In Morocco

Submitted by marriages (United States), Mar 7, 2010 at 10:36

Amman same holds true for Morocco. No marriages are performed in Mosques or The US Consulate. You are married once you sign the contract and after you have went to Rabat and several places. All the paperwork BEFOREHAND is then mailed off and the marriage has to be accepted to be able to continue. Once it was accepted like 1-2 weeks later, there were a few more papers to finish. There were two abdous present and a translator in your language present. You had to have your own translator. The courts did not furnish one. Also, his mother was present as a witness along with the translator/friend. The marriage has to be recorded and logged in family court logs with book number, etc. This is the ONLY marriage the US CONSULATE will accept! This is a TRUE marriage and without these records and your ORIGINAL signed Arabic marriage certificate, NO VISA!!!! Im not sure why the posters here continue saying they can marry in Mosques. No marriages are performed in Mosques. Its for praying only. My husband's sister did not marry in a Mosque. She is Moroccan native and she married another Moroccan native. Hope this helps. .

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