Just a quick question

[JamalNTam 1]

We are going to apply for the K1 visa in November and just have a query. My fiance (USC) is in the military and has a chance of being sent to the stupid desert at anytime without warning. What would happen if he gets sent whilst the visa is being processed? For example it's approved and I get my interview and then the visa is issued but he cant return within the 6 months that are granted for the visa. Does this mean we would have to go through the whole process again??

[gugu24 0]

why dont you get married.file for the k-3 visa. infact people serving in us military have special treatment and they can get their spouse naturalized very quickly.

[Mew 0]

I'm not sure about it, but I think you could request the processing to be expedited.

[mrsushi66 0]

I would hope our milatary gets preferential treatment with regard to this. You should ask him to look into it.

Good luck and hope things go well for both of you.

Paul misses Anna

[Rob&Marife 0]

For military expedition to be considered your fiancée must be getting deployed in the future. What he will have to do is have his commanding officer write a memorandum explaining his situation and approximate time table of deployment. Now please remember this is deployment not a routine overseas assignment like in Germany. As it was explained to me by someone it doesn’t have to be deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan but any country that is considered to be a hostile environment. Example: Peace keeping duties in Egypt, Lebanon, or covert assignments.

Hope this helps!

[john_and_marlene 162]

why dont you get married.file for the k-3 visa. infact people serving in us military have special treatment and they can get their spouse naturalized very quickly.

What is your source for this?

The military does allow for quicker naturalization, but for the military member, not their spouse.

[Rob&Marife 0]

why dont you get married.file for the k-3 visa. infact people serving in us military have special treatment and they can get their spouse naturalized very quickly.

What is your source for this?

The military does allow for quicker naturalization, but for the military member, not their spouse.

John not trying to call you out or anything but you are in fact wrong and right. You are right that if you are not a citizen of the US and you join the armed forces after service in any previous conflict or performed active duty after 9/11. Now you are wrong about a spouse of a active duty member not getting quick naturalized citizenship.

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/English.pdf

If you scroll down to around page 20 and read for a little while you will understand that after I marry my foreign spouse and she receives her permanent residence status she can immediately apply for citizenship because I am serving on active duty. She doesn’t have to wait the 5 years that most applicants do. But of course at the speed the USCIS seems to be moving as of late that could take 5 years! LOL