Fedala
French expat in Morocco
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Registration: 29 December 2010
Advice - Living within my means in Essaouira by Emmyht
Hello, I have posted on several sites - topic specific, so I'll not bore everyone with "new member" details with every post. I am on a fixed monthly income. I also want to be part of my community - not apart from it. And I know NOTHING. All ...
As a tourist, yep, for the every day life, nope. Read More
Immigration by Habari
Hello, everyone, I'm an American citizen living in Rabat. I arrived on August 18th of this year. How long would I have to stay in Spain to get another 3 months on my visa (passport)? And...I have searched in vain for the Moroccan immigration ...
As such, it's safer from a tax point of view, in Morocco ;) Read More
Immigration by Habari
Hello, everyone, I'm an American citizen living in Rabat. I arrived on August 18th of this year. How long would I have to stay in Spain to get another 3 months on my visa (passport)? And...I have searched in vain for the Moroccan immigration ...
If you just want the additional 3 months, go to Spain for a week end, and get back to Rabat. That will be enough. Nevertheless, if you are working as a self-employed person in Morocco, are you paid in Morocco or in the US or Mexico (or any other ... Read More
Immigration by Habari
Hello, everyone, I'm an American citizen living in Rabat. I arrived on August 18th of this year. How long would I have to stay in Spain to get another 3 months on my visa (passport)? And...I have searched in vain for the Moroccan immigration ...
The services you need to get in touch with as for immigration matters are the police at the "prefecture de police". If you need to find the place it is in Rabat, just get a cab and ask for it ;) They know about it for sure !! Meanwhile, are you ... Read More
Advice - Living within my means in Essaouira by Emmyht
Hello, I have posted on several sites - topic specific, so I'll not bore everyone with "new member" details with every post. I am on a fixed monthly income. I also want to be part of my community - not apart from it. And I know NOTHING. All ...
I do: it's been now more than 5 years that I'm in Morocco. But I'm not sure my personal situation is the same as many others as I got married to a Moroccan person ;) Read More
Advice - Living within my means in Essaouira by Emmyht
Hello, I have posted on several sites - topic specific, so I'll not bore everyone with "new member" details with every post. I am on a fixed monthly income. I also want to be part of my community - not apart from it. And I know NOTHING. All ...
Be aware that Marrakech is a really expensive city... Read More
Hello From England-- need adivce residency/Job by fasterhak
Hello I am married to a Moroccan woman, I am told to stay longer than my 3 month allowance I need to apply for a residence card at the local police station. However to get this card I need employment, and If I was to get employment first they want ...
As per English speaking companies, have you been checking out the American Chamber of Commerce in Morocco website ? I don't know about UK, but the US have lots of companies around Casablanca ;) Read More
buying meat in tangier by jeph
I am relocating to Tangier from the United States and I was wondering if it is possible to find a butcher or supermarket that sells western cut steaks. My understanding is that in morocco all animals are killed according to islamic traditions and ...
Metro has been bought by a moroccan company recently and the name is about to disappear. Before that, the access to their department store is only granted to company representatives that hold a "metro card"... Read More
Hello From England-- need adivce residency/Job by fasterhak
Hello I am married to a Moroccan woman, I am told to stay longer than my 3 month allowance I need to apply for a residence card at the local police station. However to get this card I need employment, and If I was to get employment first they want ...
You can get a resident card as you're married to a moroccan woman, provided this wedding has been made with an adoul. In onther words, it takes you a moroccan wedding act to prove you're married under the morrocan law. Thus, due to this special ... Read More
Sold it all to move to Essaouira - Questions by Emmyht
Introduce myself & Questions on living accomodations First off - I chose Morocco as my FIRST choice as to where I want to live. It's diversity, people, culture, beauty call to my heart. I have DREAMED to be in Africa for years. Approximately 6 ...
It's nice to live such an experience a romantic way. Just be careful romance doesn't turn to nightmare... That's the reason of all the comment sthat could look as negative... Read More
Advice - Living within my means in Essaouira by Emmyht
Hello, I have posted on several sites - topic specific, so I'll not bore everyone with "new member" details with every post. I am on a fixed monthly income. I also want to be part of my community - not apart from it. And I know NOTHING. All ...
Just be sure thath the average local income is not sufficient to have some personnal comfort or have some artistic activities. The reason is simple: those are not wide spread activities and they are rather expensive because mostly practiced by ... Read More
Q's: Bank? Monthly Wire Transfers from the US? Documents required? by Emmyht
Hello, I have posted in several places at the kind recommendations of members of this community. So I'll try to be specific and not bore everyone to pieces: I will be arriving in Morocco - freighter - approximately 5 October. (See new member post ...
Don't worry; my answers are not specially made for American. I answer as I would do for any person willing to come to Morocco. But when you're coming from a western country, you not be used to the long time spent to say hello to someone here (you ... Read More
Advice - Living within my means in Essaouira by Emmyht
Hello, I have posted on several sites - topic specific, so I'll not bore everyone with "new member" details with every post. I am on a fixed monthly income. I also want to be part of my community - not apart from it. And I know NOTHING. All ...
To negociate a non special price you mostly need to be moroccan and speak the language of the person in front of you (moroccan dialect also known as derija or beber also called amazigh here (gh is to be pronounced like a french r). To get to know ... Read More
Sold it all to move to Essaouira - Questions by Emmyht
Introduce myself & Questions on living accomodations First off - I chose Morocco as my FIRST choice as to where I want to live. It's diversity, people, culture, beauty call to my heart. I have DREAMED to be in Africa for years. Approximately 6 ...
I think you better check out with a moroccan consulate if it'll be okay to get a long term visa... It could be okay, but you better make sure of it. Thus, you should consider the way you'll make money for your every day life as the local authorities ... Read More
How do I navigate healthcare? by Emmyht
Hello, Does anyone have recommendations for the following services and doctors? (Just covering my bases) Alternative Medicines/Treatments General practitioner Pychiatry/Psychology Physical Therapy Emergencies How does one go about establishing ...
All the main insurance companies are accepted in Morocco. The question would rather be to know whether your company will give you a proper coverage for your stay in Morocco... To find one, you can check out some specialized websites that help ... Read More
Q's: Bank? Monthly Wire Transfers from the US? Documents required? by Emmyht
Hello, I have posted in several places at the kind recommendations of members of this community. So I'll try to be specific and not bore everyone to pieces: I will be arriving in Morocco - freighter - approximately 5 October. (See new member post ...
SWIFT code is an international and individual code that is granted to anyu bank in the world that may have international operations. Consider the bank you'll choose in Morocco will have one (espacially if you choose among those I mentionned...). As ... Read More
Advice - Living within my means in Essaouira by Emmyht
Hello, I have posted on several sites - topic specific, so I'll not bore everyone with "new member" details with every post. I am on a fixed monthly income. I also want to be part of my community - not apart from it. And I know NOTHING. All ...
If you compare with other countries, 25 US for just the internet connection, it may be expensive.... Even broadband... If you want to lease for yourself, take your time to choose. You will first need to know the place, check out the environmet and ... Read More
Sold it all to move to Essaouira - Questions by Emmyht
Introduce myself & Questions on living accomodations First off - I chose Morocco as my FIRST choice as to where I want to live. It's diversity, people, culture, beauty call to my heart. I have DREAMED to be in Africa for years. Approximately 6 ...
What are your income in Morocco supposed to be ? I mean how will you get money here ? You must have a clear answer to that wuestion to know whether it'll be easy for you to get a resident visa... Read More
How do I navigate healthcare? by Emmyht
Hello, Does anyone have recommendations for the following services and doctors? (Just covering my bases) Alternative Medicines/Treatments General practitioner Pychiatry/Psychology Physical Therapy Emergencies How does one go about establishing ...
You better get an insurance because the public system is not so good (particuliarly the emergencies service in the public hospitals...). The medical system is far from being as expensive as in the US, but money is the key here as well. You may be ... Read More
Advice - Living within my means in Essaouira by Emmyht
Hello, I have posted on several sites - topic specific, so I'll not bore everyone with "new member" details with every post. I am on a fixed monthly income. I also want to be part of my community - not apart from it. And I know NOTHING. All ...
It may be surprising for you but ADSL is working rather well in Morocco. For about 200MAD (some more than 25USD) per month you can have a 8MB connection at home. 3G is also working and it really widespread: it's the most often internet access to be ... Read More
Q's: Bank? Monthly Wire Transfers from the US? Documents required? by Emmyht
Hello, I have posted in several places at the kind recommendations of members of this community. So I'll try to be specific and not bore everyone to pieces: I will be arriving in Morocco - freighter - approximately 5 October. (See new member post ...
First, you should worry about the way you'll have a resident card. Are you considering creating a company in Morocco, will you have an employee position or do you have any other income source ? Second, before yu have a resident card (or receipt of ... Read More
money transfers to the US by amormex
I need to send money to my daughter every month in the US. I don't have a bank account in the US just in Morocco. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Paypal is now available in Morocco ;) Read More
money transfers to the US by amormex
I need to send money to my daughter every month in the US. I don't have a bank account in the US just in Morocco. Any suggestions? Thanks.
For such a reason, and with all the requested documentation, you can send money from anywhere in Morocco and not only WU... It might be cheaper to send through a wire transfer... Read More
MONTHLY LIVING COSTS/CASABLANCA by underwood
Hi there, I need to know roughly from anybody whether 15 000 mad/month is a good salary to receive in Morocco. I wanted to know if a family of 4 could survive on this salary/month? I think accomodation would be about 4000-5500mad/month for a ...
US school in Casablanca fees are of about 60K per year... Read More
buying meat in tangier by jeph
I am relocating to Tangier from the United States and I was wondering if it is possible to find a butcher or supermarket that sells western cut steaks. My understanding is that in morocco all animals are killed according to islamic traditions and ...
You're welcome (and sorry for all the mistyping I just noticed...). Read More
buying meat in tangier by jeph
I am relocating to Tangier from the United States and I was wondering if it is possible to find a butcher or supermarket that sells western cut steaks. My understanding is that in morocco all animals are killed according to islamic traditions and ...
I don't clearly understand what you call western cut steacks.. You can find steacks in Morocco that are looking exactly the same as you may find in Europe... As far as pork meat is concerned, you can find some in some shop that specialized in ... Read More
MONTHLY LIVING COSTS/CASABLANCA by underwood
Hi there, I need to know roughly from anybody whether 15 000 mad/month is a good salary to receive in Morocco. I wanted to know if a family of 4 could survive on this salary/month? I think accomodation would be about 4000-5500mad/month for a ...
Are you going to be working in Morocco or do you have a really open mind on the place you want to live ? Are there any important thnings in you every day life you don't want to quit (such as cultural activities...) ? Because Casa is the biggest ... Read More
MONTHLY LIVING COSTS/CASABLANCA by underwood
Hi there, I need to know roughly from anybody whether 15 000 mad/month is a good salary to receive in Morocco. I wanted to know if a family of 4 could survive on this salary/month? I think accomodation would be about 4000-5500mad/month for a ...
15.000 MAD for a fmiliy of 4 in Casablanca, including a furnished villa/house seems short... To me, it would rather be the amount of the rent (if not more) !! Read More
money transfers to the US by amormex
I need to send money to my daughter every month in the US. I don't have a bank account in the US just in Morocco. Any suggestions? Thanks.
WU won't work becaus eof the change control policy in Morocco... The only way is either to have an invoice/document showing where and why you send the money, or to have a convertible dirhams bank account (or a bank account in foreign currency). In ... Read More