@sunflowers1980
English looking for information about Morocco
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25 posts
About me
English
Lives in London
Registration: 21 June 2013
Activity
Getting UK divorce from Morocan husband
I'm a British woman who was previously married to a Moroccan man. We married in Morocco about 10 years ago. We divorced Islamically about 7 years ago, he gave me a verbal divorce (before he was deported back to Morocco following a domestic violence ... Read More
Baby travelling on UK passport, please read.
I'm a British woman married to a Moroccan national. We live together in the UK and our baby was born in the UK. We plan to take baby to visit Morocco soon but I have been given conflicting information regarding passports: Some say he MUST enter ... Read More
Making up baby formula in Morocco, is tap water safe?
I'm planning to take my baby for a family visit to Marrakech within the next couple of months. He will probably be around 5 or 6 months old at the time. At home in the UK he is fed exclusively on formula milk and my husband insists that tap ... Read More
Criminal record for marriage in morocco by Sana1230
Hello, Please can anyone help us !! My fiancé hve come already to morocco and we got all the paper work but the family court refused the criminal record that he got from the uk so he had to go back again to the uk and apply for it We were ...
Hello Sana, A British person who plans to get married in Morocco must get an ACRO police/criminal records check. You can contact ACRO on 0845 6013 999 (from within the UK) or +44 1962 871111 (if calling from abroad). Their email address is ... Read More
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. ...
Hi, I am thinking of applying for Moroccan residency (in Marrakech) and I have just been reading this thread about your experiences and which documents etc are required: Somebody told me that evidence of my husband's income and ability to ... Read More
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 ...
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. Read More
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 ...
I hope the house is under your full ownership. And that you protect your substantial savings.My home in the UK isn't under my ownership, it's owned by a relative. Or do you mean the Moroccan address I'd be moving into? The home in ... Read More
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 ...
It is to do with cultural attitudes. The assumption is that the husband will support the wife and not vice versa.Hi CathyMarie, yes I know about the cultural attitudes and expectations :) I know my husband WILL support in terms of letting me move ... Read More
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 ...
Hi CathyMarie, Thanks for your reply. Can't I just show the Moroccan authorities my own bank statements/savings to prove that I'm self-sufficient when applying for the residence card? I have substantial savings but my husband doesn't ... Read More
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 ...
Hi there, Hope you don't mind me contacting you out of the blue like this but I have just been reading your helpful advice about applying for the Moroccan residence permit as the wife of a Moroccan. I'm hoping to apply for a Moroccan ... Read More
Birth certificate problem and residency by sunflowers1980
I'm a British woman married to a Moroccan (from Marrakech). I'm hoping to apply for a Moroccan residency permit but have a question regarding my birth certificate: When we got married in Marrakech last year, the Morrocan authorities insisted ...
Thanks for your reply RWT, I know it shouldn't have been allowed to happened and tried to persuade the authorities to give me back the original at the time but they wouldn't :/ I'm just curious to hear from any other British people who ... Read More
Birth certificate problem and residency
I'm a British woman married to a Moroccan (from Marrakech). I'm hoping to apply for a Moroccan residency permit but have a question regarding my birth certificate: When we got married in Marrakech last year, the Morrocan authorities insisted ... Read More
Budget hotel near Casablanca (Mohammed V) Airport
Can anybody recommend a budget hotel or guesthouse near Casablanca Airport? I'm struggling to find many options so any recommendations would be great. I don't need anything fancy, just clean and secure! :-) Read More
Best ways to find English teaching work in Marrakech
There's a chance I may move to Marrakech within the next couple of months and I'd like to ask for tips on the best ways to find work as an English tutor. I've heard shocking stories of foreign English teachers being paid a few pence an hour, so ... Read More
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 ...
Hi Sue, thanks for getting in touch, it's always nice to hear from new people! You must be the expat who recently met up with Zena (from London) :)I'm friends with her (we met through our husbands who are good friends), she told me that she met ... Read More