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CathyMarie

@CathyMarie

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English expat in Morocco

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English

Speaks English, French, a little bit of Arabic

Registration: 04 December 2012

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CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
caroline_moussaoui

Kids leaving Morocco without father by caroline_moussaoui

I'm a Brit living in Morocco with my husband. Expecting our first baby but I plan to give birth in England. I hear that father's permission must be sought before I can take our child back to England for holidays in future. There will be times when ...

CathyMarie

Hi Caroline. This is an old post but since the information might be useful in any case, just to add that like Deana, I was often in this position but a phone call to my ex-husband sufficed. Things might indeed be tighter now. I don't think ... Read More

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10 years ago
Neecey101

ENGLISH SPEAKER LOOKING FOR JOB IN RABAT by Neecey101

Hi I am a 20 year old female from London England looking for a job in rabat morocco but I only speak English I fell in love with the country and city when I visited and id love to spend sometime working and living there. If anyone can help me I ...

CathyMarie

Yes that is so true, I wouldn't like to experience healthcare there god forbid im out there if I get sick. I suppose being born and raised here in England I do take for granted basic things that I would find strange for other countries not to ... Read More

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10 years ago
Neecey101

ENGLISH SPEAKER LOOKING FOR JOB IN RABAT by Neecey101

Hi I am a 20 year old female from London England looking for a job in rabat morocco but I only speak English I fell in love with the country and city when I visited and id love to spend sometime working and living there. If anyone can help me I ...

CathyMarie

No, no, laduqesa, you are far cleverer than I, I am sure! Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
Neecey101

ENGLISH SPEAKER LOOKING FOR JOB IN RABAT by Neecey101

Hi I am a 20 year old female from London England looking for a job in rabat morocco but I only speak English I fell in love with the country and city when I visited and id love to spend sometime working and living there. If anyone can help me I ...

CathyMarie

Well, I'm sorry to sound unimpressed but even I with my fairly basic Arabic can understand what's been written here in Arabic. And who's to say laduqesa (whom I had thought was female, but now I notice the icon!) is not rushing between ... Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
Neecey101

ENGLISH SPEAKER LOOKING FOR JOB IN RABAT by Neecey101

Hi I am a 20 year old female from London England looking for a job in rabat morocco but I only speak English I fell in love with the country and city when I visited and id love to spend sometime working and living there. If anyone can help me I ...

CathyMarie

Well, all I can say is that it went through my cynical European mind to wonder whether you were not one of our dear Britishers dressed up as Moroccan.... :) believe me, people never write an acquired language without mistakes, however well they ... Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
Neecey101

ENGLISH SPEAKER LOOKING FOR JOB IN RABAT by Neecey101

Hi I am a 20 year old female from London England looking for a job in rabat morocco but I only speak English I fell in love with the country and city when I visited and id love to spend sometime working and living there. If anyone can help me I ...

CathyMarie

Moxtar, your English is AMAZINGLY good for a foreigner, if I may say! Absolutely no mistakes, idiomatic, colloquial - I've never known a non-native speaker have such flawless command of the language... where did you learn, I wonder?? Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
Neecey101

ENGLISH SPEAKER LOOKING FOR JOB IN RABAT by Neecey101

Hi I am a 20 year old female from London England looking for a job in rabat morocco but I only speak English I fell in love with the country and city when I visited and id love to spend sometime working and living there. If anyone can help me I ...

CathyMarie

Oh dear, please add a pinch of salt to what these doom and gloomers are saying to you :) Shame nobody else has replied... There is of course some truth in what they are saying, and some Moroccans are out to exploit naive foreigners. Lying is also ... Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
caroline_moussaoui

Bank account & residency questions by caroline_moussaoui

Anyone know how to open a bank account in Morocco? How can I apply for Moroccan residency? I'm married to a Moroccan and I have British nationality. In the past I just left Morocco every 3 months but would now prefer to apply for official residency. ...

CathyMarie

I seem to remember, when I think about it, that I was advised to do it all through my husband's proof of income and employment because it would be much easier and quicker that way. Given my subsequent experience, that turned out to be right. I ... Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
summerlee7

HOW TO : Foreigner to Marry a Moroccan. Step by step instructions. by summerlee7

Hi everyone. Ive noticed that alot of people ask for help re mixed marriage in Morocco. Here is my own personal experience that i want to share. Some information you might want to know is that im from New Zealand and my partner is Moroccan and ...

CathyMarie

Apologies. I have no desire to continue the conversation, either in private or public :) I did just want to make the point that the exploitation of foreigners by Moroccans is more nuanced than some people are saying and also, more importantly (to ... Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
summerlee7

HOW TO : Foreigner to Marry a Moroccan. Step by step instructions. by summerlee7

Hi everyone. Ive noticed that alot of people ask for help re mixed marriage in Morocco. Here is my own personal experience that i want to share. Some information you might want to know is that im from New Zealand and my partner is Moroccan and ...

CathyMarie

How do you know I am not a Muslim? Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
summerlee7

HOW TO : Foreigner to Marry a Moroccan. Step by step instructions. by summerlee7

Hi everyone. Ive noticed that alot of people ask for help re mixed marriage in Morocco. Here is my own personal experience that i want to share. Some information you might want to know is that im from New Zealand and my partner is Moroccan and ...

CathyMarie

Oh by the way, you said they are devout Muslims, yet allow their son to marry a non-Muslim woman? No religious Muslim family would allow such a thing to happen. And before you tell me you reverted, they still wouldn't allow it. So my judgement ... Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
sunflowers1980

British wife of Morocccan husband (moving to Morocco) by sunflowers1980

I'm a British citizen married to a Moroccan man and planning to settle in Morocco with him. He is from Marrakech, so we would probably settle in the Marrakech area. When I enter Morocco with the intention of applying for residency, which box should ...

CathyMarie

How long ago did you apply for residency? How did you find the process? My first encounter with Moroccan bureaucracy was when getting married in Marrakech, I'm just trying to get an idea about how long it generally takes and any hints/tips.The ... Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
summerlee7

HOW TO : Foreigner to Marry a Moroccan. Step by step instructions. by summerlee7

Hi everyone. Ive noticed that alot of people ask for help re mixed marriage in Morocco. Here is my own personal experience that i want to share. Some information you might want to know is that im from New Zealand and my partner is Moroccan and ...

CathyMarie

Are you British? If so, you put me to shame. This is so sad and so forlorn a view of people whom you simply do not know. My in laws, or ex laws, are devout Muslims whose lives are bound by daily rituals of prayer and devotion. I have never been ... Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
summerlee7

HOW TO : Foreigner to Marry a Moroccan. Step by step instructions. by summerlee7

Hi everyone. Ive noticed that alot of people ask for help re mixed marriage in Morocco. Here is my own personal experience that i want to share. Some information you might want to know is that im from New Zealand and my partner is Moroccan and ...

CathyMarie

If he has received his Indefinite Leave to Remain/Citizenship & was not deported, then his family asking him to pay back is nothing. The purpose of marrying a British or any Western citizen is obvious. Once that goal is achieved, paying back ... Read More

CathyMarie replied to a thread
10 years ago
summerlee7

HOW TO : Foreigner to Marry a Moroccan. Step by step instructions. by summerlee7

Hi everyone. Ive noticed that alot of people ask for help re mixed marriage in Morocco. Here is my own personal experience that i want to share. Some information you might want to know is that im from New Zealand and my partner is Moroccan and ...

CathyMarie

Yet they allowed him to exploit you... As if they didn't know about his nature(!) They are called MorocCON for a reason.No, actually. The exploitation (I won't go into it) took place when we living in the UK together - they knew nothing ... Read More