Military member with fillipina fiance

[Cintronr 0]

Hi, I'm currently serving in the US Military and have a phillipina fiance that I want to get married to and reside with me, does anyone have some advice as to how to go about this? Thankyou so much.

[Andie 147]

hi there... if you start with this link (comes from guides at the top of this screen). It gives you an explanation and process for you to follow. If you have a good read through and then check back on this forum with any questions people will be more than happy to help you. You can do it all yourself unless you have some complicated legal situation in which case you may need to contract a lawyer - but most people here are doing all the forms etc on their own (with a little - help from VJ friends).

http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides

Best of luck with your journey.

[Andie 147]

* Also, all forms can be downloaded off Downloads, and the proper format in each case can be seen in Example forms - these are also at the top of this page. Many questions can be answered by using the Search window (top right of this screen) which will link you to previous messages where those issues have been discussed previously. Hope this helps.

[Messybrownhair 251]

My hubby is in the Army too and we filed a k1 visa, and did it the same way as everyone else. You will have to file a CR1 if you want to marry first. There really aren't any shortcuts just because you're in the military, unless you have deployment orders then you can use it to expedite the process. I personally found that the military hotline is very helpful and really worked with us when we had concerns with the k1 and AOS process. Also, you can also talk to your JAG officer at the base, because I remember that my hubby showed him all our paperwork before we sent it off just to make sure we weren't missing anything. Goodluck to you guys!

[Que Saudade 284]

Ask around on your base and see if there is an USCIS liason. I know some of them have such services and probably will be beneficial.

Good Luck

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

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[marklovetina 52]

My hubby is in the Army too and we filed a k1 visa, and did it the same way as everyone else. You will have to file a CR1 if you want to marry first. There really aren't any shortcuts just because you're in the military, unless you have deployment orders then you can use it to expedite the process. I personally found that the military hotline is very helpful and really worked with us when we had concerns with the k1 and AOS process. Also, you can also talk to your JAG officer at the base, because I remember that my hubby showed him all our paperwork before we sent it off just to make sure we weren't missing anything. Goodluck to you guys!

we did the K1 visa route also..

[tonylovesam 8]

Same here. We did the K-1 visa process. And was expidited by CIS because of fiance's deployment even though we didn't ask for it.

[disney09 6]

My fiance is in the US military. We filed our K1 before his deployment and we got our visa approved after his deployment. Two good news to celebrate We waited for many months to get our approval just like everyone else here.

Goodluck to both of you!

[Inky 1,110]

Make sure you inform your security office / command that you are marrying a foreigner.

You need to fill out papers or you could have your security status removed and be made to walk with an escort for months until things are cleared.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Here's the Cliff Notes version of what you will need to send to the USCIS in order to get your K-1 fiancée visa petition rolling...

> Form I-129F (download it)

> Both of you fill out separate 325g forms (download them)

> Both of you fill out letters of intent to marry (write these up yourselves)

> Include proof of meeting in-person within the past two years (passport stamps/boarding passes/baggage claims/hotel receipts/etc)

> Include proof of an ongoing relationship (chat logs/email/snail mail/phone records/etc)

> Throw in some photos of yourselves together and with family (they like photos)

> The petition fee

Post your questions here in this forum or in the Philippines forum. We're here to help.

[tonylovesam 8]

Make sure you inform your security office / command that you are marrying a foreigner.

You need to fill out papers or you could have your security status removed and be made to walk with an escort for months until things are cleared.

huh?

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

huh?

Members of the US military are required to report relationships with foreign nationals. In some cases, they need permission from their commanding officer to marry. Marrying a foreign national can also affect the US military member's security clearance. The foreign national will often require a security background check before they'll receive a dependent ID card, be enrolled in DEERS, be allowed to accompany their spouse to a foreign duty station, or even be allowed unescorted on a US military post. For a US service member, it's vastly different from marrying a US citizen.

[tonylovesam 8]

Members of the US military are required to report relationships with foreign nationals. In some cases, they need permission from their commanding officer to marry. Marrying a foreign national can also affect the US military member's security clearance. The foreign national will often require a security background check before they'll receive a dependent ID card, be enrolled in DEERS, be allowed to accompany their spouse to a foreign duty station, or even be allowed unescorted on a US military post. For a US service member, it's vastly different from marrying a US citizen.

Really? How come my fiance didn't report our relatinship to them and didn't ask permission to marry me?..lol. His boss and workmates knows about our relationship though because he's proud talking to them about me. But ofcourse he did report our engagement to his family and asked their blessings to marry me.

-Love

[tonylovesam 8]

*additional response to Jim's msg*

Plus he wont be able to get me a dependent ID card anyway cos they won't let him to have me enrolled in DEERS til we get married. Only our baby was in DEERS already.