CathyMarie
English expat in Morocco
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English
Speaks English, French, a little bit of Arabic
Registration: 04 December 2012
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 ...
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
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 ...
In fact, the healthcare available in the big Moroccan cities is on a par with that available in the west. Here In Marrakech, for example, there is the International Clinic and the Polyclinique du Sud, to name but two, where you will be seen ... Read More
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 ...
No, no, laduqesa, you are far cleverer than I, I am sure! Read More
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 ...
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
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 ...
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
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 ...
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
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 ...
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
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. ...
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
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 ...
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
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 ...
How do you know I am not a Muslim? Read More
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 ...
Reverted? You mean converted?? You obviously understand nothing of what it is to be truly devout. In fact, people who are truly spiritual are far more open to other people and other faiths than people who might be described as ... 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 ...
The last time I got residency was about five years ago. It was relatively painless - but that was because it all depended on my ex-husband's papers. Then we divorced and I wanted to apply for residency by myself... that was when it became this ... Read More
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 ...
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
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 ...
Monsieur, you are clearly so embittered by your own experience that you see nothing but total depravity in all this :) In fact, my ex-husband wasn't interested in getting ILR - it was me who pushed for him to see the point of it, did all the ... Read More
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 ...
No, actually. The exploitation (I won't go into it) took place when we living in the UK together - they knew nothing about it at the time - and at the time of our divorce, my ex-mother in law insisted that my ex-husband pay me back a large part ... 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 ...
In the provincial town where I applied for my residency, yes. I am a reasonably successful freelance translator with independent income. This was completely irrelevant and they didn't want to look at my income. They wanted ONLY proof of my ... Read More
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 ...
Well, having read the thread, I'd like to add my 2 or 20 cents' worth if I may. This is based on my experience and on that of several couples I've known along the way. I will doubtless be accused of naivety by some, but it is my ... 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. 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 sunflowers and welcome to Marrakesh. I really do not think the different serial numbers not matching is going to matter - this is likely to be the least of your problems! Based on my experience (used to be married to a Moroccan, I am British), ... Read More