Embassy of the United States

To establish eligibility for an alien fiancé visa, a U.S. citizen must file Form I-129F, Petition for an Alien Fiancé, with the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Service Center having jurisdiction over the place of the petitioner's residence in the United States. The approved petition will be forwarded by the Department of Homeland Security's United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) to the U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca, where the fiancé will apply for his or her visa.  Approval of the petition does not guarantee the issuance of a visa.  Applicants will be interviewed and asked about their relationship by a consular officer. 

Petitioners and applicants should note that a petition is valid for a period of four months from the date of USCIS action but may be revalidated by the consular officer.

If you wish to withdraw the petition before a K-1 visa is actually issued, you should make a written request to the U.S. Consulate General and USCIS.

Once the visa is issued, your fiancé must enter the U.S. within six months. After entering the U.S., you and your fiancé must marry within three months and report the marriage to the nearest CIS office in order to obtain permanent/conditional resident status for your new spouse.

If you decide not to marry, your fiancé must depart the U.S. within the three-month period.

Please note that once a K visa petition is approved by USCIS, the file will be sent to the U.S. Consulate in Casablanca and we will contact the beneficiary of the petition directly to schedule an interview date.

Documents Required for the Visa Interview

• Birth certificate
• Police certificate (fiche anthropometrique)
• Court record (casier judiciare) and English translation
• Singlehood certificate
• Original marriage certificate plus a copy and English translation if applicable
• Original divorce certificate plus a copy and English translation if applicable
• Death certificate and English translation if applicable
• Medical record from one of our panel physicians
• 2 photos (5cm x 5cm) white background
• $240 paid in cash at the Consulate, in either U.S. Dollars or the equivalent in Moroccan Dirhams. 
• I-134 Affidavit of Support form (with petitioner's original signature) along with a copy of the petitioner's most recent tax return
  • Please note that the petitioner must fill out the I-134 form even if he or she thinks that their income does not meet the Poverty Income Guidelines
• The beneficiary of the K petition must also fill out two copies of the DS-156 form as well as one copy each of the DS-156K, DS-157, and DS-230 forms. These forms will be sent to the applicant by the Consulate, or can be found online by clicking on the links above.

Internet Romance and Marriage Fraud

Many U.S. citizens befriend Moroccans through Internet dating and social networking sites and these relationships often lead to marriage or engagement. While many of the marriages between U.S. citizens and Moroccans are successful, the U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca warns against marriage fraud. It is not uncommon for foreign nationals to enter into marriages with U.S. citizens solely for immigration purposes. Relationships developed via correspondence, particularly those begun on the Internet, are especially susceptible to manipulation. Often, the marriages end in divorce in the United States when the foreign national acquires legal permanent residence (“green card”) or U.S. citizenship. In some cases, the new U.S. citizen or permanent resident then remarries a wife he had divorced around the same time as he had entered into a relationship with the sponsoring U.S. citizen.

Some of the signs that an Internet contact may be developing a relationship with a U.S. citizen in order to obtain an immigrant visa through marriage are:

• Declarations of love within days or weeks of the initial contact;
• Proposals or discussions of marriage soon after initial contact;
• Requests to the U.S. citizen to visit the foreign national’s home country soon after the declaration of love or proposal;
• Responses to messages from the U.S. citizen friend are along the lines “I love you/Sorry I missed your call,” or similarly one-sided conversations;
• Once engaged, married, or an immigrant visa petition is filed, suddenly starts missing scheduled appointments to chat or call.

While chat rooms, dating, and social networking sites can be ways to make friends across international borders, the U.S. government urges U.S. citizens who meet foreign nationals on the Internet to keep in mind the signs noted above. Entering into a marriage contract for the principal purpose of facilitating immigration to the United States for an alien is against U.S. law and can result in serious penalties, including fines and imprisonment for the U.S. citizen and the foreign national involved.