Royal Air Maroc were booked in August. I was lucky one morning I found a flight Aug 31st. and booked it right away. We found this the cheapest and easiest way to get here.
Penny

[Yasmina]

HI AVRYONE
I GOT A QUESTION FOR ANYONE WHO CAN ANWSER

BOUBAKER MY HUSBAND WANTS TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF QUESTION'S THEY WILL ASK IN THE INTERVIEW.
HE WANTS TO FEEL PREPARED..
IF ANYONE CAN HELP BIG THANK YOU

THANKS YALL
SALAM
ISABELLE/YASMINA

[Penny]

Yasmina, if you read on this site you will see. Read Abdel's comments after he came back from his interview.
Penny

[CDAGE79]

Hi everyone!

Thanks for all the congrats!  This little forum has become a place of celebration lately!

I'll keep everyone posted on the visa process.  Just filling in the forms now.

Take care!
Cindy

[Yasmina]

hi guys
im on my 3 week that i sent the aplication for sponsering and all... avrything was paid in full also
by next week u think i mught here from them by letter that i am good to sponser or it would be a longer wait?
hope all of u are doing good
isabelle/yasmina